Some governments spend a lot of money on exploring space. Some feel that this investment is justified while other think that money should be spent on public services like healthcare and education.

There is rarely agreement on how governments should spend their

money

, but some topics are particularly controversial,

space

exploration is one

such

topic. Many are in favour of investing

money

on it, while many others consider it to be a poor decision from a financial standpoint, when comparing to other areas of public concern (healthcare and education,

for example

) that, in their opinion, should be the beneficiaries of

such

money

.

In

Suggestion

On

one side, the supporters of the allocation of public

money

into spaceships, satellites and

inter-planetary

between or among planets

interplanetary

missions claim that the broader the scope of scientific

endeavors

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

endeavours

, the better for the scientific community of that country. The claim is supported by the many researches undertaken by NASA - the American agency responsible for all aspects of

space

science in that country – that had as its by-products several discoveries that helped cure diseases and solved many other worldly problems,

thus

being instrumental in bringing

further

progress to the USA. On the other side of the argument, the claim is that our Planet Earth has an array of basic problems to tackle and those should be addressed

first

prior to venturing out onto other planets and orbits, which seems overly abstract and

speculatory

someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

speculators

speculator

. Proponents of

this

chain of thoughts are concerned with the scarcity of resources at our disposal -

in other words

, if more public

money

is spent on

space

exploration projects, less

money

is available for public infrastructure, healthcare, education, preservation of natural habitats and many other aspects of life on Earth.

Thus

,

such

financial strategy is considered poor by those. To conclude,

space

exploration is a heated subject. Whereas some believe it has much more to offer beyond its core objectives, as the downstream effects of its

endeavors

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

endeavours

can often benefit humanity in imaginable ways,

thus

defending that public

money

should keep flowing to

such

projects, many others question the reasoning behind that argument and firmly oppose it.