Ljink96 said:
MTZehvor said:
For what it's worth, space research is arguably one of the best investments in terms of "fairness." Research from NASA has been crucial to the creation of prosthetic limbs, allowing people who are born without/lose a limb to at least be capable of doing many of the things those of us with four working limbs can do. NASA's research has also led to water purification being much cheaper and far easier, so that nearly anyone, regardless of how poor, in a developed society can have it, when originally it was limited to the upper class. Research from NASA has also benefitted food safety, hospitals, pollution levels, fire fighters, and highway safety. Space research is one of the better investments for helping all of a society.
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Fair enough, but don't tell me those Apollo missions were worth it. Especially 13. I'm just saying, billions of dollars literally blew up during the Apollo era.
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I will tell you they were worth it, because the research that goes into developing those missions can be applied on so many different levels. Doesn't matter whether it blew up or not, the research still remains and can still be used by others. If you're looking to improve a society, the best places to invest your money are in improving space related and military technology.
