41. Why do we want to go to space? (A K2S Question)

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Humans are curious—as a species, we have always pushed the envelope of exploration whether it be exploring new lands on Earth or diving to explore the deepest abyss in the oceans. We have a need to know and to understand our world and as a result hopefully to better understand ourselves! Everything you see around you came into being as a result of stars creating all the building blocks of matter in their cores under enormous pressure and finally releasing this material into space after the stars end their lives. This is why Dr. Carl Sagan called us "third generation star stuff". Is it any wonder that we want to go back into space and explore to better understand where we came from?

Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski


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