Those are good points. Maybe NASA should try to get that info out to the public more, so more people know that they actually personally benefit from the space program. That's one of the reasons why I support NASA, I know that because of their research and developments we end up with other benefits - technology and products that improve our everyday lives. In order to get most people's support you have to put things into terms that they understand and also show them how it benefits them to support what you are asking them to support. In my experience I have found that many people will not research things out independently and try to make sure they have as much accurate information as possible before they make a decision about where they stand on something, so you have to make the effort to put the information in front of them instead of waiting for them to come ask you for it. Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote: --- South Jordan Mom wrote:
Space exploration is important to people like us, but to some people it's just a big waste of time and money.
While surfing the NASA site, I came across the following phamplet on common things we use today that were first developed for use in NASA programs. http://exploration.nasa.gov/documents/Benefits1.pdf The phamplet makes claims for - LEDs (Light-emitting diodes) - used, well everywhere (How did we get by before the invention of the LED?) Household smoke detectors - used in most American homes Cordless power tools used in your home Energy efficient turbofan jets that fly over your head Pacemakers and the pacemaker telemetry Improved lightweight air breathing units that firefighters wear Ultrasound scanners used by doctors The infra-red themometer (that don't require hazardous waste mercury) Infra-red cameras (used to find energy leaks in your home) Portable community-wide water purification systems - Canopus56 (Kurt) P.S. - And let's not forget those cool back-saving foam beds. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page