Why do you think that space exploration was pursued despite the risks

Because mankind has never stopped pursuing knowledge. It's the thing we all seek. It's something that may get us killed, but may also bring us exactly what we were looking for. People spend their entire lives looking for knowledge, and with the Cold War going on beating the Russians just made seeking the knowledge we wanted as Americans just that much more sweet.

Explanation:

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1. the energy lost to disorder metabolism     -entropy

2. related to or possessing motion potential     -kinetic

3. all of the chemical reactions in an organism required for maintenance of the processes of life entropy     -metabolism

4. possible; ability to go into action or perform work kinetic     -potential

5. the study of energy and its transformations thermodynamics     -thermodynamics

a. by using fur or clothes to trap heat energy near the body