WHO IT AFFECTS
Impact on Mankind
At that time, no one could have anticipated a connection between, say, the International Space Station and restoration of 19th century paintings, between the imaging of Mars and ancient Roman manuscripts, or between astronauts heading to the moon and the safety of the food we eat every day. Nor did they imagine how many thousands of lives would be saved by space-aided search and rescue or by the aforementioned hurricane prediction or by numerous hospital technologies derived from NASA research. Or, another strange connection: the launch pads in Florida and the Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge.1 The NASA program has truly aided in shaping the world into what it has become.
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."
- T.S. Eliot
Business, Technology, and Economy Advancements
Space science activities cover the frontiers of almost all the major areas of the physical sciences and these activities thus provide support of the physical sciences in specific applications in the field of electronics, materials, propulsion, etc., and will contribute, directly or indirectly, to all subsequent military weapons developments and to many unforeseen civilian applications. But there is also no doubt that space is a unique environment, demanding rapid innovation and new ways of thinking, with little tolerance for error. And these demands reward all of us when they spurred creativity and technological invention.1
Impact on Daily Lives
NASA is engaged in very active research. It has as its goal to explore space. But to do so, you’ve got to do all kinds of research— biological research, physical research and so on. So it’s really a very, very intensive research organization. And anytime you have any type of intensive research organization or activity going on, new knowledge is going to flow from it. ”The story of NASA’s tangible impacts on our daily lives may not garner as much attention as dramatic space missions do, but the return on investment to society from NASA’s challenging activities is significant.”1 But how does the American public actually feel about it in their maily lives? A survey recently conducted shows telling results.
So What Can You Do?
As you can tell, this topic is extremely important and relevant to the current and future society of the United States of America. Because it is so important, the call to learn more is stronger than ever! Become more educated about this topic and get involved now!
