Space exploration brings valuable new discoveries everyday and space exploration is not worth the cost. This is what Epoch Times reporters from Bulgaria to India discovered when they asked locals:
 Sofia, Bulgaria |
 Santa Brigida, Canary Islands, Spain From space exploration we learn that we are really very far away from everything, and that we cannot think of saving the human race through space exploration. We have to live with what we have here on Earth, and space exploration means spending huge amounts of money on investigations that won’t be useful for most of us, so I’m basically against this thing, or at least against the way it is currently being done. |
 Wellington, New Zealand I suppose we learn a little bit about astronomy. … About the chemical structures and a little bit about titanium and other things that are present on the moon. And the origin of the planets and stars, and things like that. You have to look at the cost effectiveness of it. You spend trillions to get a very small amount of information and looking at world poverty, I don’t see it as cost effective. Then again you spend trillions on militaries, and nothing on food and education in Third World countries, so I think that the developed nations have a screwed up idea of where their money should go. |
 Bangalore, India Space exploration has not proved any divine link between Heaven and Earth, but whatever happens up in space may have an effect on Earth. Exploration of various planets would help us know the properties of each planet, which, in turn, would help us know if we can live there. Although a lot of resources are spent on it, it is helpful. Satellites discovered the ozone hole, satellites help us know the climate and that’s how we can take necessary precautions. By spreading the seeds to other worlds we may eventually save the human race if Earth ever came to an end. Space exploration is absolutely necessary! |
 Islamabad, Pakistan I think space exploration is very valuable, and can validate the existence of other life. I believe that there is other life out there in the universe, and things that we don’t know of yet. If true findings are shared with the public, then I think we can learn a lot, and most of all that we are not the only life in the universe. |
 Maroochydore, Australia I guess what I think we can learn from space exploration is the origins of our own planet, where we’ve come from, and possibly where we’re headed. And that there is a lot more outside of our own world that we don’t know about and there’s always going to be new answers, and new revelations that we can learn a lot. Just as I said the other day that they’ve discovered that particles can travel faster than the speed of light so everyday there’s something that they learn from space exploration. |
 Lima, Peru I remember a magazine article that mentioned that one of the first men who went into space said that seeing Earth from space had a great impact on him that he cannot forget. …I realized how small we are. We are like travelers and then I wondered, ‘What is our mission here?’ We are a particle in the universe. This led me to understand that if I have to do something here, I will have to do it well. Space exploration has brought much progress; knowing that there is a space station that gives you information about our planet and space is important. |
 Neiva, Colombia Firstly, space exploration shows what we have achieved and our ability to create machines, or vehicles … and how far we could go to explore and advance scientifically. What can we learn? If we suddenly find signs of life on other planets, and if suddenly we find life and can learn from those lives, this is what space exploration is about, because I believe there are more advanced civilizations in the universe. It is very important because it is our eternal question of whether there is extraterrestrial life, and it is good to continue this research to determine if indeed there is life out there. |
 Bucharest, Romania |
 Sao Paulo, Brazil Space exploration gives human beings an accurate idea of the actual condition of our species. It puts us in a position of humility before the grandiosity of the universe. It makes us think about the limits of what is possible, and leads us to dream and imagine what there might be beyond here, in the next galaxy. It challenges our creativity, keeps us in the pursuit of the impossible, it’s compelling proof of our frailty and clearly shows that success is only possible if we work together. … I hope that the exploration of space can save the planet Earth and humankind. |
 Manhattan, New York, USA There’s so much we don’t know. The common questions are, are there extraterrestrials? Is there life on other planets? Is there another inhabitable place? Everyone says it’s the final frontier, but all we have are photos, just photos. |
 Iraq (Resident in Dubai) We can prove the creativity of mighty Allah; how he created this universe. And we can also prove that as human beings, we can go as far as science will let us go. This is proof that human beings have the ability to reach any point in this universe, and they are beautiful things to do.
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