Some people say that spending the national budget on space exploration is a waste of resources. They insist that those funds should be spent on people living on earth. Do you agree or disagree?

Some people believe that allotting funds for developing technology for

space

exploration

is unjustifiable and that it should be allocated to the people on earth. While the majority of people think it is a good idea to address the current problems on earth

such

as climate change, poverty, pollution and ozone depletion, I would argue that there are more pros than cons to

space

exploration

than meets the eye.

To begin

with, one important advantage of

space

exploration

is that it gives humanity the opportunity to exploit additional

resources

in outer

space

. As many of us know, our fossil

resources

will become depleted sooner or later and when we run out of natural

resources

, our technological progress will likely suffer significantly.

Hence

, we want to continue to progress as a species and want to develop our technologies forward, the additional

resources

that can be extracted from asteroids are crucial in

this

regard.

Additionally

, it

also

allows us to detect serious threats that could potentially wipe out humanity.

For instance

, we may be able to detect a meteorite

that is

on collision course with our earth. In turn, we could take measures to prevent

this

collision.

However

, it can only be possible if we detect the meteorite in time and

therefore

,

space

exploration

can be crucial to prevent catastrophic disasters in the future. In conclusion, while investing in

space

exploration

can be expensive, it

also

has a bigger goal and

that is

to protect the human species from going extinct in the future.