--- South Jordan Mom <sjordanmom@yahoo.com> 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