..... Invisible projects. Society marches toward the future one painful step after another as evident from history.
The application of science and engineering in space projects has largely accomplished miraculous changes in day to day affairs without much notice. Some elementary changes to humanity have been:
- Lifting of the human spirit (Moon landing)
- Recognition of the Earth's fragility (looking back at the home planet)
- Mitigation of disasters (hurricane warning)
- Global connectivity (A.C. Clarke's GEO platform)
- Daily weather prediction (constellation of international systems)
- Navigation, location, and timing (military start - civil dominance)
- Materials development (micro-miniaturization, light materials, Velcro)
Dr.
Peter
Swan
Project Leader
IAA
Professional Category:
Education
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