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BENEFITS OF
SPACE
RESEARCH ANDEXPLORATION
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BENEFITS
Gain a greater appreciation of our home
Transportation
Faster, safer airplane trips
Space Transportation
Technology Type
Description
Rockets Lift capsules with crew, equipment, or
satellites into orbit and beyond
Space shuttles Transport crew and equipment to orbiting
spacecraft
Space stations Orbiting spacecraft with living quarters,
work areas, and support systems to allow
people to live and work there
Space probes Contain instrumentation for carrying out
robotic space exploration
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BENEFITS
Products
Better radiation detectors on earthBetter ways of shielding
people during radiation-
related medical treatmentsProduct Spinoff use on Earth
Dehydrated food Portable camping food; emergency food supply;
foodstorage
Miniaturized computers and
robotics
Emergency response robots
Scratch-resistant plastic
coatings
Coating for glasses lenses
Memory foam Motorcycle and bicycle seats; pillows and mattresses
for
bedridden patients to reduce bed sores
Antibacterial water filter Brita
Infrared thermometer Medical thermometers (faster and more
accurate)
Ionization smoke detector Sensitive household smoke
detectors
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BENEFITS
Satellites
First one launched by Soviet Union in 1957 (Sputnik1) Did create
a concern that a nuclear weapon could be
sent into orbit and then landed in another country
US sent Explorer 1 into space in 1958
Enhanced communications Television channels, internet
service
Connected all parts of countries together
Tracking devicesWildlife researchers use them to study animal
migratory
movements
GPS (Global Positioning System) -
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BENEFITS
Satellites contd
Remote sensing and digital imaging
Shows changes over time for later analysis
Assess the impact of human populations
Real-time imaging
Not all satellites take pictures
Can advance human understanding of phenomena
Millions of pictures taken over several years can becombined to
show the full picture of Earth
(interpreted real-time images)
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Earths population centres are clearly visible
at night from space, as shown in this
composite image
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VOCABULARY
Spinoff: a secondary beneficial effect or
product of a thing or an activity
Artificial satellite: device placed in orbit around
Earth or another celestial object
Geostationary orbit: satellite orbits Earth at the
same rate as Earth rotates (how long does this
take?)
