Ethics and Space Exploration Christen Boyd PHI107: Philosophy of Human Conduct Prof. Carol Parker October 14‚ 2010 Ethics and Space Exploration In recent years‚ there has been a rise in debate over government spending on space exploration. It is hard to say that the deck is stacked in either way. There is much validity in the arguments from both sides of the gun. In this debate‚ I believe‚ the sides are both coming from the perspective of utilitarian ethics. Basically‚ it is a disagreement
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with the launch of Chandrayan for its moon mission. India started its space programme with the launch of first space satellite ‘Aryabhatta’ on April 19‚ 1975. This space satellite was named after the great Indian astronomer and mathematician of the 5th century‚ Aryabhatta. It was launched from a soviet cosmodrome with the help of a Soviet rocket. It marked India’s giant leap and made her the eleventh country to join the space club. The second satellite ‘Bhaskara’ was launched on June 7‚ 1979. It
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day in the history of India’s space programme. This was the day when first rocket from India was launched. It was also the day when Thumba Equatorial Launching station came into operation. The rocket was assembled in a nearby church which had been acquired for building the said station. The first India made rocket lifted from Thumba in 1969. This 10 kg pencil rocket had propellants made in India and it was assembled in church building which is now a museum of space memorabilia. But it was the VSSC
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Resolved: Private sector investment in human space exploration is preferable to public sector investment. "That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind". –Neil Armstrong Giant leaps for mankind will not be possible in this economy. Public sector investments are preferable in the human space exploration branch. To clarify the resolution I offer the following definitions: -Human Space Exploration: the investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars‚ planets‚ and other celestial
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Space exploration has always been fascinating. It gives us hope of finding something new. Humans have always been explorers. When people from old times didn’t know about unknown lands they were compelled to explore them. The idea of space exploration has a sense of mystery and excitement about it. We have achieved some of the goals but not all. Through our space probes we were able to find new planets stars and even galaxies. Space exploration should continue because it could help solve many problems
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For space exploration/NASA funding: Imagine a world without things like CatScans‚ Insulin Pumps‚ modern Water Filters‚ modern Artificial Limbs‚ and so many other useful products like that. Without an agency like NASA and or just proper funding to it than a world like that could have been a reality. If one is to think about it then NASA has already showed how it has helped humanity. We believe that continued and an increase in funding towards space exploration and organizations such as NASA is and
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to look superior to non-communist countries. Thus the Space Race was essentially a competition between the United States and the USSR to see who could make the most progression in space exploration to impress the world. This Space Race however‚ did cost both the United States and the Soviet Union a good deal of money‚ but the cost of the Space Race was worth the outcome and benefits. Perhaps one of the most significant motivations of the Space Race was to ultimately beat the Soviet Union (“McNamara”)
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Space travel has always been an exciting adventure for people. For centuries people have looked at the stars and wondered what else was out there. Then we started studying it and as technology and human knowledge advanced people started getting more curious. Now in the 21st century people wonder if it is really worth it to fund a mission to space that is hugely expensive‚ time consuming and difficult to generate public support for. The United States does not have a space exploration program anymore
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1. Introduction The Hubble Space telescope has been Orbiting the Earth for over two decades‚ Hubble has helped to answer some of the most compelling astronomical questions of our time – and uncovered mysteries we never knew existed. Investigating everything from black holes to planets around other stars‚ Hubble has changed the face of astronomy‚ ushering in a new chapter of humanity’s exploration of the universe. Although named to honor astronomer Edwin Hubble‚ the telescope was championed by
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THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE Telescopes have only been around for about 400 years. Since then‚ they have evolved quickly and helped astronomers make remarkable discoveries. Ground based telescopes were the first‚ but we needed a way to observe the cosmos in the vacuum of space‚ without the light pollution and atmosphere of earth. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was the tool that helped propel astronomy to the next level. It has helped us understand the universe in new ways‚ but Hubble
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