Ketan Ashwinkumar Kalal

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO EXPLORE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM? Considering it important is an understatement, when it comes to space exploration it is necessary. Space exploration is one of the most thrilling topics you can read about, you would never know how much information it can offer until you check. It has provided some of the unanswered questions of our existence, and it is taking steps to give more answers to the questions of human existence. Innovation and invention are some of the criteria of why life is still sustained. Several centuries back, the invention they made was to make life easier for the humans on earth, and currently, we are still in the race of inventing several ways that can make life easier for us. Space exploration has got several views from different people over the years. Some people feel it is a waste of time, while some people see it as a way to unlock hidden mysteries or information as we may call it. There is a common idea in the mind of 90% of humans. We are always trying our best to be the first to achieve a feat- We want to be the first to attain a specific goal, we want to be remembered for our impact while we are alive. The struggle to make a mark on history has driven a lot of people to go out of their ways to ensure their aim is achieved. Scientific discovery is one of the reasons why space exploration is necessary. At some point in our lives, we have asked ourselves some questions about the composition of space, either in our Geography class or in a random chat with our friends. Its like human to enquire about their surroundings, the way it came into existence, and why it is the way it is- Curiosity. We want to know more about the earth, other planets, the stars, and the solar system as a whole. Space exploration has led to the discoveries of a lot of scientific phenomena. It has made it easy to do things that were believed to be impossible. Who would have thought a man would land on another planet? Only a few. Humans have made a lot of scientific discoveries over the past decades, and these achievements can not go unnoticed. Orbiting Jupiter, fly by Neptune, fly by comet nucleus, first artificial earth satellite, landing on the moon, landing on Mars, fly by Saturn, fly by Uranus, orbiting Saturn, landing on Saturn’s moon, and first reusable rocket. All these are some of the scientific discoveries during space exploration. Over the past years, space exploration has required a more advanced method to achieve its goal. It has led to the improvement of several existing methods and equipment available, which has been of economic importance to the world and the space industry. Different solutions created by the space industry to tackle their space problems have been of economic importance in several spheres of the world. Invisible braces, aircraft anti-icing systems, Tempor foam, freeze-drying, infrared ear thermometers, ventricular assist device, LASIK, insulin pump, and wireless headsets. All these are some of the inventions by the space industry that was later adopted in different spheres of the world. There are some existing materials or equipment that was only improved by the space industry. They were already in existence but were not capable of solving the problem it was needed to solve at that time. To utilize these materials and equipment, the space industry had to improve the current functions to suit their requirement. Space-age swimsuit, CMOS image sensor, Bowflex, water purification, solar cells, solid lubricant, structural analysis method, gold plating, and improved mining method are the improved methods, equipment, and materials the space industry did to improve space exploration. Space exploration will always be of advantage to humans, no matter how small the impact might be. It is necessary to invest in the spheres of life that have value in the future. It is believed that asteroid about the size of football pitch falls to the surface of the earth every 100,000 years, destroying a lot of properties and, most times causing irrevocable damages. Humans have feared that a day will come when asteroids 10,000 times larger than the initial size will fall on earth and destroy everything in it. There have also been beliefs that humans will eventually overshoot the containing capacity of the earth, and a natural phenomenon will make humans starve and wipe them all out. Space exploration has given hope to humans as they are looking for a habitable planet and a sign of life in our solar system. It will provide humans an alternative Planet to habit for whatever reasons that may occur in the future. One of the easiest ways to control people is to have what they need but do not have. The continents, especially countries that have the highest involvement in space exploration have a lot of advantages to their side apart from the cost of sponsoring it. Other countries and continents will need information about space exploration. You indirectly get you power over them. A few decades back, humans were unsure of a lot of things, some of which we now have answers to, but there are still a lot of questions to answer. Space exploration has provided such information in the past and will keep providing it as long as it is in existence.