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The very fact that we are all able to communicate through the internet is down to many technologies that have been developed because of the space age. The computers that originally put man on the moon had nowhere near the capabilities of the ones that we are now using. A lot of their progress has been made through science used in space exploration.

What we now know as the internet began as a project by the American Defence Department. They set up DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). One of DARPA's jobs was to come up with a communication system that could withstand a nuclear attack. What they came up with was a network. Initially there were just 4 locations connected together. Over time that grew and more academics and companies and other agencies got involved. In 1989 the internet as we know it was officially born. In the early 90s the World Wide Web came into being.

A lot of internet and other communications technology involves the use of satellites. They would not be there without space exploration. I am sure you have used programs like Google Earth. A lot of what is in that is down to things devised through space exploration.

Without all that technology and major advances that were made through the wide array of projects embarked upon through the space race and related sciences, we wouldn't even be here for us to share this information. Sometimes you'll see people on the internet giving out about the waste of money that is being spent in space and on other major science-related things, which is ironic seeing that if it wasn't for a lot of that expenditure, they wouldn't be using the internet and be able to give out about anything at all. They wouldn't have a lot of the other things in their daily lives if it wasn't for various money being "wasted on science" either. All sorts of technologies used in many parts of society, arose out of the space race.

Of course, there is also the amount that we have learned through space exploration about Earth and all that surrounds us, which can be deemed as its primary purpose. It may seem to be a waste of time, energy and money to explore space, but it has reaped many benefits, both directly and indirectly, and is well worth the expense.


Top Ten Reasons for Going Into SpaceReason Number 10 Colonization - in another twenty years it is estimated the population of the earth will reach over 8 billion. We could use a place to live.

Reason Number 9 Place a spy satellite over the Miss Hawaiian Tropics contest.

Reason Number 8 International Diplomacy - we went to the moon to beat the Russians, now we're building the International Space Station as a way to work with the Russians. Go figure. In any event, prestige and international relations are among the most powerful reasons we've had for going into space.

Reason Number 7 Natural Resources - some day we may be able to mine the Moon for green cheese and the asteroids for minerals and ores.

Reason Number 6 Researching the universe - orbiting observatories like Hubble Space Telescope, Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), and Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) to study the stars, galaxies, and the structure of the universe.

Reason Number 5 Technology Spin-Offs from NASA-developed technology like small solid-state lasers which led to Compact Discs, cordless power tools, solar power cells, laptop computers AND TANG.

Reason Number 4 Researching the sun, moon, and planets - deep-space planetary probes and manned exploration to study the atmosphere, composition, and physics of other bodies in the solar system.

Reason Number 3 Get Marvin the Martian's autograph

Reason Number 2 Many applications that can be accomplished only from orbit, for example - telephone & TV communications around the world, weather observation and prediction (notably hurricanes), land surveys, and navigation (notably the Global Positioning System, GPS).

Reason Number 1 BECAUSE IT'S THERE.
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