Should government spend money exploring outer space or on Earth? Every year governments spend a lot of money in exploring outer space as well as in improving the living conditions of the poor Someone may think that why not put the money to our basic needs on Earth instead of the futile attempts to conquer the cosmos? Yes, that sounds practical, but they not realize that money is not the only thing that matters in our basic needs, and the outer space exploration is not so useless either Governments` money is an important resource of public construction, health care, education, and security etc If there were no any outer space research, that will still be the majority of the governments` expenditure We can see in fact the main problem now is the distribution of this fund among different classes and communities of the society, but not the exact quantity It`s the complicated social and economic system that causes the difference between the haves and have-nots Some people drive fancy cars, live in huge houses and hold expensive parties, while some other people are struggling for everyday`s food Obviously these problems will not be resolved easily just by canceling some outer space projects and put the money into charity work Instead, we should pay our attention to how to use the money more fairly and efficiently to improve the living standard for all And that will surely be a long course as our economy, science, technology and society develop As for our basic needs on Earth, someone might think it has nothing to with the outer space exploration They think wrong We humans have been using the resources of the earth for thousands of years and they are mostly untraceable, like fossil fuel and forest We are destroying our nature by pollution too Nowadays these problem has been so urgent about our basic living needs that it cannot be neglected anymore Outer space is one of the places the scientists are trying to find the solution for many of our energy and environmental problems By researching other planets and galaxies, we will know much more about ourselves and how to protect and make good use of it Basic living needs and high technology research are both important parts of the development of a modern society So we should not think of drawing back the fund for outer space exploration but how to make better use of them to bring us sustainable development