WHY SPACE EXPLORATION MATTERS

4/20/2012

WHY DO WE NEED SPACE EXPLORATION?

Because Our Universe…

• Is one of the Last Frontiers in Scientific Research

• Has Virtually Limitless Untapped Resources

• Is an Affordable, Worthwhile Investment

• Provides Business Growth Potential

• Can be a Source for New Innovation and Technology

SPACE IS GETTING CROWDED

We No Longer Hold a Major Share in Space Exploits

9 Countries have Placed Payloads in Orbit

Over 50 Countries Operate Satellites

We Cannot Risk Losing a Foothold in this New Frontier

IS IT WORTH THE COST?

The annual budget of NASA is roughly $18.5 billion, ½% of the Federal budget.

However...

SPACE EXPLORATION IS AFFORDABLE NOW

There are many cheap and profitable options available to return to the Moon

and other planetoids.

Private Reusable Spaceplanes can

reduce current launch expenses by 90

percent.

Research probes sent to Mars like NASA’s

Spirit rover can exponentially reduce the cost of manned

missions.

Cheap robot missions can construct Lunar

staging areas for future manned

missions.

Spirit Self-PortraitAn image of NASA’s Spirit rover on the planet Mars, as taken by itself. NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity rovers have been wandering the Martian landscape since 2003. Fleets of robots like Spirit and Opportunity could be the key to affordable space exploration.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A SPACE PROGRAM?

Scientific Discovery

Technological Innovation

New Skilled Jobs

Natural Resources

SPACE HAS LIMITLESS UNTAPPED RESOURCES

The Moon is rich in water and mineral deposits

Like the Moon, other planetoids can be mined for natural resources

Future research will unlock new ways to harvest energy throughout our Solar System

BUSINESSES CAN BE DRAWN INTO SPACE WITH NEW ENTREPRENEURIAL FIELDS…

Lunar Mining and

Construction

Satellite Renovation Space Tourism

Zero-G Medical Research

Climate Monitoring

…AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE CREATED THROUGH THEIR EXPLOITS

Cell Phones MRI’s DVD’s

Lithium Ion Batteries

Solar Cell Technology

INVESTING IN SPACE EXPLORATION HAS BOUNDLESS OPPORTUNITIES…

But only for those who

take advantage of

them!