"Space Exploration: Space Exploration Is Inspirational, Educational, and Helpful in Expanding Human Civilization; The US Government Should Cut NASA Funding; The US Government Should Not Cut NASA Funding; America Needs to Regain Its Technical Edge in Space Exploration; International and Private Competition Benefits Space Exploration; International Cooperation Benefits Space Exploration; Commercialization of Space Travel Will Benefit Space Exploration; Space Exploration Is Driven by a Need to Expand Human Experience; Humans Should Prepare to Colonize Space in the Event of Global Catastrophe; Space Colonization Is Impractical; Faster-Than-Light Travel Is Worth Pursuing; Faster-Than-Light Travel Is Impossible; Humans Will Eventually Encounter Alien Life; It is Unlikely That Humans Will Ever Encounter Alien Life"--Provided by publisher.
Space exploration is inspirational and educational / Buzz Aldrin, interviewed by Vikas Shah -- The US government should cut NASA funding / Jerry DeGroot -- The US government should not cut NASA funding / Josh Levinger -- America needs space exploration to maintain its vision of itself / Bob Deutsch -- International and private competition benefits space exploration / James Oberg -- International cooperation benefits space exploration / Scott Horowitz -- Commercialization of space travel will benefit space exploration / Leonard David -- Space exploration is driven by a need to expand human experience / Space, Policy, and Society Research Group of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Human should plan to colonize space in case of global catastrophe / Paul Johnson -- Space colonization is impractical / Peter N. Spotts -- Faster-than-light travel is worth pursuing / Hal Plotkin -- Faster-than-light travel is impossible / Ian O'Neill -- Human eventually will encounter alien life / FRank Drake, interviewed by Wilson da Silva -- Humans are unlikely ever to encounter alien life / Iain Murray.