why we explore space
The Real Reasons We Explore Space
"When you ask people what we do, beyond thr broad category of "space", they aren't quite sure. And if you ask them what we're planning to do, they're even less sure. But they know that they love NASA. So NASA has what in the marketing dicipline would be called very strong brand loyalty, even though people are not familiar in detail with what we do or why they like it," says Michael Griffin.
From 2005 to 2009 Michael Griffin served as the administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Michael believes we explore space for emotional reasons like leadership, being first, standing out, and wanting to win. First there is leadership. Leadership, like when John F. Kennedy lead the Apollo program. Next was being first, in 1969 Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong on the moon, being the first man ever to walk on it. Then there was wanting to stand out, how NASA built a shuttle named "The Discovery". The Discovery completed moe than 30 successful missions, surpassing the number of flights made by any orbitor in NASA's fleet. Finally there was wanting to win, American wanted to win. Because Russia beat America by sending the first shuttle into space, and by sending the first man into space, America had to land the fist man on the moon.
The public doesn't agree with Micheal Griffins claim. While Michael shares the emotional reasons for believing we should explore space, the people of America believe NASA explores space for logical reasons. Reasons like finacial investment, national security, research, and success for society. The first logical reason is finacial investment, where thousands of americans donated 15 cents a day to NASA, which is a total of $52.74 from the average person a year. Then there's national security, which NASA is uniquely positioned to facilitate international collaboration on peaceful uses of space in ways the military. Next is research, and where would we be now if it weren't for the
"When you ask people what we do, beyond thr broad category of "space", they aren't quite sure. And if you ask them what we're planning to do, they're even less sure. But they know that they love NASA. So NASA has what in the marketing dicipline would be called very strong brand loyalty, even though people are not familiar in detail with what we do or why they like it," says Michael Griffin.
From 2005 to 2009 Michael Griffin served as the administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Michael believes we explore space for emotional reasons like leadership, being first, standing out, and wanting to win. First there is leadership. Leadership, like when John F. Kennedy lead the Apollo program. Next was being first, in 1969 Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong on the moon, being the first man ever to walk on it. Then there was wanting to stand out, how NASA built a shuttle named "The Discovery". The Discovery completed moe than 30 successful missions, surpassing the number of flights made by any orbitor in NASA's fleet. Finally there was wanting to win, American wanted to win. Because Russia beat America by sending the first shuttle into space, and by sending the first man into space, America had to land the fist man on the moon.
The public doesn't agree with Micheal Griffins claim. While Michael shares the emotional reasons for believing we should explore space, the people of America believe NASA explores space for logical reasons. Reasons like finacial investment, national security, research, and success for society. The first logical reason is finacial investment, where thousands of americans donated 15 cents a day to NASA, which is a total of $52.74 from the average person a year. Then there's national security, which NASA is uniquely positioned to facilitate international collaboration on peaceful uses of space in ways the military. Next is research, and where would we be now if it weren't for the