Our Nation's Future

In "Space Technology: A Critical Investment for Our Nation's Future," Bobby Braun creates a persuasive proposition that the US government should continue to invest in the NASA program. He is trying to convince his readers that if the US were to still invest in NASA, there could be a greater future with new and improved research. Tell me who wouldn’t want to know what other great discoveries there is still to discover and research from the great beyond meaning “space”? Being able to research new things in the future can bring great contributions to this nation’s future generations. Dreaming big and beyond the reach of our eyes is what NASA could offer in a near future. Bobby Braun’s argument delivers a convincing quarrel to influence his readers by stating ethical statements, stressing America's role as a leader, and listing the many technological benefits of the NASA program. …show more content…
“To remain the leader in aerospace technology, we must continue to perform research and invest in the people who will create the breakthroughs of tomorrow, preserving a critical component of our nation’s economic competitiveness for future generations.” (Pg.1 ) He uses past missions NASA has done to reference the investments that led to those great discoveries like the “… Apollo missions, the space shuttle, the international space station and a myriad of robotic explorers…” (Pg.1) He seems credible to his sources because he states the things NASA has done and could do for the