Singh 1
Parmjot Singh
Michael NG
Eng 100
23 March 2021
Should money be spent on space exploration?
Thesis: This essay argues that space explorations should be funded because it opens up new
avenues of research for the scientists, helps in keeping an eye on the environmental changes on
the earth and this indirectly brings up the new advanced technology which can be used to
improve the earth-bound technologies.
Singh 2
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