when I was seven years old my parents purchased a department store telescope
purchased a department store telescope
purchased a department store telescope for my birthday
for my birthday
for my birthday we made the long trek out to our
we made the long trek out to our
we made the long trek out to our driveway and I peered through it and I
driveway and I peered through it and I
driveway and I peered through it and I looked up at the moon and I saw that
looked up at the moon and I saw that
looked up at the moon and I saw that distant object as filled so many with
distant object as filled so many with
distant object as filled so many with awe before I thought of the manned
awe before I thought of the manned
awe before I thought of the manned missions that must be taking place
missions that must be taking place
missions that must be taking place astronauts walking the lunar surface I
astronauts walking the lunar surface I
astronauts walking the lunar surface I was devastated when I found out there
was devastated when I found out there
was devastated when I found out there are no more moon missions NASA the
are no more moon missions NASA the
are no more moon missions NASA the government agency that pioneered the
government agency that pioneered the
government agency that pioneered the Apollo space program and American space
Apollo space program and American space
Apollo space program and American space travel hasn’t sent an astronaut to the
travel hasn’t sent an astronaut to the
travel hasn’t sent an astronaut to the moon since 1972 NASA moon landings
moon since 1972 NASA moon landings
moon since 1972 NASA moon landings telescopes what do you think of when I
telescopes what do you think of when I
telescopes what do you think of when I say these words do you think of the
say these words do you think of the
say these words do you think of the possibilities of NASA like sending
possibilities of NASA like sending
possibilities of NASA like sending humans to Mars or even around another
humans to Mars or even around another
humans to Mars or even around another star these are possibilities but there’s
star these are possibilities but there’s
star these are possibilities but there’s a chance it may never happen why NASA
a chance it may never happen why NASA
a chance it may never happen why NASA does not receive adequate funding to
does not receive adequate funding to
does not receive adequate funding to accomplish these goals our nation has
accomplish these goals our nation has
accomplish these goals our nation has chosen to neglect the benefits of space
chosen to neglect the benefits of space
chosen to neglect the benefits of space exploration right now
exploration right now
exploration right now NASA receives about half of 1% of the
NASA receives about half of 1% of the
NASA receives about half of 1% of the annual US budget to put that into
annual US budget to put that into
annual US budget to put that into perspective the US military receives
perspective the US military receives
perspective the US military receives about 54 percent of the annual u.s.
about 54 percent of the annual u.s.
about 54 percent of the annual u.s. budget with the cost of the Navy’s
budget with the cost of the Navy’s
budget with the cost of the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier around thirteen
newest aircraft carrier around thirteen
newest aircraft carrier around thirteen billion dollars NASA could have built
billion dollars NASA could have built
billion dollars NASA could have built and launched 52 Voyager one probes 23
and launched 52 Voyager one probes 23
and launched 52 Voyager one probes 23 Maryna Tim probes twenty-eight space
Maryna Tim probes twenty-eight space
Maryna Tim probes twenty-eight space shuttles and eight Hubble Space
shuttles and eight Hubble Space
shuttles and eight Hubble Space Telescope’s NASA can do a lot more with
Telescope’s NASA can do a lot more with
Telescope’s NASA can do a lot more with a little more funding for example with
a little more funding for example with
a little more funding for example with more funding the International Space
more funding the International Space
more funding the International Space Station could have been at least twice
Station could have been at least twice
Station could have been at least twice as large capable of supporting more
as large capable of supporting more
as large capable of supporting more scientists more cargo ultimately leading
scientists more cargo ultimately leading
scientists more cargo ultimately leading to more discoveries space exploration
to more discoveries space exploration
to more discoveries space exploration projects like probes and telescopes
projects like probes and telescopes
projects like probes and telescopes could be finished in less than half the
could be finished in less than half the
could be finished in less than half the time they are now
time they are now
time they are now with more funding we could put humans on
with more funding we could put humans on
with more funding we could put humans on another planet within our lifetimes
another planet within our lifetimes
another planet within our lifetimes there was a time when NASA did had a
there was a time when NASA did had a
there was a time when NASA did had a have adequate funding during the Apollo
have adequate funding during the Apollo
have adequate funding during the Apollo space program NASA received four percent
space program NASA received four percent
space program NASA received four percent of the annual u.s. budget and with four
of the annual u.s. budget and with four
of the annual u.s. budget and with four percent of the annual u.s. budget
percent of the annual u.s. budget
percent of the annual u.s. budget NASA put six manned missions on the
NASA put six manned missions on the
NASA put six manned missions on the lunar surface twelve men walked the moon
lunar surface twelve men walked the moon
lunar surface twelve men walked the moon the same moon we look up and see at
the same moon we look up and see at
the same moon we look up and see at night the same moon that’s two hundred
night the same moon that’s two hundred
night the same moon that’s two hundred fifty thousand miles away had 12 men
fifty thousand miles away had 12 men
fifty thousand miles away had 12 men walk on it with four percent of the
walk on it with four percent of the
walk on it with four percent of the annual u.s. budget however after the
annual u.s. budget however after the
annual u.s. budget however after the fall of the Soviet Union
fall of the Soviet Union
fall of the Soviet Union NASA funds began to drop drastically and
NASA funds began to drop drastically and
NASA funds began to drop drastically and that’s because we lost interest in NASA
that’s because we lost interest in NASA
that’s because we lost interest in NASA during the Apollo space program we had
during the Apollo space program we had
during the Apollo space program we had visions of astronaut men and women
visions of astronaut men and women
visions of astronaut men and women walking on distant moons mining
walking on distant moons mining
walking on distant moons mining asteroids for minerals and even the idea
asteroids for minerals and even the idea
asteroids for minerals and even the idea of settling another planet however one
of settling another planet however one
of settling another planet however one that public became on interest in NASA
that public became on interest in NASA
that public became on interest in NASA it moved to the backburner and both the
it moved to the backburner and both the
it moved to the backburner and both the politicians and the public’s mind
politicians and the public’s mind
politicians and the public’s mind politicians had no incentive to campaign
politicians had no incentive to campaign
politicians had no incentive to campaign for increased funding for NASA
for increased funding for NASA
for increased funding for NASA therefore NASA loses funding so why
therefore NASA loses funding so why
therefore NASA loses funding so why should you be interested in NASA what
should you be interested in NASA what
should you be interested in NASA what are they doing now
are they doing now
are they doing now first of all NASA protects earth NASA
first of all NASA protects earth NASA
first of all NASA protects earth NASA releases data on climate change every
releases data on climate change every
releases data on climate change every single year that helps us make decisions
single year that helps us make decisions
single year that helps us make decisions based on the future we can look at these
based on the future we can look at these
based on the future we can look at these data that’s available to the public and
data that’s available to the public and
data that’s available to the public and make plans for how we can counteract the
make plans for how we can counteract the
make plans for how we can counteract the climate change nASA has also mapped over
climate change nASA has also mapped over
climate change nASA has also mapped over 1,400 asteroids to have the potential of
1,400 asteroids to have the potential of
1,400 asteroids to have the potential of hitting earth and has plans in place to
hitting earth and has plans in place to
hitting earth and has plans in place to intercept these asteroids should they
intercept these asteroids should they
intercept these asteroids should they ever pose a threat so what NASA protects
ever pose a threat so what NASA protects
ever pose a threat so what NASA protects Earth why do we need the telescopes why
Earth why do we need the telescopes why
Earth why do we need the telescopes why should we go to the moon again Mars
should we go to the moon again Mars
should we go to the moon again Mars well nASA has a profound ultimate goal
well nASA has a profound ultimate goal
well nASA has a profound ultimate goal and that goal is to enable humans to
and that goal is to enable humans to
and that goal is to enable humans to live elsewhere besides Earth whether
live elsewhere besides Earth whether
live elsewhere besides Earth whether that be the moon Mars or Venus if we can
that be the moon Mars or Venus if we can
that be the moon Mars or Venus if we can spread out around the cosmos we ensure
spread out around the cosmos we ensure
spread out around the cosmos we ensure our chances of sir
our chances of sir
our chances of sir nuclear strikes imminent asteroid
nuclear strikes imminent asteroid
nuclear strikes imminent asteroid collisions a nuclear war aren’t science
collisions a nuclear war aren’t science
collisions a nuclear war aren’t science fiction these are real risks there’s a
fiction these are real risks there’s a
fiction these are real risks there’s a common saying never put all your eggs in
common saying never put all your eggs in
common saying never put all your eggs in the same basket I say don’t put all your
the same basket I say don’t put all your
the same basket I say don’t put all your humans on one planet of course this
humans on one planet of course this
humans on one planet of course this isn’t something that happens right away
isn’t something that happens right away
isn’t something that happens right away but it is possible within the next
but it is possible within the next
but it is possible within the next century
century
century if it wasn’t for one limiting factor
if it wasn’t for one limiting factor
if it wasn’t for one limiting factor funding I want to emphasize that the
funding I want to emphasize that the
funding I want to emphasize that the greatest risk to us becoming an
greatest risk to us becoming an
greatest risk to us becoming an interstellar and interplanetary species
interstellar and interplanetary species
interstellar and interplanetary species is a lack of funding brought on by a
is a lack of funding brought on by a
is a lack of funding brought on by a lack of interest
lack of interest
lack of interest we don’t need smarter engineers or
we don’t need smarter engineers or
we don’t need smarter engineers or physicists what we really need is your
physicists what we really need is your
physicists what we really need is your interest in NASA and its capabilities
interest in NASA and its capabilities
interest in NASA and its capabilities classical scientists like Galileo and
classical scientists like Galileo and
classical scientists like Galileo and Copernicus laid the groundwork for our
Copernicus laid the groundwork for our
Copernicus laid the groundwork for our observation and understanding of our
observation and understanding of our
observation and understanding of our universe later generations lay the
universe later generations lay the
universe later generations lay the groundwork for exploration and exploring
groundwork for exploration and exploring
groundwork for exploration and exploring the solar system and now it’s our turn
the solar system and now it’s our turn
the solar system and now it’s our turn to lay the groundwork for the settlement
to lay the groundwork for the settlement
to lay the groundwork for the settlement of our solar system and our galaxy so I
of our solar system and our galaxy so I
of our solar system and our galaxy so I challenge you you all of you reach out
challenge you you all of you reach out
challenge you you all of you reach out to your representative get interested in
to your representative get interested in
to your representative get interested in the cosmos we live in right
you
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