Lesson 25:

Factors Affecting

Space Exploration




In the last lesson, you learned about some of the issues with space exploration, including the risks and dangers. In this next lesson, you will learn about how political, ethical, and environmental factors have to be dealt with in the exploration of space.

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In this lesson, you will:

  • learn about the political factors involved with space exploration
  • learn about the ethical factors involved with space exploration
  • learn about the environmental factors involved with space exploration



Key terms for this lesson:

  • 1967 U.N. Outer Space Treaty
  • 1979 Moon Treaty
  • space junk