What Is Space Exploration Doing For You?
People ask all the time whether the money we put into space exploration actually helps us here on Earth. Is it worth the money we're spending? Trace takes a look at a few recent projects...
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“This episode of DNews is brought to you by Full Sail University.” People ask ALL THE TIME why we're exploring space and if that money could help people on Earth. I'm here to tell you IT ALREADY DOES HELP! One of the biggest questions we get whenever we do space stories is "why are we spending all this money on space travel? What does it do for me?" And I'm here to tell you… It does a crap-ton for you. And I’m not just talking about stupid stuff like batteries, eyeglasses, GPS navigation, weather satellites or global telecommunications -- because who needs THOSE things, amirite? In 1962, NASA created a program of offices specifically dedicated to track Technology Utilization and Industry Applications of NASA efforts. Since 1976, th...
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“This episode of DNews is brought to you by Full Sail University.” People ask ALL THE TIME why we're exploring space and if that money could help people on Earth. I'm here to tell you IT ALREADY DOES HELP! One of the biggest questions we get whenever we do space stories is "why are we spending all this money on space travel? What does it do for me?" And I'm here to tell you… It does a crap-ton for you. And I’m not just talking about stupid stuff like batteries, eyeglasses, GPS navigation, weather satellites or global telecommunications -- because who needs THOSE things, amirite? In 1962, NASA created a program of offices specifically dedicated to track Technology Utilization and Industry Applications of NASA efforts. Since 1976, th...
