ethical
hunger and poverty are right
e x p l o r a t i o n .
instance,
outside our door? It’s a
This is all far in the
I
valid question, and one not
future, so what about right
don’t care about the risks,
to be taken lightly. While
now?
here’s a check x number of
those things are extremely
program and no astronauts
dollars, I want to go up.
important, space exploration
to treat, Dr. Pelligra also
It’s
is
are
works as a family physician
we
helping future generations
in Sausalito. After years
people
survive without knowing it.
of having to come up with
to possibly harm themselves
When the sun explodes, an
creative
even if we aren’t paying
inevitable fate for every
unknown
taxes to fund the program
star, earth will no longer
left
at a government facility.
be in existence, let alone
to
The
is
habitable. The human race
most
the
needs a backup plan. NASA,
Including his second job.
shuttle program, and other
specifically
like
When visiting him at his
types
travel,
Ralph need to stay to help
houseboat in Sausalito he
nobody’s sure what NASA will
us to understand problems.
graciously welcomed us in.
do. Is it even necessary?
Without
the
valuable
Soon after we began setting
Why
knowledge
we’ve
obtained
up, his phone rang and for
and
from research at NASA, we
the next 20 minutes he spoke
dangerous, when
would be considerably behind
on the phone with a patient,
an
interesting
question. if
a
For
millionaire
my
responsibility.”
(Pelligra). continue
says
Why
to
allow
future
of
questionable.
of
would
NASA
Without
space
support
something
far
away
so
equally
so.
We
people
and
disconnected
from
space
Without
a
shuttle
solutions problems,
with think
the
for
he
tendency
creatively
everything
is
in
else.