Ideology in My Controversy

This post will cover the space exploration controversy as a whole.

Groups involved:
Mostly, those within a field that deals with space exploration (pro-), and Random people who just don't think that space exploration is worth it (anti-).

Major speakers/advocates:
NASA is probably the largest public supporter of space exploration, as it is the largest group that takes space exploration into its own metaphorical hands.
On the other side of the debate, there isn't really a large, unified group of people who oppose it, certainly not on the same scale as a government program.

Social, cultural, economic, and political power:
NASA, as a government program has a lot of leverage in the outcome of the argument, as it directly can decide to explore space. however, it is important to note that if enough of the people call up a vote, they could ultimately be more powerful and shut NASA down (as the government is really for the people).

Group values:
Both groups seem to value helping humanity, but the main difference I see is that pro-space exploration values that help more in the long term (investing in research etc.), whereas anti- space exploration values immediate humanitarian aid (arguing to allocate funding from NASA to feeding the hungry).

Power differential:
Major one, as stated before, but that isn't much of an issue here.

Common ground:
Yes, both want to help people, they only differ in how they say is best to go about doing so.

Are they responsive to each other?
Yes, usually one can find when one side makes a claim, the other immediately tries to invalidate it or suggest an alternative. (a lot of sites offer both sides at once).