Mrs Wesbecher
College English
15 September 2015 Race for the Future
Bang! The shot rings out. Just moments ago the two runners lined up, glancing at each other with a taste of disgust, while thinking how surreal it was that they were once teammates. Nerves trembling from head to toe, each competitor is anticipating the gun as well as every move the other runner is going to make before the race has even started. The two countries are off and out at a pretty steady pace. Each finding new trails to cut down this very lengthy race by miniscule amounts of distance and time. Both fighting for this one goal, and doing whatever possible in their power to keep the other team from winning. As they round the last turn, Russia kicks on the …show more content…
Many people argue that this is a waste of money. If we stop sending human beings into space, this money can be used for other useful research in the science field including the depths of the ocean, which is close to 90 percent unexplored (Etzioni). The United States alone has a space program budget of over seventeen and half billion dollars just for the year 2015 (Rogers). In great regards many people question why we spend that annually, and even more so why does the amount keep increasing? Which poses the question: What makes this field of research cost so much? The answer is very simple. Large amounts of money are spent to send humans into space. Unlike robots, humans have some down sides that all cost money. Each manned expedition always needs a return ticket back home. Safety equipment for these vehicles has to be more strict. Humans have to eat a steady food source while on a mission, unlike robots. As well as simple truth that robots are easier to shield from …show more content…
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