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Fri Apr-16-10 10:36 PM
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| 52. GPS is a system developed by the military |
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It doesn't appear that NASA had anything to do with it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System |
| -What has NASA done for you? |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:01 PM |
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If your PC doesn't occupy an entire room of your house, you can thank NASA. n/t |
Ian David |
Apr-16-10 06:02 PM |
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And for the IPOD too |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:03 PM |
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Shazam! |
Naturalist111 |
Apr-16-10 06:37 PM |
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good point. |
Liberal_in_LA |
Apr-16-10 08:33 PM |
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The first integrated circuits were used in Air Force computers and Minuteman missiles |
FarCenter |
Apr-16-10 10:29 PM |
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It's increased my knowledge of space science. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Apr-16-10 06:04 PM |
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and Earth Science |
Johonny |
Apr-16-10 06:21 PM |
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I AGREE |
iamthebandfanman |
Apr-17-10 05:29 AM |
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Everybody. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Apr-17-10 12:47 PM |
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What makes this computer possible was part of nasa |
madokie |
Apr-16-10 06:04 PM |
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Ah yes the tiles, we want greener tech for roofs |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:05 PM |
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syndromes that affect the brain, such as stroke, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. |
underpants |
Apr-16-10 06:04 PM |
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Absolutely |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:06 PM |
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first responders |
underpants |
Apr-16-10 06:05 PM |
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Yep, hell one of the traction spints I used for years |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:08 PM |
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NASA will help probe Toyota acceleration problem |
underpants |
Apr-16-10 06:06 PM |
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computer mouse, eye diseases, diabetes, wildfire tracking, conchelar implants, & Nerf Gliders |
underpants |
Apr-16-10 06:10 PM |
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NASA Spinoffs |
Duppers |
Apr-17-10 12:52 AM |
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Tang™. |
evlbstrd |
Apr-16-10 06:13 PM |
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Funny thing TANG actually preceded it |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:18 PM |
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TANG was developed in the 1940s. |
immoderate |
Apr-16-10 06:24 PM |
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And there are materials that cannot be developed on Earth |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:27 PM |
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What has any of this to do with a manned mission to Mars? |
immoderate |
Apr-16-10 10:55 PM |
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Computers were developed on Earth |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-17-10 12:45 AM |
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Another poster... |
immoderate |
Apr-17-10 12:40 PM |
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Do you know what "ballistic missiles" are? |
liberation |
Apr-17-10 03:11 PM |
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Bullets are ballistic missiles too. Baseballs even. Look it up. |
immoderate |
Apr-17-10 06:55 PM |
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AGREED. |
Duppers |
Apr-17-10 12:08 AM |
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My dream is that we shoot for MARS. There is not a lot to be proud of nowadays in the USA. |
Mike 03 |
Apr-16-10 06:18 PM |
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Not going back to moon is a mistake |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:20 PM |
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+1000 nt |
Duppers |
Apr-17-10 12:03 AM |
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Oh, and Kick Sky High. NT |
Mike 03 |
Apr-16-10 06:18 PM |
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a lot, actually |
havocmom |
Apr-16-10 06:23 PM |
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I loved Tang |
Tailormyst |
Apr-16-10 06:25 PM |
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Best Tang moment for me... |
havocmom |
Apr-16-10 06:30 PM |
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We had TANG I think twice |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:34 PM |
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Mom was a good person, but WAY to impressed with 'new' as marketing |
havocmom |
Apr-16-10 06:42 PM |
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I do remember Sea Lab indeed |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:45 PM |
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The kids at school were SOOOOO impressed |
havocmom |
Apr-16-10 06:51 PM |
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RLOL |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:52 PM |
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I think of all the benefits we may gain from the research and development |
Tailormyst |
Apr-16-10 06:23 PM |
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All of the technological fringe benefits aside, |
FightingIrish |
Apr-16-10 06:28 PM |
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I suspect that is the impetus of life |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:32 PM |
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Yeah o.k., its SUCCESSFUL STATE FUNDED SCIENCE but it thrives in REPUBLICAN / ANTI GOVMT states |
lxlxlxl |
Apr-16-10 06:37 PM |
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Florida is an ideal launch site... |
Rosco T. |
Apr-16-10 06:47 PM |
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Cape Canaveral was set up as the "long range proving ground" after White Sands was too small |
FarCenter |
Apr-16-10 10:45 PM |
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It has to do with take off |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:49 PM |
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Physics decided Florida's the best launch site in the US, not politics. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Apr-16-10 07:44 PM |
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(facepalm) |
WilliamPitt |
Apr-17-10 08:27 AM |
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note the word successful |
lxlxlxl |
Apr-17-10 11:08 AM |
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I once saw a list of things we take for granted that were developed for the moon program. |
county worker |
Apr-16-10 06:45 PM |
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And the list is LOOOONGGGGG |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 06:51 PM |
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There is next to nothing in the modern home that wasn't |
tavalon |
Apr-16-10 06:57 PM |
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And too many round these parts will celebrate |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 07:00 PM |
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Thanks, nadin. Well said. nt |
enlightenment |
Apr-16-10 07:07 PM |
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You welcome |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 07:08 PM |
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Y'know that little GPS device in your car? |
customerserviceguy |
Apr-16-10 07:24 PM |
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Oh absolutly, we love thee GPS |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 07:42 PM |
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GPS is a system developed by the military |
FarCenter |
Apr-16-10 10:36 PM |
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Good grief.... |
Stand and Fight |
Apr-17-10 07:12 AM |
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Satellites owe nearly nothing to manned spaceflight programs |
FarCenter |
Apr-17-10 07:57 AM |
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That is a very intellectually dishonest POV |
liberation |
Apr-17-10 04:33 PM |
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They put a man on the goddamn moon without the aid of what we would consider a computer |
Raskolnik |
Apr-16-10 07:46 PM |
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Clap!!! |
PurgatoryPeak |
Apr-17-10 05:22 AM |
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Velcro n/t |
pipi_k |
Apr-16-10 07:49 PM |
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Are Tang, Teflon, and Velcro NASA spinoffs? |
FarCenter |
Apr-16-10 10:32 PM |
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nope. |
Duppers |
Apr-17-10 12:06 AM |
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The space programs around the world have greatly contributed |
polly7 |
Apr-16-10 09:43 PM |
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Just like TANG, there are a few things that we think were developed |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 09:44 PM |
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It was already being used so I don't get how it could be classified |
polly7 |
Apr-16-10 11:23 PM |
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What is classified secret at times has little to do with reality |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 11:36 PM |
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True. |
polly7 |
Apr-17-10 12:37 AM |
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K & FUCKING R! |
Rage Inc. |
Apr-16-10 09:57 PM |
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A teabagger was protesting the budget cuts to NASA at the same time |
bullwinkle428 |
Apr-16-10 11:02 PM |
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Now that is a funny mental |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-16-10 11:37 PM |
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And that teabagger probably ignores NASA data on global warming, too! |
HuckleB |
Apr-16-10 11:39 PM |
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in definite decline. |
iamthebandfanman |
Apr-17-10 05:26 AM |
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acutally the DU argument is man vs unmanned |
Johonny |
Apr-17-10 11:58 AM |
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"We" all those missions which you cite at the end involve heavy international cooperation |
liberation |
Apr-17-10 03:07 PM |
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Tang. nt |
tsuki |
Apr-17-10 06:02 AM |
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NASA's budget is 1/48 that of the DoD, and just 1/2 percent of the total 2010 Federal budget. |
4lbs |
Apr-17-10 12:09 PM |
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800 billion dollars is how much we've spent on NASA |
Vegetarianist |
Apr-17-10 12:18 PM |
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Where did you get that from? |
4lbs |
Apr-17-10 01:20 PM |
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My grandfather was an engineer on the Apollo project. |
hunter |
Apr-17-10 02:43 PM |
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That. Is. So. Cool! |
GreenPartyVoter |
Apr-17-10 03:25 PM |
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NASA fed our family when I was a teenager growing up. |
Blue_In_AK |
Apr-17-10 03:02 PM |
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I can't believe no one has mentioned satellite communications and packet switched networks.... |
liberation |
Apr-17-10 03:16 PM |
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They have provided me with mind blowing pictures. nt |
RedCappedBandit |
Apr-17-10 03:32 PM |
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Grasping for credits....you seem to be |
protocol rv |
Apr-17-10 06:58 PM |
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