Space is a huge place! It goes on forever and ever and ever. Some People find that hard to
believe, and so do I. But, you gotta start believing sometime. Wouldn't it be cool to be the first person
to live on the Moon or Mars? What bothers me is that nobody believes in exploring outer space anymore. They
say we should concentrate on stopping world hunger, etc. Don't get me wrong, I whole-heartedly agree with that,
but do you think that they ever noticed all the technological advances that have come through space exploration?
Firemen suits come from NASA's technology, with the light, efficient breathing system. Before, they didn't wear
protection suits because it was clunky and they couldn't get the job done.
The H2OME water purification method used in large buildings and towns came from NASA. LED's originated as an experiment
on space shuttles, and people use LED flashlights and LED's can be used to help treat brain/skin cancer. NASA technology
for space probe pictures can be used in predicting genetic diseases by looking at human chromosomes. Aircraft is
safe from lightning because of NASA technology, as well as infrared thermometers used for reading distant star temperatures
now can be used to get your temperature in two seconds. Aircraft passenger seats, developed by NASA, material inside is
used for helmet padding, shin guards, etc. Smoke detectors were originally created for Skylab, the US's first sppace station,
now smoke detectors are required in all buildings. Artificial limbs are created from the same foam material NASA used for
insulating the space shuttle's external tank. Cold laser heart surgery is available to the public, which allows patients to bypass
serious heart surgery. This originated from NASA using it for remote sensing of the ozone layer. NASA's heat shield on Apollo
spacecraft were combined with other technologies for home insulation, reflecting 95% of the sun's radiant rays.
Digital imaging arose from needing computers to enhance space pictures, and hospitals can give complete diagnosis's for patients'
bones or tissues (and who has digital cameras?). NASA developed a camera on a chip for taking space pictures that's
small and lightweight, and is also used for diagnosing Osteoporosis. This way it's cheaper, more efficient, and your exposed
to significantly less radiation, being reduced by about 80% (I'm not sure, don't quote me on that %). Finally, there's the
famous polarized sunglasses, which was developed by NASA to remove harmful blue, violet, and ultraviolet light when welding.
Scratch-resistent lenses are also used which was developed by NASA when trying to find a coating for aerospace equipment.
About 95% of space technologies developed by NASA actually help us, the people.
By exploring outer space, our country
will gain many new technologies that will help alleviate these problems. For instance, world hunger. What would those people say
if we contructed mirrors around Mars, melted the ice caps, allowing water to once again roam the planet, which would put a significant dent on
planet wide dust storms, make the planet habitable, start converting excess CO2 into oxygen, habitate the planet, and make it primarily farming?
Spacecraft do recycle air, and we could do that planet wide, while planting forests of plants that are most adapted to the soil, because
not only do plants add beauty, but they too convert carbon dioxide to oxygen!
All this, it's actually possible, we have the technology to do all of that right now. No joke.
