Subj : Re: Space Launch
To   : Mike Dippel
From : hollowone
Date : Thu May 18 2023 04:23:06

 MD> -> I've always loved the idea of space flight but I just wonder have we
 MD> -> (humans)
 MD> -> got our moneys worth from innovations developed in space compared to al
 MD> -> money that's gone into space exploration over the years...

Well, depends how you look at that.
Direct money monetized back from the space... I dunno. Hard to calculate money value of knowledge.

But there is a lot of tech invented for space programs and that come from our near/orbital space that we definitively benefit from commercially in a way that may be comparable.

Think about GPS alone as an example.

-h1

.... Xerox Alto was the thing. Anything after we use is just a mere copy.

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