Human Travel to the Moon and Mars: Waste of Money or Next Frontier?

by Matt Doeden

Americans are divided over the future of the U.S. space program. Some say it's time to send astronauts back to the Moon, as well as to Mars for the first time. They believe that exploring these worlds will lead to all sorts of payoffs, including new scientific knowledge, new sources of energy, and perhaps even future homes for humans. Others strongly disagree. They argue that the dangers and costs of crewed space exploration are too great to be justified...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761364366
• ISBN13: 9780761364368
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary