On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:57:37 -0500, Robert Juliano
wrote:

we managed to get a few more benefits than JUST landing on the moon...

like:

bio telemetry
alloys
large scale systems engineering
satellite monitoring
fuel cells
power management
more alloys
better weather prediction

to name just a few...

You left out the entire microelectronics revolution and the computer.
Then there's communications - satellites, etc.

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