GOSH! Not againnnnnnnnnnn π
I have got the some rebuttals... again π . After this... I won't post Rebuttals here in this thread π³ π
[quote=Dr Uncle]1, The resources put into studies of things here on planet Earth are in Millions. The resources put into space are in Billions.[/quote]
Creation of the Internet: The USSR's launch of Sputnik spurred the United States to create the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA, later known as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA) in February 1958 to regain a technological lead. ARPA created the Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO) to further the research of the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) program, which had networked country-wide radar systems together for the first time. J. C. R. Licklider was selected to head the IPTO, and saw universal networking as a potential unifying human revolution.
After much work, the first node went live at UCLA on October 29, 1969 on what would be called the ARPANET, one of the "eve" networks of today's Internet
[Source: Wikipedia]
This research took billions too...
[quote=Dr Uncle]2, Do we have to land on Mars or determine the nature of rings of Saturn to have GPS in our cars or get live sattelite telecasted televised events or know about the holes in ozone layer?
3,Why is it that the same instruments that were developed for astronuats first and then became part of everyday activity were not developed for common people to begin with?[/quote]
Space exploration has also led to many indirect benefits. The challenge and difficulty of the space programme, and its ability to draw on some of the finest minds, has brought about great leaps in technology. The need to reduce weight on rockets led to miniaturisation, and so to the micro-chip and the modern computer. The need to produce safe but efficient power-sources for the Apollo missions led to the development of practical fuel-cells, which are now being explored as a possible future power-source for cleaner cars. The effects of zero-gravity on astronauts has substantially added to our knowledge of the workings of the human body, and the ageing process. We can never know exactly which benefits will emerge from the space programme in future, but we do know that we will constantly meet new obstacles in pursuit of our goals, and in overcoming them will find new solutions to old problems. [Source: Space Exploration Debate]
Hence.. for every Major discovery.. small discoveries are made for them... Necessity is the mother of invention π
Dr Uncle... i would agree to disagree here... π
Happy Debating! π
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