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Comprehend the Historical Benefits of Exploration Comprehend the US Strategic Plan to Explore Space Comprehend the Current Costs of Exploring Space Comprehend the Practical Benefits of Space Exploration Why Explore Space?

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Page 1: Comprehend the Historical Benefits of Exploration Comprehend the US Strategic Plan to Explore Space Comprehend the Current Costs of Exploring Space Comprehend

Comprehend the Historical Benefits of Exploration

Comprehend the US Strategic Plan to Explore Space

Comprehend the Current Costs of Exploring Space

Comprehend the Practical Benefits of Space Exploration

Why Explore Space?

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Lesson Overview The Historical Benefits of Exploration The US Strategic Plan to Explore Space The Current Costs of Exploring Space The Practical Benefits of Space Exploration

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The Historical Benefits of ExplorationMan is an explorerSuccessful civilizations are

often the most likely to undertake the dangers and costs of exploring strange lands

Such civilizations sought access to distant riches

Exploration led to increased knowledge and the development of new technologies

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Historical Examples of Technological Advancements Through Exploration Sailing techniques, shipbuilding, and navigation More-accurate maps of the world The marine clock and the portable watchNew World food and plant products

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The US Strategic Plan to Explore SpaceOn 14 January 2004, the

President announced a new vision for American efforts in space

A new spaceship to carry astronauts to other worlds: Orion

A series of robotic missions to the Moon

BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS

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NASA’s 2011 Strategic Plan (2011-2021)

Strategic Goal 1: Extend and sustain human activities across the solar system

Strategic Goal 2: Expand scientific understanding of the Earth and the universe in which we live

Strategic Goal 3: Create the innovative new space technologies for our exploration, science, and economic future.

Strategic Goal 4: Advance aeronautics research for societal benefit

Strategic Goal 5: Enable program and institutional capabilities to conduct NASA’s aeronautic and space activities.

Strategic Goal 6: Share NASA with the public, educators, and students to provide opportunities to participate in our Mission, foster innovation, and contribute to a strong national economy.

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NASA’s 2011 Strategic Plan (2011-2021)

Strategic Goal 1: Extend and sustain human activities across the solar system

International Space Station

Commercial Space Partnerships

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NASA’s 2011 Strategic Plan (2011-2021)Strategic Goal 2: Expand scientific understanding of the Earth

and the universe in which we live

Radiation Belt Storm Probes (2012) Lake Mead 1985

Lake Mead 2010

Solar Dynamics Observatory

Juno (2011)

James Webb Space Telescope

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NASA’s 2011 Strategic Plan (2011-2021)

Strategic Goal 3: Create the innovative new space technologies for our exploration, science, and economic future.

The New Worlds Observer is a large in-space instrument designed to block the light of nearby stars to observe their orbiting planets.

X-48B

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How the International Space Station Will Advance Space Exploration

Focus on understanding and overcoming the effects of space flight on human health

This research will help make future space missions safer for astronauts

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Spending on Space Exploration Versus Other Spending Americans spend more on pet

food than they do to explore outer space

Space exploration is arguably more like an investment

Money spent on space tends to have lasting impacts

The NASA budget for 2012 is $18 billion which includes $4.3 billion for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs, $5 billion for science, $3.9 billion for future exploration systems and $569 million for aeronautics research.

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The Practical Benefits of Space ExplorationThe Argument for Funding

NASA “built” an establishment of space scientists

Space exploration requires broad range of disciplines: Astrophysics, biology, physiology, chemistry, engineering, and planetary geology

Without the space program, the United States would have far less scientific expertise

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How Space Exploration Has Led to Medical Breakthroughs Space science lifts

Americans economically and is a boon as well to American health

Important medical breakthroughs

There’s no telling what other benefits may arise from future space programs, since such discoveries often happen by chance

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Comprehend the Historical Benefits of Exploration

Comprehend the US Strategic Plan to Explore Space

Comprehend the Current Costs of Exploring Space

Comprehend the Practical Benefits of Space Exploration

Why Explore Space?