Pros And Cons Of Privatizing NASA

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Why should this be stopped ? Space traveling should not be privatized. Meaning by privatizing small companies like google should not be privatized it should just be for big companies like NASA and SpaceX for space travel. Many problems occurred during this process and some good things had also happened. In this essay it will state the problems of space privatization. Some problems that occurred are money is being wasted, NASA should be just about space and Smaller companies are trying to work on bigger projects like space travel.
Just About Space
NASA should be just about space. NASA may lose whatever they have been working on for the past 50 years because of the earth science projects The Obama administration wants to put out. According to Lamar Smith, “But if NASA, as the
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Instead of the government giving NASA money they should worry about more important things like food for the hungry, medicines for the sick and books and classrooms for students. According to NASA.com “NASA claims to need more money, but the organization has not made a single major discovery in years. The government should spend their money on more important and immediate issues like Medicare and cancer research - an effort that can and will save lives”(Should america keep spending money on NASA par. 1). NASA is hiring private companies to build their space travel. Instead of paying Russia for seat in their spaceship. Spaceships are being delayed and that costs lots of money.That is why space traveling shouldn't privatized. Once again because it is just wasting lots of money, also delaying the process of space traveling.
Smaller Companies Should Not work on the Bigger Projects
Smaller companies are trying to work on bigger projects like space travel. Companies like Orbital Sciences, and Blue Origin are trying to work on stuff like space traveling. According to space.com, “Company: Orbital Sciences
Spaceship Name: Cygnus and Taurus 2 rocket and Company: Blue