Every person perhaps reading the first sentence would wonder that space aviation has become a reality though it is largely expensive to think about. Some celebrities like Martha Stewart and other rich people paid large price to go to space trips or vacations. The Economy is very fragile or weak for many people to think about going to space. Some arguments in the government are pushing to privatize NASA because of the over expenditure that the U.S. Federal Agencies are unable anymore to accommodate for the program.
As for what my PREDICTIONS are going to be for the next 25 years, the answer vary because what we have of technology might get us to limited destinations. Perhaps, the economic situation of this nation, if improved, can allow more common people to reach their dreams and put them easily into a reality. Or, Economy can go south where might people never continue or cut back on this program.
What NASA's role will be in the next 25 years might be a prolonged question. Some challenges that NASA is facing are economic funding, Navigation challenges, mmanagement, pioneering, and many other issues. As for the current moment, NASA is suffering two issues which are funding and who controls the agency. Funding might be the most concerning one because there is a huge burden on the government that is basically deficient on how to maintain it. Lately, it considered to privatize the agency to private company because simply the agency is bankrupted or in debt for the moment. If the economy improves, it might do bigger leaps in the next 25 years of innovation. But if the economy worsen, it may stop or halt. It is beyond my scope to see how it will do without seeing a better economic situation first.
According to CNN, private companies hold the key to space travel future. Earlier, I have mentioned that companies are the key success to a better management without too many government involvement and regulation. Some might argue that it might worked good in the 1960's. So, why is it not working now since the government is the holder of that industry or the manager? Others, argue that it would be better off to see those private companies taking care of it because they are the anyway provider for its funding through the revenue that gets to be collected. So, why not take care of this child completely instead of partially?
The current purpose of space travel might be mainly exploration and recreational while in the historical past was not just exploration but rather competition mission. Since then, when President Kennedy's speech that promised to put a man on the moon, things have changed drastically and rapidly. In some aspects, I believe that it is becoming more of costing to mankind rather than helping it. However, this is an opinion which might be different than any other point of view that sees it as beneficial depending on every person's prospective.
Some of the possible career implications might hold or seek more positions to people who strive for success and achievements in the space travel industry. As aforementioned, the economic stability is the most single wheel that might steer the industry towards a positive direction or negative one resulting either in hiring more personnel or cutting back respectively.
Summing up, I wish that our nation's economy improves along with more innovation that will allow the average person to go to the space in the near future rather than staying on earth booking vacations to places that we have perhaps seen. I would definitely love to book myself a vacation to the moon with my wife on honeymoon so we can call it a HONEYMOON!
Your last sentence made me laugh. Well-written and you do a nice job of answering all the questions, although a little slim on the hard facts. Your first article was very short with not a lot of info.
ReplyDeleteGood job describing both perspectives on the issue, it is apparent that there are definitely costs and benefits associated with this issue. I agree the economy is the major determining factor for NASA. It seems feasible that NASA will become more privatized and independent space exploration will take off, which will not be so bad but could be more risky without regulation, although many are willing to accept those risks, I know I would if I was a billionaire! I think this should be the path of space exploration in the coming years until the economy can restabelize (hopefully). Once that takes place, I feel the government should aid in space exploration, but not fund it completely. More or less be there to fund the big breakthroughs or necessary missions that are eventually proved to have possible success by the private explorers.
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