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FINAL EPQ PROPOSAL- SPACE EXPLORATION: THE BENEFITS AND DOWNFALLS - Coggle…
FINAL EPQ PROPOSAL- SPACE EXPLORATION: THE BENEFITS AND DOWNFALLS
DOWNFALLS
Dangers
Wasted costs
Precious materials wasted
THERE ARE TOO MANY BENEFITS I CAN'T THINK!!!
BENEFITS
Environmental impacts
Jobs
, 72 different government space agencies are in existence; 14 of those have launch capability.
~ 13 privatised space flight
$1.35 billion total economic impact
8000 jobs
Economy
spends <0.5% of the US national budget (NASA)
The most spent on NASA has been 4.41% of their national budget
“The $25 billion 1958 dollars, spent on civilian space R&D during the 1959-1969 period has returned $52 billion through 1970 and will continue to produce pay-off through 1987, at which time the total pay-off will have been $181 billion. The discounted rate of return for this investment will have been 33 percent.”
352,000 (mostly skilled) jobs created or saved
FY (Fiscal Year) 2016, these programs created 2,412 jobs, $474 million in economic output, and $57.3 million in fiscal impact with an initial investment of $172.9 million.
Offshoot technology
NASA is credited with > 2000 offshoot technology
Baby powder
Cochlear Implants
Modern vacuums
Reflective blankets
MRI
Memory Foam
Freeze dried food
LZR racer swimsuits
Artificial limbs
LEDs (for tumor therapy)
Aural thermometer
Scratch resistant lenses
Invisible braces