Zócalo Public SquareLost In Space – Zócalo Public Square https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org Ideas Journalism With a Head and a Heart Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Lost In Space https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2012/11/12/lost-in-space/ideas/up-for-discussion/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2012/11/12/lost-in-space/ideas/up-for-discussion/#respond Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:01:32 +0000 Zocalo https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?p=42349 Ever since Sputnik 1, millions of American kids have dreamed of becoming astronauts—while the U.S. has spent billions of dollars on sending shuttles, people, satellites, and more out into the universe. But has our six-decade-long investment in NASA paid off, and is it truly a worthwhile use of public funds that are stretched thin on this planet alone? In advance of “What Do We Lose If We Don’t Go To Space?”, a Zócalo event, we asked people who write and think about space travel and policy, should the U.S. government be spending billions on going to space?

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