"Governments are spending a lot of money on our new spacecraft, and we can feel the underlying pressure from other nations," says the one of the engineers from the Ministry of the Environment. design space planes for China. According to John McHale, NASA's budget was $3.5 billion in 2010 (McHale, 2009, p.11). Indeed, developing new technology in space is important for a country; However, here is the voice of citizens and critics: “Governments should spend more money to meet people's basic needs, which are more about individuals than high-end technology in space. » Governments face serious problems when it comes to meeting the basic needs of the population. (Ontario Office, 2003). It is said that governments should spend money on meeting the basic needs of individuals rather than exploring space, in order to promote low crime rates, a sense of happiness and satisfaction for individuals, and stability of society as a whole. In the world, a few countries have begun to compete in space exploration. Therefore, it leads to high expenses for space exploration. Space exploration costs enormous sums of money every year. For NASA (US Space Agency), this will cost $5.54 billion in 2012 (McHale, 2009, para.4). According to The Economist (2011), a project that would go too far over budget has raised the awareness of NASA governors and astronomers. As some proponents argue, the development of the new industry can certainly promote the economy, regardless of the expenditure. However, critics question whether governments should continue to budget hugely for their space projects. What was...... middle of paper...... finally promoted. Works Cited Economist. (2011, November). Throwing money into space, 400, 94-95. McHale, J. (2009) Human spaceflight gets a raise in NASA's 2010 budget request. Military and Aerospace Electronics, 20(8), 11. General OneFile. Internet. Retrieved November 17, 2011 from http://go.galegroup.com.rap.ocls.ca/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA206395056&v=2.1&u=conestoga&it=r&p=GPS&sw=wOntario Office. (2003). Conservative budget cuts ensure hard-to-meet “basic needs” for Ontario's most vulnerable. Retrieved November 17, 2011 from http://www.policyalternatives.ca/newsroom/news-releases/tory-cuts-ensure-basic-needs-hard-meet-ontarios-most-vulnerablePass, J. (2008). Astrosociology and space exploration: taking advantage of the other branch of science. BENEFIT FROM THE OTHER BRANCH OF SCIENCE. Accessed November 17, 2011 from http://astrosociology.com/Library/PDF/STAIF2008_OtherBranch.pdf