I am writing about how the space shuttle program has given humans many advancements in technology and has helped our government in terms of economics. Space has always been something I can never stop learning about. It never bores me because there is always something new about space that scientists are discovering. The sheer size of it is astounding, the vast unknown is just encaptivating. It is very important to know what is around us in the universe because we can gain knowledge from learning about our surroundings.  The research question doesn't really affect my values other than it made me appreciate the knowledge space can give us even more. I don't really think that this is a topic that can make someone drastically change their values. I feel qualified to write about this because I am subscribed to many blogs online written by astronomers, I also took astronomy 101 and 201 it is something I feel very strongly about.

For the first article I found, its major claim was that the technology from NASA and the space program benefit our daily lives. Its major evidence is a list of tools, from artificial limbs to the dust buster, that were invented thanks to the innovation of the space shuttle program. Some of the major values of the article is the preservation of the space shuttle program. They believe that many useful changes in technology come from the space program. They want to continue to see these changes and believe that in order to do that the program needs to run again.  I would argue that it could be a credible source if it showed an author or publisher, even though it's just an information database there should still be an author. I don't believe there is a lot of bias on this page considering that it's only an information database.

The second article I found had a major claim similar to the first, NASA and its space shuttle program benefited us in many ways through technology. Its major evidence is that NASA has a mandate from the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to share all information with the public. Some of the major values of the article is sharing with people all of the different areas of study that NASA has helped us improve, like medicine, engineering and science. They also believe that the space program has contributed a lot to the advancement of technology and want to continue to see more advancements in the future. I would say that it is a credible source since it is NASA's main website page and it is also a .gov website. I believe that there is a pretty good amount of bias with this source because it is NASA's website and they could be persuaded to say only good things about space.

The third article I found was a little different, it highlighted the economic benefits the space program has given us and can offer us in the future. Its major evidence is that they created thousands of jobs in the time they were running and created billions in economic gain. Some of the major values of the article is the dispersing of economic information regarding NASA in an effort to display the good they do to the economy. They also think that if people know the benefits that NASA has provided to our economy then people will start up the organization again. I think it is a very credible source because it was written by someone in the business administration department of Rutgers University, which is a respectable institution because they have a well-known and respected science program. There could possibly be some bias because their main goal is to make NASA look good by showing connections between NASA and economic growth.

My research question is arguable because, there are many ways to show the good and bad that has come from the space program. Among some of the sources I found, some differed in their beliefs, one said the space program benefited us economically but didn't agree that it advanced technologically, whereas the others all agreed on the technology advancements. The different perspectives of the sources didn't really affect my views on the issue. I think I may need to revise my research question by being more direct on an issue instead of making it a yes or no question.

