12-02-2011, 04:14 AM
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in a van by the river
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Without Nasa, you wouldn't have Satellite TV, GPS, Google Earth, Artificial Limbs, Dialysis, MRI and CAT Scans, Breast Cancer Screening (which uses technology originally developed for the Hubble Space Telescope), Ear Thermometers, Concrete Grooves in roads (really!), Freeze dried food, Scratch resistant lenses, Cordless power tools, etc.
Don't forget it also made weather monitoring possible which today saves thousands of lives every year by accurately predicting the path and intensity of hurricanes.
And of course, it got Man to the moon, sent robots to Mars, orbiters to various planets, is looking for life on Jupiters moons like Europa with space ship Galileo (which on Nov 16th they announced that they think they have found LIQUID WATER ON EUROPA, and has sent space ships completely out of our solar system (Voyagers 1 and 2).
Just 2 days ago Nasa launched Curisoity, a new robot to Mars.
Etc, etc.
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Don't forget ballpoint pens & Velcro.. The 80s would of sucked with out Velcro shoe laces..
as a side note I just noticed in the picture the guy in the front almost appears to be carrying some sort of Geiger counter. That's a scary thought as if he were checking for radiation leaks of some sort. |
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