Teflon is great for frying pans
well great.
I say send the space shuttle to the scrapyard where it belongs.
2006-09-26 01:04:24 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
velcro? I am not having that, we got that idea from plants, it was only a matter of time!
2006-09-26 01:07:11 · update #1
damn, you are a huge, lol
2006-09-26 01:06:18 · answer #1 · answered by Madonna1 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Teflon was not made by or for NASA actually, that is a false story (see link)
we have learned lots from the space program. and i don't believe we have spent "trillions" but billions, which is a huge difference.
We now have the space station which will eventually be a stop off point for manned missions to mars.
why? well if we keep destroying this planet like we are doing, we may end up moving to mars. it has a similar gravity to earth, it has seasons, there was once water, and with organised atmosphere enhancements (ie make forests - they'll eat the CO2 and leave us with Oxygen) we could make another Earth
2006-09-26 01:21:41 · answer #2 · answered by ministe2003 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mostly it is just simple curiosity. we want to know what is going on around us.
Why did Columbus went to India the other way around? did he know he will discover new continent? of course not. It was too mere curiosity.
Another reason is the survival of the human race. You can see a point in the future where the earth would not be enough, and then it will be very usefull to know space and have possible ways of existing in different places.
On top of it there are the issues of prestige of a nation and so on, but all of this things are secondary.
2006-09-26 01:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ilham Aliyev 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly the space program is looking for a planet. That would be habitable for people who live on earth. Due to the increased population. And the environmental problems we are having. IE. smog, ozone layer, rain forest being killed off etc..
I am not sure with all that the space program has done that they will ever find one.
2006-09-26 01:09:33 · answer #4 · answered by Kali_girl825 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The very instrument you used to submit this question is a 'spin off' of the early space program.. ( snall computers )...
Did you listen to a radio today? Music?...News?...If so the radio you received that on uses technology developed by the space program?
Proud of your cellular phone?...Guess what? The microcircuitry techniques were developed using methods developed by NASA.
Plastics, construction techniques, even the pavement you drive around on was impacted significantly by research and technology developed primarily by NASA...
Send the Shuttle to the scrap heap?...Yep...It's old...Let's build a NEWER BETTER model and give the original shuttles the burial with honors they deserve!
2006-09-26 01:43:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's also:
Teflon
Velcro
Insulation
Communications (Sat TV, Sat Comms, GPS)
Improved knowledge of electronics
Improved knowledge of the universe
Improved knowledge of our own planet
Improved knowledge of our climate
Imroved military inteligence (Okay - debatable that one)
A myriad of other techniological improvements to life.
But there also; where are we going as a human race? Are we destined to stay on this planet until it becomes to inhospitable for human life? Are we going to grow and expand into the universe?
Without space exploration - we're not going to have a choice.
Okay, the timeframes here are fairly long - but you get the idea.
2006-09-26 01:06:19 · answer #6 · answered by Felidae 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The thing about exploration, and scientific research in general is that you do not know what you are going to find beforehand. If we scrap the space program, we are practically guaranteed find nothing at all out about the vast universe outside our little slice of rock and air. If we continue exploring, however, and here's the important thing to remember, we could learn something we don't know and would not be able to discover in the increasingly unfriendly confines of earth.
Shortsightedness is not a virtue.
2006-09-26 01:17:52 · answer #7 · answered by metatron 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why do so many people thing that we waste money with NASA or space exploration?
NASA's budget is small compared to other parts of the Federal Budget. While it is not a money making operation, it is not like we are stuffing all of the money in a rocket and launching into space. The money is used and results are gained from it.
How many people in this country (not to mention around the world) have jobs because of the space industry? How much of NASA's budget comes from the tax revenue collected from these jobs and corporate revenues of NASA contractors? If you eliminate the space program, how are you going to replace the hundreds of thousands of jobs that are tied to the industry?
One of the biggest image problems that NASA has is the inability to clearly state the many and invaluable contributions to the world that come either directly from NASA or are developed from NASA research, engineers and technology.
In addition to providing many high level career opportunities, generating tourism dollars for local communities with NASA facilities, many of the things that we use in everyday life were developed directly for a NASA mission.
Portable and cordless drills and other tools were created and used for the Apollo Mission. Mylar which is used in insulating blankets was also developed by NASA.
A new kind of rescue tool - Life Shears - is being used by EMS and fire departments for getting people out of wrecked vehicles was developed initially for the Space Shuttle program.
The idea of grooved highways for better traction in wet weather was used by NASA in runways,
The switches that activate air bags in cars were developed by NASA engineers.
Weather Satellites are essential technology with the increased threat of hurricanes.
NASA holds thousands of patents and as a federal institution anyone can license and develop products based on these technologies. Hundreds of companies have done so, creating thousands of jobs.
NASA imagery are used by many companies to develop and sell, books, calendars t-shirts, providing additional jobs and tax collections
One of the most forgotten parts of NASA is that it also responsible for Aeronautics as well as space. As a result NASA is always investigating and studying ways to make flying more efficient and safer.
For some more information:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technol...
2006-09-26 07:13:14 · answer #8 · answered by Cincinnatus 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Trillions are not being spent on space, "only" billions. All the money spent by NASA since it was created in 1958 adds up to less than one trillion dollars. I think more is spent on sports than NASA every year, and what do we get out of that?
2006-09-26 02:51:54 · answer #9 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say the point is to find more life. Also it's in out nature to move out and explore. I think humans have a need to find something out there so that we know we're not the only ones. As well as that we have a thirst for knowledge and exploration.
2006-09-26 02:32:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
we learnt that this planet is not the centre of the universe and that we are really just a small speck in the vastness of space but without science we would still believe this and space science just one part of the wasted trillions spent on finding out new knowledge
2006-09-26 04:20:49 · answer #11 · answered by xpatgary 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋