The History and Future of Space Exploration Franklin Cantrell Earth & Space Science For centuries man has looked up at the sky in wonder. Primitive man drew pictures of stars on stones and walls. One of the first theories about the stars was that there was a giant dome covering the Earth, with thousands of holes punched in it, with a great fire on the other side of the dome. Later, some cultures believed that …
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…even in everyday lives. Velcro, for example, was developed by NASA to keep objects from floating around in space capsules. All of our lives would be dramatically different, possibly worse, if the research and experimentation of space agencies around the world were halted due to lack of funds. This is why it is important to support and embrace space agencies at all times, for who knows what gifts they could bring us in the future.