> -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:02 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Discovery > > given the years of being short changed, by NASA, congress and the > presidency - budget processes in other words, its amazing that there > has been so few accidents. > > Ironic though in theearly 80's the Office of Technology Assessement > (btw that was later closed down by the Gingrich congress), did a study > on NASA's impact on the US. They concluded that over all NASA gave a > 25 year leap in technology because of the Apollo program alone.
Yeah - too many people assume that the work being done is "only for space" when some of the most common, everyday innovations came from the program. NASA's directly or indirectly responsible for advancements in pretty much every major industry on the planet... Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166415 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
