Statement Seven

Argument One: No, the money spend on these programmes could be used to increase funding for education and healthcare, which would lead to increasing the quality of life for a country’s people.

Argument Two: No, countries have collectively spent trillions of dollars on space exploration research already.

Argument Three: Yes, space exploration has led to numerous discoveries and ushered in the space age.

Argument Four: Yes, the findings of these space exploration research and development programmes have been successfully applied to industry, boosting the economies of the host country.