Space helping Earth: Satellite image of the Antarctic peninsula taken on December 16, 2006 shows a retreating ice shelf. Some might wonder why so much money is poured into space exploration when there are innumerable problems to solve on our own planet. Typically, it is environmentalism that considers the Earth’s environment and how best to protect it for the future while space exploration is perceived as an exercise in understanding the origins of the universe or the search for new life. However some space scientists would argue that space exploration also enhances the protection of our planet and is vital if the human race is to survive when our planet cannot. Going Green
Space helping Earth: Satellite image of the Antarctic peninsula taken on December 16, 2006 shows a retreating ice shelf. Some might wonder why so much money is poured into space exploration when there are innumerable problems to solve on our own planet. Typically, it is environmentalism that considers the Earth’s environment and how best to protect it for the future while space exploration is perceived as an exercise in understanding the origins of the universe or the search for new life. However some space scientists would argue that space exploration also enhances the protection of our planet and is vital if the human race is to survive when our planet cannot. Going Green
Space helping Earth: Satellite image of the Antarctic peninsula taken on December 16, 2006 shows a retreating ice shelf. Some might wonder why so much money is poured into space exploration when there are innumerable problems to solve on our own planet. Typically, it is environmentalism that considers the Earth’s environment and how best to protect it for the future while space exploration is perceived as an exercise in understanding the origins of the universe or the search for new life. However some space scientists would argue that space exploration also enhances the protection of our planet and is vital if the human race is to survive when our planet cannot. Going Green
Space helping Earth: Satellite image of the Antarctic peninsula taken on December 16, 2006 shows a retreating ice shelf.
Some might wonder why so much money is poured into space exploration when there are innumerable problems to solve on our own planet.
Typically, it is environmentalism that considers the Earth’s environment and how best to protect it for the future while space exploration is perceived as an exercise in understanding the origins of the universe or the search for new life. However some space scientists would argue that space exploration also enhances the protection of our planet and is vital if the human race is to survive when our planet cannot.
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