space exploration costs tax payers an exorbitant amount of money each year. What are the advantages and disadvantages of spending money on space explorationspace exploration costs tax payers an exorbitant amount of money each year. What are the advantages and disadvantages of spending money on space exploration

Enormous

Add an article

An enormous

The enormous

show examples

amount of taxpayers’

money

is being spent on

space

exploration every year. There are benefits

as well as

drawbacks associated with

space

missions. One of the main advantages of

space

exploration is that it has provided us with deeper insights into the universe

as well as

the

Correct article usage

apply

show examples

knowledge of the world we live in.

For example

, scientists are able to predict weather patterns and natural disasters with the help of satellites.

Also

Add a comma

Also,

show examples

space

missions help

the

Correct article usage

apply

show examples

scientists develop new scientific technologies. These latest technological innovations have

been

Unnecessary verb

apply

show examples

proved useful not only for astronauts but

also

for people living on

this

planet.

For instance

,

GPS

Correct article usage

the GPS

show examples

system, which is used in

smart phones

Correct your spelling

smartphones

show examples

and tablets, is developed with the help of satellites. It is

also

possible to predict natural disasters with the help of satellites.

However

, there are

also

some downsides to exploring and finding out more about the universe. One evident drawback is that it endangers the lives of astronauts. Many accidents happened in the past.

For example

, the Challenger

space

shuttle exploded within minutes of its launch.

Moreover

, billions of dollars are required to build

spacecrafts

Correct your spelling

spacecraft

and shuttles. And if the mission fails, the whole of that

money

is lost.

This

is

money

that could have been used to reduce the

sufferings

Fix the agreement mistake

suffering

show examples

of humans on

earth

Capitalize word

Earth

show examples

. Millions of people still do not have enough to eat. Countless others live in refugee camps or in extreme poverty. If even a fraction of the

money

spent on

space

research is used for improving the conditions on

earth

Capitalize word

Earth

show examples

, the world would be a much better place to live in.

To conclude

,

space

research certainly enables us to learn more about the universe and because of

this

reason

Add a comma

reason,

show examples

it is worth spending

money

on it.

However

, spending too much

money

on

space

research is not a worthy endeavour because there are more pressing problems on

earth

Capitalize word

Earth

show examples

.

Also

Add a comma

Also,

show examples

space

missions have a higher risk of failure.