What has NASA done for you?

[nadinbrzezinski]

I know I know, but they are just wasting that money...

I guess then that all of you would love to NOT use a computer. See that miniaturization driven by silly shit like the Apollo program is directly linked to the computers you enjoy today... no need, I guess we'd still be working on much larger, and chiefly less portable systems.

Another thing that space flight has done is give quite a bit of impulse to Hydroponics... we all know that sooner or later humans will need to grow food in space. Hell, we have had already experiments on much improved hydroponics in space. So what you may say? It will allow YOU and ME to grow food in places that we could not do otherwise... this will help to feed people in the future.

I could go on for the usual benefits... the list is VERY LONG

Reality is that the US of A is an empire in decline and our traditional fear of learnin' and science and all that... well the ESA (European Space Agency) as well as the Japanese, and yes the Chinese, will be takin' over that leadership... They get it. Space Programs are a SMALL part of the budget and like many other SCIENCE programs they actually give you quite a bang for buck. We don't... and we will continue to decline.

So we will read about OTHERS accomplishments in space, and that technological leadership will soon leave this country.

On the bright side, yes you will see NASA cut to the bone and then some.