04. What are some of the reasons people give for wanting to go? (A K2S Question)

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Some people give specific reasons for wanting to travel into space such as wanting to experience the excitement of being an astronaut, to view the Earth, to float in zero-gravity, to play zero-gravity games or undertake zero-gravity experiments, or even to visit other moons or planets. However, many people are also interested for spiritual reasons. These might be religious, but they also feel that the opportunity to view the Earth, to obtain an intense experience of the cosmos, and to look down upon the rest of humanity would be an extremely rewarding experience.


Answer provided by Geoffrey I. Crouch, Ph.D.


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer