Space travel has been possible for some time and some people believe that space tourism could be developed in the future. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, it is true that many scientific advancements make it possible for humanity to travel to outer

space

, so many people assume that

space

tourism

would be improved in the future. Personally, the development of

space

tourism

has both positive and negative impacts. On the

one

hand,

space

tourism

may be beneficial to some extent.

Firstly

,

this

new kind of

tourism

could help broaden the horizon of visitors’ knowledge about the universe. Since astronomy knowledge is long-known for its extreme difficulty

that is

too abstract to be conveyed thoroughly on paper, people will find it inconvenient and hard to learn about

space

if they just read books.

Therefore

, as long as

space

tourism

becomes widespread, the resident will be provided with opportunities to see the

space

with their own eyes and have much more intensive insight into the

space

.

Secondly

,

space

tourism

could alleviate the problem of workforce abundance. To be more specific, To maintain a stable development for

space

tourism

, more jobs will be created for citizens , spacecraft designers or engineers

for example

.

As a result

, the unemployment rate will be reduced remarkably.

On the other hand

, there are still some negative sides related to

space

tourism

.

One

main issue is

air

pollution. Harmful emissions released in the process of exploiting materials, manufacturing the spacecraft and launching it will cause grave consequences for the

air

.

For instance

, it is proven that the amount of carbon dioxide that came out from

one

SpaceX rocket launch is comparable to that from 395 flights through the Atlantic Ocean.

As a result

, if

space

tourism

becomes more prevalent,

air

deterioration will occur at an unprecedented speed leading to the death of the earth.

Additionally

, the unguaranteed safety of the travel might

also

be

one

concerning problem. As the condition of outer

space

is much more extreme than that on earth, along with the possibility of aliens or meteoroids, it is hard to ensure an acceptable degree of safety for all travellers. In conclusion, while better access to universe knowledge and the availability of more work are big advantages of

space

travel, there are still many negative influences including

air

pollution and low level of safety. It is predicted that people would travel to outer

space

for research rather than for entertainment purposes.