consider this:Modern day communication (satellites, satellite...

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    consider this:


    Modern day communication (satellites, satellite dishes) where developed during space race as NASA and Soviets needed to communicate with astronauts over long distances.


    As a result wide range of new technologies that were experimented with vastly improved or created completely new technologies. From humble microwave to xray and ct scan to pay TV and broadband radio waves onto GPS and easy global communications.


    Stuff like pacemakers, patient monitoring systems, replacement hip and many other things were developed due to technological advances as NASA and Soviets needed to monitor the astronauts condition in space.


    Laptop, cordless tools and whole lot of new materials that are used from medical implants to aerospace industry to pocket size wireless phones were developed as direct result os space race research.


    And whole lot of other things.


    Without space race we probably wouldn't have developed half of the technologies available in the 80's until 2050.

    our lives were immensely improved, albeit at great cost.


    Space mission to Mars could have unintentional consequences of discovering cheap clean energy source or cure for cancer.

    Just as space race opened the gates for heart surgery, artery stent and communications we take for granted today.


    That's why we should go to Mars and beyond despite the cost.


    US military budget is like 800 billion and NASA budget 13 billion (rough comparison).

    imagine if NASA had $200 billion budget....

 
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