But investment in space stimulates society, it stimulates it economically, it stimulates it intellectually, and it gives us all passion.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Whether or not people go into space or serve the space industry, they will have the sensitivity to those fields necessary to stimulate unending innovation in the technological fields, and it's that innovation in the 21st century that will drive tomorrow's economies.
Space offers extraordinary potential for commerce and adventure, for new innovations and new tests of will. As Americans, we can't help but reach for the stars. It's our nature. It's our destiny.
You see countries like India really investing in their space program because they see it as inspirational and good for their economy.
Development of space will improve life on Earth. Access to space is important for agriculture, humanitarian efforts, communications, and navigation.
What we get from building a space station, the economic return, the science return, is very, very important to our nation, to our economy.
Sending people into space is very important culturally. That's really the justification. You cannot rationally justify it on the basis of the science and technology we get out of it.
Space exploration is important research to our economic and national defense, and America's space program is a symbol of our success as a scientifically and technologically advanced nation.
People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them.
The fascination to go into space has existed for hundreds of years. But as we do things and they're successful, people get bored.
You don't go into space just for the science. Economically, it is not worth it. I think the reason we should be in space is for the exploration; it's the human endeavour.