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Billions of dollars are being wasted each year on space research. The money could be better used to improve conditions on earth. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Space
 research is annually funded by billions of dollars,
whereas
, some argue that money could
be spend
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 to fix situations on
earth
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Earth
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.
Although
, some discoveries made in
space
 may be beneficial, I strongly agree with the aforementioned statement which claims that
the
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 enormous amount of money should be used to improve
conditions
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 of our planet.
To begin
 with, it seems that observing
space
 is worth its expenditure.
That is
 because
,
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 a new observation in the galaxy may really be a solution for the most of issues which humanity has faced with.
For example
, in 2018,
while
 making a detailed map of the solar system scientists at NASA discovered an asteroid which consists of approximately 45 tonnes of gold and nickel. If researchers will find out how to get that metals, it may end poverty on Earth. But the chance of success in the process of catching the asteroid is 2%.
According to
 my perspective, the cost paid for the worthless tiny chance is colossal.
Apart from
this
, the budget for
space
 studies might be spent to tackle issues which have arisen around the ecology domain.
For instance
, nowadays, air pollution become one of the main problems of society. In order to decrease the percentage of emitted gases in the air, more land should be afforested.
Furthermore
, using
an eco-friendly alternative types
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 of fuel by industries
also
 be helpful to overcome the situation.
To sum up
, I can understand the reasons why
space
 needs funding on
such
 a large scale, but I would argue that it is better to spend that budget to improve life on Earth.
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