TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 15 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:
As Space Exploration Day approaches on July 20, global space agencies are advancing technologies that make discovery cheaper and safer. Still, human space exploration continues to capture the public's imagination.
In 2018, the Pew Research Center conducted a study showing that 58% of adults feel human astronauts are essential to the future of the U.S. Space Program. The findings highlight the current dilemma faced in modern space exploration: balancing the efficient reality of robotic exploration against the cultural demand for a human presence.
Florida State University Professor of History Ronald E. Doel is a historian of science who has written ab...