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Argument: Moon colonization satisfies human desire to explore

Issue Report: Colonization of the Moon

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Robert Roy Britt. “10 Reasons to Put Humans Back on the Moon.” Space.com. December 8th, 2003: “1. Satisfy the soul […] Beyond the basic needs for food, shelter and clothing, we humans are a restless lot. Exploration seems to be in our bones. The quest for knowledge is not an exclusive motivator in the desire to venture across land, sea, air or cosmic frontiers. ‘The practical case for manned spaceflight gets ever-weaker with each advance in robotic probes and fabricators,’ Sir Martin Rees, one of the world’s leading theoretical astrophysicists, told SPACE.com last week as the rumors swirled. ‘Indeed as a scientist I see little purpose in sending people into space at all. But as a human being, I’m nonetheless an enthusiast for space exploration — to the Moon, to Mars and even beyond — as a long-range adventure for (at least a few) humans.'”