Do you think the cost of space exploration is justified? To answer this question with facts...

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Do you think the cost of space exploration is justified? Toanswer this question with facts do the following: Listed below aretwo lists. List A has astronomy-related projects and List B hasother entities. Choose one item fromeach list, research their budgets and give a linkto the data. Next give your frank assessment about the numbers youdiscovered. Do you think the costs arejustified?   Support your answer with reasons.

List A

Apollo Moon Landings, International Space Station, Hubble SpaceTelescope, Mars Rover Spirit, Mars Rover Opportunity, Mars RoverCuriosity, Chandra X-ray Observatory, Spitzer Infrared Telescope,SOHO, Voyager missions, Cassini-Huygens Missions, Dawn Spacecraft,New Horizons Project, Keck Telescopes, McDonald Observatory, VeryLarge Array (VLA), WISE Mission.

List B

Dallas Independent School District, Dallas County CommunityColleges, Parkland Hospital, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A& M University at College Station, Dallas Cowboys, DallasMavericks, Texas Rangers Baseball, Dallas Stars, Texas Instruments,Walmart, Microsoft, Apple, Blackboard, Exxon-Mobil, LBJ FrwyExpansion Project, American Red Cross, Salvation Army.

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From the list A I chose Hubble space telescope Although hubble telescope is a costlier affair but given its ability for deep space exploration this cost is just a number The use of this telescope has enabled the scientists to look where we never ever    See Answer
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