Question 1- Do you see space tourism as a profitable endeavor
within the next ten years.
Question 2- Do you think the general public is more or less
excited about the possibilities of space and space exploration than they were
5-10 years ago?
Question 3- Do you believe we will have the technology to
put a man on mars within the next decade?
To me,
space and the technology required for us to expand our knowledge of it is a
huge area of interest, but going into this assignment I didn’t think it necessarily
had the same effect on others. When trying to formulate my questions, I decided
that the technology associated with space exploration was a perfect topic that aligned
with both the class focus and my interests. I tried to make my questions accessible
to everyone, even people who might not have a lot of background knowledge on
the subject. To my surprise, I found that the people I asked generally found
the topic of my questions quite interesting and had some fairly strong opinions
already formed. I think the increase in space interest within recent years,
especially due to the upstart of privatized space companies like SpaceX, has
had a strong impact on the way the public now views space exploration. Of the
three questions I asked, the third one seemed to return the strongest
responses, possibly because it is something that each and every one of us would
love to see before we die. I think this last question in particular hits close
home with a lot of people, because following in the shoes on the first moon
landing of the 1960’s, it is most likely a once in a lifetime event that we
will be able to tell our kids and grandkids about for decades to come. I think
the key to asking good questions is definitely to ask simple, compact questions
that draw interest in many people, not just people who know a lot about the
subject.
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