Originally Posted by GatorB

if it wasn't for space exploration you would even have the ability to be sitting here asking people this question. How is that for starters? Do you enjoy the convenience of cooking food fast in a microwave oven? Thank space. If we stuck to earth we wouldn't have satelited telling us hurricanes are head our way or tornadoes for that matter. We wouldn't have spy satellites. See satellites are in SPACE. So no cable or Directv for you. Just the same 5 lousy channels. Medical technology, thank space. And because it's the government not private business doing it, the government can't file patents on new technologies derived from space so ALL can benefit from it.

Seriously THINK before asking. Or at least look shit up yourself.