NASA and the Mission to Mars
The National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) are in the process of developing and executing plans toward getting humans on Mars. This "Mission to Mars" has been part of NASA since its birth in the early 1960's. During NASA's existence, there have been many scientific advances made, which gives superior accreditation to the organization. These advances come from numerous projects performed in space and on earth. However, many of these projects, as they grow more advanced, come with large price tags. With the "Mission to Mars" requiring higher advanced equipment, this project has become extremely expensive.Not only do projects come with large price tags, they also come with high risks. As for obvious successful projects, the benefits that follow pay for the project's price tag in the end. However, for those projects that become failures, there is nothing to show for botched project and the price tag remains. Besides the tragic mishaps that occur periodically, there seem to be numerous unsuccessful projects that plague NASA. The "Mission to Mars" has already developed its share of failures. Thought pa
To reevaluate how the U.S. spends its time, effort, and money on NASA, the U.S. must restructure the program. NASA is still need due to the constant threat of meteors and other space debris. In addition, with the help of the future space station, zero gravity can continue to play a major role in medical advances. Those two issues should NASA's top two concerns. The rest of NASA's budget needs be available for other governmental research and projects that focus on other current issues. With the increased funding, many problems can be resolved. However, many feel that those funds should go towards reducing the federal deficit or helping charities; and some research, such as Aids research could greatly benefit from extra funds. However, these missions carry an extremely expensive price tag. As of March 17, 2000, NASA as spent almost four hundred billion dollars on the "Mission to Mars." Can NASA justify these expensive missions? According to NASA's administrator Dan Goldin, NASA has not been able to justify the importance of many of its projects including its Mars mission ; Instead, NASA failure record stands out.
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