Nasa's damp squib...

[Joseph & Ana 0]

You don't know why we need a base on the moon, yet you're willing to follow like a sheep.

And you don't know why we don't need it.

Furthermore you don't know if it will happen, or on what timescale.

I don't know why we don't need it? Thats brilliant...

The burden of proof is not on me - its on those who want to spend the tax money.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

Out of interest...

It Came From Outer Space: NASA Innovations We Use on Earth

[Joseph & Ana 0]

Out of interest...

It Came From Outer Space: NASA Innovations We Use on Earth

Thats still doesn't explain why we need a moon base.. Unless of course we need a moonbase to come up with velcroe's replacement.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

Out of interest...

It Came From Outer Space: NASA Innovations We Use on Earth

Thats still doesn't explain why we need a moon base.. Unless of course we need a moonbase to come up with velcroe's replacement.

***whoooooooooooosh!**

[Niels Bohr 72]

Swimsuits

After the 2004 Olympics, Speedo asked NASA for help designing a faster, sleeker swimsuit. The swimwear maker tapped NASA for its understanding of fluid dynamics and knowledge of how to combat drag—two concepts that are as critical to competitive swimming as they are to efficient space flight. NASA helped Speedo perform surface drag tests on materials for its space-age wetsuit. The LZR Racer swimsuit made a big splash in 2008, when Olympic swimmers who sported them (including Michael Phelps pictured here) broke all sorts of world records. The swimsuit is so effective that it (and other high-tech suits) are banned from competition beginning in 2010.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm sure Joe-Bob in his wifebeater and cut-off jeans could have come up with that in his garage over a lazy weekend and a few light beers

[Empress of Groovy 373]

Out of interest...

It Came From Outer Space: NASA Innovations We Use on Earth

Thats still doesn't explain why we need a moon base.. Unless of course we need a moonbase to come up with velcroe's replacement.

Your inquisitiveness is inspiring.

[Heracles 417]

Thanks for wasting billions more of our dollars as NASA does on a daily basis.

Yeah what a waste. Lets cut all research and head back to the farm days.

PS Lack of research is why Detroit produce/d such dodgy cars.

[Heracles 417]

A multitude of technologies has come out of NASA that we now use.

Stuff like this was at a forefront of the country. Now the highlight of the day is seeing how the Steelers or Nascar is doing.

Edited October 9, 2009 by Booyah!

[HYENA 4]

nasa -stoopid waste of money.

kids don't grow up, their toys do.

[HYENA 4]

similac microalgae, aeorogel, golf clubs, memory foam, body swimsuits, lithium batteries for cars, infrared thermometers, ocular screening,

that's about all that came from space...hardly worth it

A multitude of technologies has come out of NASA that we now use.

Stuff like this was at a forefront of the country. Now the highlight of the day is seeing how the Steelers or Nascar is doing.

not many that are useful...only conveniences but hardly worth the trillions

[Niels Bohr 72]

similac microalgae, aeorogel, golf clubs, memory foam, body swimsuits, lithium batteries for cars, infrared thermometers, ocular screening,

that's about all that came from space...hardly worth it

don't forget the toilet that recycles your urine

I'll be working for NASA after a few years working at my place in the near future.

[HYENA 4]

Out of interest...

It Came From Outer Space: NASA Innovations We Use on Earth

Thats still doesn't explain why we need a moon base.. Unless of course we need a moonbase to come up with velcroe's replacement.

Your inquisitiveness is inspiring.

they already found a velcro replacement...from the Gecko right here on earth