Our Most Important Space Program

[shawn001]

Getting the rocks was a great a achievement and probably a important one. However it did not tell us anything about how our solar system was formed. Even if it did, how does that help mankind today. If continued space flight did help solve some of mankind's problems it would be worth the money, but it doesn't.

There has never been a day since Adam and Eve ate the fig, that there has been peace on earth.

"However it did not tell us anything about how our solar system was formed."

Chemistry says moon is proto-Earth’s mantle, relocated
Data confirm model in which impact pulverizes Earth like a sledgehammer hitting a watermelon

"Wang and Jacobsen now report isotopic differences between lunar and terrestrial rocks that provide the first experimental evidence that can discriminate between the two leading models for the moon’s origin. In one model, a low-energy impact leaves the proto-Earth and moon shrouded in a silicate atmosphere; in the other, a much more violent impact vaporizes the impactor and most of the proto-Earth, expanding to form an enormous superfluid disk out of which the moon eventually crystallizes.

The isotopic study, which supports the high-energy model, was published Sept. 12 in the advance online edition of Nature. “Our results provide the first hard evidence that the impact really did (largely) vaporize Earth,” said Wang, assistant professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences."

Chemistry says moon is proto-Earth’s mantle, relocated | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis

Just another random act of planets and moons and even stars impacting each other all over the universe every day.

"Even if it did, how does that help mankind today"

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Overview of ISS Research Benefits to Human Health
The International Space Station is a unique laboratory for performing investigations that affect human health both in space and on Earth. Throughout its assembly, the space station has supported research that is providing a better understanding of certain aspects of human health, such as aging, trauma, disease and the environment. Several biological and human physiological investigations have yielded important results, including improved understanding of basic physiological processes normally masked by gravity and development of new medical technology and protocols driven by the need to support astronaut health. Advances in telemedicine, disease models, psychological stress response systems, nutrition, cell behavior and environmental health are just a few examples of benefits that have been gained from the unique space station microgravity environment.



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You dishonor so many great people it's really astounding.

 

[shawn001]

NASA supplies extremely important deep space research and other important science the private sector would not fund or make money on, so it's really important to have both work with each other. NASA over the years has done very well with a small budget.

 

[omega2xx]

"However it did not tell us anything about how our solar system was formed."

Chemistry says moon is proto-Earth’s mantle, relocated
Data confirm model in which impact pulverizes Earth like a sledgehammer hitting a watermelon

"Wang and Jacobsen now report isotopic differences between lunar and terrestrial rocks that provide the first experimental evidence that can discriminate between the two leading models for the moon’s origin. In one model, a low-energy impact leaves the proto-Earth and moon shrouded in a silicate atmosphere; in the other, a much more violent impact vaporizes the impactor and most of the proto-Earth, expanding to form an enormous superfluid disk out of which the moon eventually crystallizes.

The isotopic study, which supports the high-energy model, was published Sept. 12 in the advance online edition of Nature. “Our results provide the first hard evidence that the impact really did (largely) vaporize Earth,” said Wang, assistant professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences."

Chemistry says moon is proto-Earth’s mantle, relocated | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis

Just another random act of planets and moons and even stars impacting each other all over the universe every day.

"Even if it did, how does that help mankind today"

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Overview of ISS Research Benefits to Human Health
The International Space Station is a unique laboratory for performing investigations that affect human health both in space and on Earth. Throughout its assembly, the space station has supported research that is providing a better understanding of certain aspects of human health, such as aging, trauma, disease and the environment. Several biological and human physiological investigations have yielded important results, including improved understanding of basic physiological processes normally masked by gravity and development of new medical technology and protocols driven by the need to support astronaut health. Advances in telemedicine, disease models, psychological stress response systems, nutrition, cell behavior and environmental health are just a few examples of benefits that have been gained from the unique space station microgravity environment.



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  High-Quality Protein Crystal Growth Experiment Onboard "Kibo"
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  Kalle, a 10-year-old boy, is already in favor of space technology. In the future, he could control his asthma with a small device also used by crew members on board the International Space Station.
  
  
• ​
  
  
  Add Salt? Astronauts' Bones Say Please Don't
  Osteoporosis is a harsh disease that reduces the quality of life for millions. Fortunately, research done in space may change the game.
  
  
• ​
  
  
  International Space Station Plays Role in Vaccine Development
  Have you ever been afflicted with a case of food poisoning so awful it made you stop to wonder why no one's found a cure yet? The evolution of vaccine development is being streamlined with the help of the International Space Station.
  
  
• ​
  
  
  Advanced Ultrasound for the Space Program and on Earth
  A patient's location at the time of a medical crisis often determines their pain and suffering and even their chances of survival. Providing medical care in remote communities, such as the space station crew, is particularly challenging.
  
  
• ​
  
  
  Early Detection of Immune Changes Prevents Shingles
  Stress associated with spaceflight can reactivate the virus that causes shingles, a disease punctuated by painful skin lesions.
  
  
• ​
  
  
  Cancer Treatment Delivery
  Humanity is on the constant search for improvements in cancer treatments, and the International Space Station has provided a microgravity platform that has enabled advancements in the treatment process.
  
  
• ​
  
  
  Advanced NASA Technology Supports Water Purification Efforts Worldwide
  Drinkable water is vital for human survival. Using technology developed for the space station, at-risk areas can now gain access to advanced water filtration and purification systems, making life-saving differences.

Overview of ISS Research Benefits to Human Health

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/benefits/human_health.html

Once upon a time....and they lied happily ever after, Nothing in your post has been scientifically proved.

You dishonor so many great people it's really astounding.

I said what they did was important and probably necessary. How is that dishonoring them? My objection is not what they did, it is what is the value of continuing to do it? The monies spent on the space programs could be better spent reducing our national debt. Even if all said in your post was true, it wouldn't make a nickels worth of difference in the lives of Americans.