Q. This is a fair quesion, I am totally ignorent on why and I don't know the benefits of this spending. Also wouldn't it be better to spend money on medicine and things like that which have much higher chance of making money back?
A. Out of a $2.4 trillion budget, less than 0.8% is spent on the entire space program.
The cutting edge technologies developed for space travel are a major source of invention for products and technologies here on earth. I'll give you a short list... and some links.
SEMICONDUCTOR CUBING
AIR QUALITY MONITOR
Advanced keyboards, Customer Service Software, Database Management System, Laser Surveying, Aircraft controls, Lightweight Compact Disc, Expert System Software, Microcomputers, and Design Graphics
ENRICHED BABY FOOD
WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM
SCRATCH-RESISTANT LENSES
GOLF BALL AERODYNAMICS
ATHLETIC SHOES
Dustbuster, shock-absorbing helmets, home security systems, smoke detectors, flat panel televisions, high-density batteries, trash compactors, food packaging and freeze-dried technology, cool sportswear, sports bras, hair styling appliances, fogless ski goggles, self-adjusting sunglasses, composite golf clubs, hang gliders, art preservation, and quartz crystal timing equipment.
SOLAR ENERGY
WEATHER FORECASTING AID
TELEMETRY SYSTEMS
FIRE RESISTANT MATERIAL
Whale identification method, environmental analysis, noise abatement, pollution measuring devices, pollution control devices, smokestack monitor, radioactive leak detector, earthquake prediction system, sewage treatment, energy saving air conditioning, and air purification
DIGITAL IMAGING BREAST BIOPSY SYSTEM
BREAST CANCER DETECTION
LASER ANGIOPLASTY
PROGRAMMABLE PACEMAKER
OCULAR SCREENING
Arteriosclerosis detection, ultrasound scanners, automatic insulin pump, portable x-ray device, invisible braces, dental arch wire, palate surgery technology, clean room apparel, implantable heart aid, MRI, bone analyzer, and cataract surgery tools.
MICROLASERS
ENGINE LUBRICANT
ADVANCED WELDING TORCH
Gasoline vapor recovery, self-locking fasteners, machine tool software, laser wire stripper, lubricant coating process, wireless communications, engine coatings, and engine design.
EMERGENCY RESCUE CUTTERS
FIREMAN'S AIR TANKS
SELF-RIGHTING LIFE RAFT
Storm warning services (Doppler radar), firefighters' radios, lead poison detection, fire detector, flame detector, corrosion protection coating, protective clothing, and robotic hands
Safer bridges, emission testing, airline wheelchairs, electric car, auto design, methane-powered vehicles, windshear prediction, and aircraft design analysis.
I could go on.. but hey... I ran out of money to inform you of other benefits.... :-)
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/spinoffs2.shtml
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000269.shtml
www.thespaceplace.com
The cutting edge technologies developed for space travel are a major source of invention for products and technologies here on earth. I'll give you a short list... and some links.
SEMICONDUCTOR CUBING
AIR QUALITY MONITOR
Advanced keyboards, Customer Service Software, Database Management System, Laser Surveying, Aircraft controls, Lightweight Compact Disc, Expert System Software, Microcomputers, and Design Graphics
ENRICHED BABY FOOD
WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM
SCRATCH-RESISTANT LENSES
GOLF BALL AERODYNAMICS
ATHLETIC SHOES
Dustbuster, shock-absorbing helmets, home security systems, smoke detectors, flat panel televisions, high-density batteries, trash compactors, food packaging and freeze-dried technology, cool sportswear, sports bras, hair styling appliances, fogless ski goggles, self-adjusting sunglasses, composite golf clubs, hang gliders, art preservation, and quartz crystal timing equipment.
SOLAR ENERGY
WEATHER FORECASTING AID
TELEMETRY SYSTEMS
FIRE RESISTANT MATERIAL
Whale identification method, environmental analysis, noise abatement, pollution measuring devices, pollution control devices, smokestack monitor, radioactive leak detector, earthquake prediction system, sewage treatment, energy saving air conditioning, and air purification
DIGITAL IMAGING BREAST BIOPSY SYSTEM
BREAST CANCER DETECTION
LASER ANGIOPLASTY
PROGRAMMABLE PACEMAKER
OCULAR SCREENING
Arteriosclerosis detection, ultrasound scanners, automatic insulin pump, portable x-ray device, invisible braces, dental arch wire, palate surgery technology, clean room apparel, implantable heart aid, MRI, bone analyzer, and cataract surgery tools.
MICROLASERS
ENGINE LUBRICANT
ADVANCED WELDING TORCH
Gasoline vapor recovery, self-locking fasteners, machine tool software, laser wire stripper, lubricant coating process, wireless communications, engine coatings, and engine design.
EMERGENCY RESCUE CUTTERS
FIREMAN'S AIR TANKS
SELF-RIGHTING LIFE RAFT
Storm warning services (Doppler radar), firefighters' radios, lead poison detection, fire detector, flame detector, corrosion protection coating, protective clothing, and robotic hands
Safer bridges, emission testing, airline wheelchairs, electric car, auto design, methane-powered vehicles, windshear prediction, and aircraft design analysis.
I could go on.. but hey... I ran out of money to inform you of other benefits.... :-)
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/spinoffs2.shtml
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000269.shtml
www.thespaceplace.com
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