18. What do we hope to accomplish by going into space? What are our goals? What kinds of objectives are we trying to achieve on our trips? (A K2S Question)

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We are going into space to make discoveries in the sciences, medicine, technology, and maybe about our individual selves. People are curious. The Universe around us is now opening up to us because of rocket technology, and we should use that technology and other scientific discoveries to go exploring.

Answer provided by Charles D. Walker, Ph.D


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