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Opinion: Have Your Say on space tourism

William Shatner, center right, speaks  during a media availability at the Blue Origin spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Wednesday.
William Shatner, center right, speaks as Audrey Powers, left, Chris Boshuizen, center right, and Glen de Vries all look on during a media availability at the Blue Origin spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. The “Star Trek” actor and the three fellow passengers hurtled to an altitude of 66.5 miles (107 kilometers) over the West Texas desert in the fully automated capsule, then safely parachuted back to Earth in a flight that lasted just over 10 minutes.
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Is this a way to encourage space exploration or a waste of precious resources?

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“Star Trek” star William Shatner took a short ride into orbit this week as some complained such resources would be better directed at solving problems here on Earth. What do you think of space tourism?

Email your 500-word essay by Wednesday to yoursay@sduniontribune.com or use this form or the one below and we may publish it in the newspaper and online.

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