Benefits of Space Exploration
By Rhea Aurora

There are many benefits to space exploration. Findings and advances in space technology have had an amazing effect on things back on earth. For example,
Þ They are finding out cures for cancer patients.
Þ People who don’t want glasses but can not see without them can use contact lenses.
Þ Can make operations less painful with lasers so they don’t have to cut up the whole body when they are only fixing one part.
Þ Big advancements in the medical fields.
Þ We will have extremely accurate clocks which will even tell you the .0000000000000001 of a second!
Þ Computer barcodes, alarm systems, smoke detectors and other safety devices had first been used with NASA technology.
Þ Some experiments are easier to do in space then on earth so scientists do them there discovering both what they wanted to know and some other new awesome facts.
Þ We might not even have our favorite videogames!
Þ Some special material discovered in space is used for sports equipment like tennis rackets.
Þ Some great strong, light-weight fabric material is so sturdy it can be used for so many things from building to clothes to blankets.
Some people wonder if it is worth all that money to go up there. I think it is because we are finding so much! We can’t just stay in our cradle (earth) forever. We need to get out and explore the amazing things beyond our earth. In my opinion space exploration is very important and we should continue space exploration.