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Target Audience: government space agencies and citizens of America

The space program should be privatized because it efficiently expands the horizons of innovation
without the restraints of government agencies.
yellow is pro privatization and green is con public sector
Privatization is extremely efficient compared to expensive government projects that consume many years
for completion. (Elon Musk and Priv Space approach)
P. produces cheaper products (big yellow MUSK)
P. innovates better than government (use green and most pow merlin MUSK)
P. is able to reach faster or quicker (fast, bet cheap in PSA)
Privatization wont face the problems that a government agency would face due to its relations with
various governments.
P funds its own ventures and doesnt receive budget cuts (DEM green Cong underfunded)
P doesnt impose taxes on people as it funds itself (DEM green public purse)
P is free of political problems with other countries (BLEAK both green)
Privatization also helps government agencies and nations expand innovation.
P. creates different tech that helps government shuttles (INT yellow moon probe)
P. and Gov. partnership produces cheaper technology (INT yellow substantial GoogleX)
P helps Gov innovate effectively and get to space faster (PSA immediate)
Counter: Space companies may be too inexperienced, causing them to go over-budget to early or
fail to create quality products quick enough.
Counter: Without the support of the government, privatization may not be able to deliver what it
promises.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos created history by sending his private rocket New Shepard, into space, only
returning back to Earth four feet from the platform it launched off and all in one piece. SpaceX CEO Elon
Musk puts this game-changer as cutting the costs by a factor of 100, boosting efficiency and presenting
new innovation, something that was never possible with conventional government projects. Private space
companies have been on the rise even in San Diego with Lockheed Martin and projects involving Virgin
Galactic and the San Diego Air and Space Museum. These are just a few the companies that currently
trying to take the reins of the Space Industry that has been lagging and proving relatively unsuccessful in
the hands of government agencies like NASA. The space program should be privatized because it
efficiently expands the horizons of innovation and benefits nations without the restraints of government
agencies.
Some say that Space companies may be too inexperienced in comparison to government agencies,
causing them to go over-budget to early or fail to create quality products quick enough. However,
privatization is actually extremely efficient compared to expensive government projects that consume
many years for completion. Foreign Policy reported Elon Musks Falcon 9 rockets as a successful form of
efficiency, as they were produced for an extremely cheap price and are built to be reusable, costing a
fraction of most NASA projects that are non-reusable. Foreign Policy also reported SpaceXs Merlin
rocket engines as a new pinnacle of innovation as they are the most powerful rocket engines in the world,
while contrasting to NASAs Space Launch System that is described as overpriced and technically
challenged. The Harvard International Review also reported that the private sector was much faster at
producing probes and shuttles than the public sector as NASA described in a partnership with a few
private companies with their Cassini Probe.
Some say that without the support of the government, privatization may not be able to deliver what it
promises. An All Things Considered interview, reported the explosion of a SpaceX rocket, describing the
national criticism about SpaceXs failure as a more of a rookie mistake due to a lack of support and
supervision from the government. In the same interview, interviewee and Wall Street Journalist Andy
Pasztor confirmed that the explosion of was due to a budget-cut government payload in the rocket and
that the government actually hinders rather than supporting private companies. Private space companies
wont face the problems that a government agency would face due to its relations with various
governments. Issues in Science and Technology reports that Congress micromanages and underfunds
NASA, resulting in slower production and faultier products; private companies would fund their own
ventures and would not have to receive any budget cuts. Issues in Science and Technology also points
that NASA requires funding from people, as Congress had taxed the public purse nearly a $100 Billion
for all the projects. Numerous national surveys pointed out that NASA was receiving public pressure as
American citizens disapprove the raise in taxes for the lack of successful output. Private companies would
citizens such immense taxes by funding their fast production and more innovative products.
Privatization of the space program also helps government agencies innovate efficiently, benefitting the
nations that own the agencies. Space Exploration reported that NASA profited heavily from a rapport with
private corporations for its Moon probe, as the new navigation technologies and groundbreaking
communication services for the probe not only made the project less technologically challenging, but
benefitted the United States by putting it ahead in innovation in the Space Program. Space Exploration
also reported that the International Google Lunar X Competition had paired NASA with private space
companies, as both are currently innovating technology for Moon robots that cost around $50-$75 million,
substantially lower than before. According to NASA, this partnership not only boosts innovation that
makes America the leader in Space Exploration, but also saves the government and tax-payers millions of
dollars. The Harvard International Review also reported that NASAs statement that partnerships with the
private sector had given them immediate and effective approaches to space flight unlike before, creating
a massive scope for economic benefits for the United States Government.
Space exploration is not only the future of science and the economy but also the future of humanity. In the
hands of politics and under the pressure of the public, government agencies like NASA are not able to
deliver their promised innovations as efficiently. This backlash spares taxes and political problems but

separates humanity from scientific and economic expansion as well as the future. The real solution is
privatizing the space program, to not only resolve political and tax issues, but to ensure a better future,
economy and humanity. The reins to the future belong in the hands of private companies.

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