My Topic: Should Space Travel be Government or Public Funded
In my opinion, the journey to Mars as well as other space destinations should rely on the effort of both, but mainly the public. Public figures like SpaceX, Mars One and Dennis Tito, (who claims he will be able to send a man and women to Mars and back to Earth by 2019), are the one's who should provide the actual rocket designs and the funding, when government agencies, mainly NASA, carries out the mission. The bottom line is, as shown by the number of delays made by NASA, space travel should be up to the public. Even right before the lunar landings happened, dreams of sending a man to Mars began sprouting among the public. However that dream has been delayed for over 40 years now.
With the arrival of SpaceX (who has recently docked their first unmanned supply spacecraft with the International Space Station) and Mars One (who has already collected some funds for every section of the entire Mars project), the progress of space travel will accelerate, and will one day, probably, be able to carry humans to Mars. In conclusion, the mission of travelling to Mars shouldn't be entirely held by the government. If you wish to see more about what crazy things are going on in the race to Mars, here is a link: http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/27/17120657-going-to-mars-in-2018-concept-is-so-crazy-and-simple-it-just-might-work?lite
I think that everything is already funded by the citizen's taxes. The government only utilizes our money to come up with the necessities required for space travel. I agree that it should be mainly the public's decision on space travel and research because we should have a say in how our money is utilized.
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