{"id":397756,"date":"2022-01-22T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/"},"modified":"2022-01-22T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T15:00:35","slug":"here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"#Here are 10 reasons why space exploration benefits Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d4c3431ce\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Here_are_the_top_ten_ways_that_space_exploration_benefits_Earth\" >Here are the top ten ways that space exploration benefits Earth:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_Ten_Technology\" >Number Ten: Technology\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_Nine_Gathering_Investment_When_Taxes_Arent_Gonna_Do_It\" >Number Nine: Gathering Investment When Taxes Aren\u2019t Gonna Do It<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_Eight_%E2%80%94_Space_Development_Advances_Rights_for_All\" >Number Eight \u2014 Space Development Advances Rights for All<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_Seven_%E2%80%94_Fixing_Climate_Problems_%E2%80%94_Water_You_Waiting_for\" >Number Seven \u2014 Fixing Climate Problems \u2014 Water You Waiting for?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_Six_%E2%80%94_Truths_Half-Truths_and_the_Internet\" >Number Six \u2014 Truths, Half-Truths, and the Internet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_Five_%E2%80%94_Science_Supports_Families_and_Communities\" >Number Five \u2014 Science Supports Families and Communities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_Four_%E2%80%94_Answering_the_Greatest_Question_Ever_Asked\" >Number Four \u2014 Answering the Greatest Question Ever Asked<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_Three_Space_Exploration_Could_Lead_to_the_End_of_Nations\" >Number Three: Space Exploration Could Lead to the End of Nations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_Two_Dont_Put_All_Your_Humans_in_One_Bucket\" >Number Two: Don\u2019t Put All Your Humans in One Bucket<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-10-reasons-why-space-exploration-benefits-earth\/#Number_One_The_Overview_Effect\" >Number One: The Overview Effect<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Here are 10 reasons why space exploration benefits Earth<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            <em><strong>Space exploration benefits Earth and everyone living on it in ways most people never expect \u2014 Here\u2019s 10 reasons why investing in space is our best hope for humanity.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Space exploration is the grandest endeavor the human race has ever undertaken. Reaching out beyond the planetary cradle on which we evolved represents the next logical step in the evolution of the human race. In the words of Gene Roddenberry, space truly is \u201cthe final frontier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is certainly tempting to think of exploration as coming at a tremendous financial cost. There are also many pressing needs right here at home, which must be addressed. Perhaps surprisingly for some, the best hope we have to solve many of our challenges here on Earth is to venture beyond the confines of the planet we call home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<figure>\n<p>                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/4gBFHod_5Jc\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <!--resp-video-container--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"4dd9\" class=\"om on gs bg dg oo op jy oq or os kb ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg hp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here_are_the_top_ten_ways_that_space_exploration_benefits_Earth\"><\/span>Here are the top ten ways that space exploration benefits Earth:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"6aaa\" class=\"om on gs bg dg oo op jy oq or os kb ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg hp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_Ten_Technology\"><\/span><strong class=\"cj\">Number Ten: Technology\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378662 js-lazy\" alt=\"Access to clean, fresh water is likely to be the cause of multiple wars in the near future. Space exploration benefits everyone through new technologies, including delivering this life-giving resource to people worldwide. Image credit: Sasin Tipchai \/ Pixabay\" width=\"796\" height=\"531\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-796x531.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-202x135.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w.jpeg 1400w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Access to clean, fresh water is likely to be the cause of multiple wars in the near future. Space exploration benefits everyone through new technologies, including delivering this life-giving resource to people worldwide. Sasin Tipchai \/ Pixabay\" data-title=\"Share Access to clean, fresh water is likely to be the cause of multiple wars in the near future. Space exploration benefits everyone through new technologies, including delivering this life-giving resource to people worldwide. Sasin Tipchai \/ Pixabay on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Access to clean, fresh water is likely to be the cause of multiple wars in the near future. Space exploration benefits everyone through new technologies, including delivering this life-giving resource to people worldwide. Sasin Tipchai \/ Pixabay on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Access to clean, fresh water is likely to be the cause of multiple wars in the near future. Space exploration benefits everyone through new technologies, including delivering this life-giving resource to people worldwide. Sasin Tipchai \/ Pixabay<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378662\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-796x531.jpeg\" alt=\"Access to clean, fresh water is likely to be the cause of multiple wars in the near future. Space exploration benefits everyone through new technologies, including delivering this life-giving resource to people worldwide. Image credit: Sasin Tipchai \/ Pixabay\" width=\"796\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-202x135.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_dLYl23OisojbSn4Tpr670w.jpeg 1400w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Water is essential to life, and large populations are unable to access clean water for drinking or cooking, spreading disease and infections. Cheap, easy-to-use water filtration systems now being distributed to people worldwide were developed from NASA\u2019s need to filter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thecosmiccompanion.net\/is-life-hiding-on-water-worlds\/\">water in space<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our food is now significantly safer, thanks to NASA. The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point concept developed by Pillsbury for NASA, kept contamination off food being packed into spacecraft. Now, the FDA uses these same techniques to keep dangerous microorganisms out of food before it is ever shipped to the store for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Heart disease can now be treated by implantable heart aids that act as miniature defibrillators, thanks to the pure research of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/the-cosmic-companion\/episodes\/Exploring-Mars---Dr--Fatima-Ebrahimi--Dr--Kirsten-Siebach---The-Cosmic-Companion-Feb--23--2021-equ0f1\">space exploration<\/a>. Keyhole surgery, devised to perform surgery in space, allows surgeons to work within bodies while watching on a video screen, using just small incisions.<\/p>\n<p>Robots and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PrqyFLHvbaw\">artificial intelligence now being developed for the International Space Station<\/a> and the return of humans to the Moon promises to further <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> here at home, aiding those with physical challenges, reducing car accidents, and aiding in disaster relief.<\/p>\n<p>These benefits come from a surprisingly small investment in space exploration. A significant portion of the population has little to no idea how much money is invested in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and technology, leading many people to conclude (or believe) that funding is much higher than real-life budgets reveal.<\/p>\n<p>In some ways, space agencies are a victim of their own success. When looking at the results of magnificent missions, it is tempting to believe the exploration of space comes with a tremendous financial burden. Yet, actual budgets are far from that misguided notion.<\/p>\n<p>NASA receives less than one-half of one percent of the Federal budget, and just one-quarter of this goes to planetary science. The entire budget for NASA \u2014 roughly 20 billion dollars a year \u2014 is roughly equivalent to the amount of money Americans spend on vegan meat substitutes or Halloween costumes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<figure>\n<p>                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/qIFG5MwJZYc\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <!--resp-video-container--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"oe of og oh oi jk\"><figcaption class=\"jr js gc ga gb jt ju bg b bh bi ef\">Talking with NYT contributing science journalist David W. Brown, discussing space exploration, NASA, budgets, and exploring the water world of Europa! Video credit: The Cosmic Companion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"oe of og oh oi jk ga gb paragraph-image\">\n<\/figure>\n<p>Fossil fuel subsides around the world reached $5.9 trillion in 2020, according to The International Monetary Fund (IMF). That same year, governments around the globe spent about $82.5 billion on space exploration. Just these subsidies to the fossil fuel industry alone represent more than 70 times the investment nations make to space exploration and research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo stabilise global temperatures we must urgently move away from fossil fuels instead of adding fuel to the fire. It\u2019s critical that governments stop propping up an industry that is in decline, and look to accelerate the low-carbon energy transition, and our future, instead,\u201d said Mike Coffin, senior analyst at the thinktank Carbon Tracker.<\/p>\n<p>Solar cell and insulating technology developed for spacecraft and future human existence beyond our home world might be adapted for use here at home, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_Nine_Gathering_Investment_When_Taxes_Arent_Gonna_Do_It\"><\/span>Number Nine: Gathering Investment When Taxes Aren\u2019t Gonna Do It<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378663 js-lazy\" alt=\"Elon Musk, through SpaceX, has a vision of making the human race an interplanetary species, ensuring the future of our species in the event of a planetwide disaster, natural or humanmade. Image credit: ElonMuskCore \/ Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"796\" height=\"387\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-796x387.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-796x387.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-280x136.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-270x131.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-540x263.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA.jpeg 1024w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Elon Musk, through SpaceX, has a vision of making the human race an interplanetary species, ensuring the future of our species in the event of a planetwide disaster, natural or humanmade. ElonMuskCore \/ Wikimedia Commons\" data-title=\"Share Elon Musk, through SpaceX, has a vision of making the human race an interplanetary species, ensuring the future of our species in the event of a planetwide disaster, natural or humanmade. ElonMuskCore \/ Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Elon Musk, through SpaceX, has a vision of making the human race an interplanetary species, ensuring the future of our species in the event of a planetwide disaster, natural or humanmade. ElonMuskCore \/ Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Elon Musk, through SpaceX, has a vision of making the human race an interplanetary species, ensuring the future of our species in the event of a planetwide disaster, natural or humanmade. ElonMuskCore \/ Wiki<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> Commons<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378663\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-796x387.jpeg\" alt=\"Elon Musk, through SpaceX, has a vision of making the human race an interplanetary species, ensuring the future of our species in the event of a planetwide disaster, natural or humanmade. Image credit: ElonMuskCore \/ Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"796\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-796x387.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-280x136.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-270x131.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA-540x263.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_JuhCW7nR88Rytxm0BisGuA.jpeg 1024w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>But \u2014 what about billionaires going to space?<\/p>\n<p>Richard Branson invested a little over a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/news\/richard-branson-reaches-space-on-virgin-galactic-flight.html#:~:text=Sir%20Richard%20Branson%2C%20after%20nearly%2017%20years%20of,the%20billionaire%20founder%20and%20three%20Virgin%20Galactic%20employees.\">billion dollars<\/a><a> developing Virgin Galactic over 17 years. Let\u2019s assume he had been taxed on every dollar of that (he wouldn\u2019t have been). Assuming every dollar was taxable (it wouldn\u2019t have been), and his accountants didn\u2019t hide a penny (they would have), and every bit of it was taxed at 37 percent \u2014 the <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/smartasset.com\/taxes\/current-federal-income-tax-brackets#:~:text=Instead%2C%2037%25%20is%20your%20top%20marginal%20tax%20rate.,%249%2C700%20is%20subject%20to%20a%2010%25%20tax%20rate.\">highest rate possible<\/a> under current laws (it wouldn\u2019t have been).<\/p>\n<p>Now \u2014 one billion dollars, taxed at 37 percent (the top marginal tax rate), means tax revenue to the Federal Government of 370 million dollars. With roughly 330 million people in the U.S., this maximum lost tax revenue works out to about $1.10 per American. And, since that amount was spread out over 17 years, the math crunches out to less than six-and-a-half cents per American, per year. People could, literally, donate 10 cents a year to a good cause and more than make up for what Blue Origin cost the U.S. in lost tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Elon Musk, through SpaceX, has invested far more in technology than any other private space endeavor. However, SpaceX is also highly successful, bold and daring, regularly flying to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/what-is-the-future-of-space-stations-once-the-international-space-station-is-gone-c8c32ee03fc1?sk=8663b69c4cb6c1e6305b11b93473d32d\">International Space Station<\/a>, an essential step to the Moon and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Seen to its fruition, the vision of Elon Musk will see humans become a fully interplanetary species in just a new decades. The long-term survival of the human race will no longer be held hostage by short-sighted leaders and failed economic policies.<\/p>\n<p>Famed astronomer, science popularizer, (and my childhood idol), Carl Sagan spent much of his time rallying and educating the world against the greatest existential crisis of his day \u2014 nuclear proliferation. (More on nuclear war later, don\u2019t worry).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378664 js-lazy\" alt=\"The Orion spacecraft, imagined here in a NASA conception, would turn one of the greatest threats to humankind into a means to reach the stars. Image credit: NASA\" width=\"796\" height=\"637\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-796x637.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-796x637.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-263x210.jpeg 263w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-169x135.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-338x270.jpeg 338w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA.jpeg 1400w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The Orion spacecraft, imagined here in a NASA conception, would turn one of the greatest threats to humankind into a means to reach the stars. NASA\" data-title=\"Share The Orion spacecraft, imagined here in a NASA conception, would turn one of the greatest threats to humankind into a means to reach the stars. NASA on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The Orion spacecraft, imagined here in a NASA conception, would turn one of the greatest threats to humankind into a means to reach the stars. NASA on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The Orion spacecraft, imagined here in a NASA conception, would turn one of the greatest threats to humankind into a means to reach the stars. NASA<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378664\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-796x637.jpeg\" alt=\"The Orion spacecraft, imagined here in a NASA conception, would turn one of the greatest threats to humankind into a means to reach the stars. Image credit: NASA\" width=\"796\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-796x637.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-263x210.jpeg 263w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-169x135.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA-338x270.jpeg 338w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_v0gsQCiatpy9JAJjxpWVMA.jpeg 1400w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>When The British Interplanetary Society and a team of physicists including Freeman Dyson conceptualized a way to bring us to the stars using the same nuclear weapons that threatened our existence, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/think-tank\/we-can-travel-to-another-star-system-by-2100\">Sagan responded<\/a> with \u201cPersonally, the Orion Starship is the best use of nuclear weapons I can think of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under our far-from-perfect tax laws, perhaps the development of private spaceflight by the well-to-do may be one of the best uses they could make of enormous wealth. Soon, it may be that space exploration benefits Earth by funneling funds from the ultrawealthy into scientific projects that benefit all \u2014 something our current tax system should do but doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t yet know what benefits will come from public or private spaceflight, but even the limited forays of government-funded programs show oceans of knowledge and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/the-little-plasma-engine-that-could-perhaps-send-us-to-other-worlds-f31c07539e1b?sk=6734a884f1c02e7b94bed53794956797\">new technologies await us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Space exploration benefits humanity to a far greater degree than the ultrawealthy buying an island or spending capital on stock buybacks.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_Eight_%E2%80%94_Space_Development_Advances_Rights_for_All\"><\/span>Number Eight \u2014 Space Development Advances Rights for All<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378665 js-lazy\" alt=\"Two members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs), Jerrie Cobb (left, seen in the early 1960s), and Wally Funk (right, 2012). Thanks to the modern space age, Funk became the only FLAT member to reach the bounds of space. Image credit: NASA (left) \/ DoD (right).\" width=\"796\" height=\"398\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-796x398.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-796x398.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-280x140.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-270x135.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-540x270.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw.jpeg 1000w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Two members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs), Jerrie Cobb (left, seen in the early 1960s), and Wally Funk (right, 2012). Thanks to the modern space age, Funk became the only FLAT member to reach the bounds of space. Image credit: NASA (left) \/ DoD (right).\" data-title=\"Share Two members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs), Jerrie Cobb (left, seen in the early 1960s), and Wally Funk (right, 2012). Thanks to the modern space age, Funk became the only FLAT member to reach the bounds of space. Image credit: NASA (left) \/ DoD (right). on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Two members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs), Jerrie Cobb (left, seen in the early 1960s), and Wally Funk (right, 2012). Thanks to the modern space age, Funk became the only FLAT member to reach the bounds of space. Image credit: NASA (left) \/ DoD (right). on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Two members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs), Jerrie Cobb (left, seen in the early 1960s), and Wally Funk (right, 2012). Thanks to the modern space age, Funk became the only FLAT member to reach the bounds of space. Image credit: NASA (left) \/ DoD (right).<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378665\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-796x398.jpeg\" alt=\"Two members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs), Jerrie Cobb (left, seen in the early 1960s), and Wally Funk (right, 2012). Thanks to the modern space age, Funk became the only FLAT member to reach the bounds of space. Image credit: NASA (left) \/ DoD (right).\" width=\"796\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-796x398.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-280x140.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-270x135.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw-540x270.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_MaGOtZ3_Dlc0hvmCN7Tbbw.jpeg 1000w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Accompanying Bezos on his suborbital flight on 20 July were both the youngest and oldest persons yet to fly beyond the confines of Earth. One, Wally Funk, had trained for spaceflight since the days of the Mercury program in the early 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Funk was one of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/celebrating-jerrie-cobb-pioneer-for-women-in-space-3ee79eb74520?sk=bff421c832530e9a69ea86b05e05d47f\">First Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLATs)<\/a>, popularly known as the Mercury 13 \u2014 a group of women who, in the early 1960s, undertook training to become astronauts. Unfortunately, none of these women flew to space at that time, despite several passing all the Mercury-era tests they undertook.<\/p>\n<p>While the USSR launched Valentina Tereshkova to space in 1963, highly-qualified women in the United States remained grounded on Earth \u2014 a snub which took decades to rectify. Today, however, NASA and its associated organizations are champions of diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough both Cobb and Cochran made separate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eals for years afterward to restart a women\u2019s astronaut testing project, the U.S. civil space agency did not select any female astronaut candidates until the 1978 class of Space Shuttle astronauts. Astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983 on STS-7, and Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle during STS-63 in 1995. Collins also became the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission during STS-93 in 1999,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/history.nasa.gov\/flats.html\">NASA officials write<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today, women and people of color regularly fly beyond the confines of Earth.<br \/>And now, the 82-year-old Funk has finally touched space, showing that seniors (and women) can do anything they set their minds to doing.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying her was 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, the youngest person ever to fly to space. He was there on a paid ticket, but as young people experience space, youth worldwide will see people like themselves journeying beyond Earth, inspiring children and teens to lives of science.<\/p>\n<p>Funk\u2019s record was short-lived, however, when 90-year-old William Shatner embarked on his own 11-minute <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/hyposprays-and-medical-tricorders-will-we-ever-get-our-star-trek-health-future-4deccf37bbe5?sk=a4bccd13671a37ae72fcafe8218e4ec9\">star trek<\/a> on 13 October 2021 (seeing\u2026 surprisingly few\u2026 THINGS\u2026 on the\u2026 WING!).<\/p>\n<p>Space exploration shatters long-standing barriers, bringing us all closer to our own final frontier.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"1ecc\" class=\"om on gs bg dg oo op jy oq or os kb ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg hp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_Seven_%E2%80%94_Fixing_Climate_Problems_%E2%80%94_Water_You_Waiting_for\"><\/span>Number Seven \u2014 Fixing Climate Problems \u2014 Water You Waiting for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378666 js-lazy\" alt=\"The Earth continues to warm due to human activity, including burning fossil fuels at an unsustainable rate. Image credit: NASA\" width=\"796\" height=\"450\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-796x450.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-796x450.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-239x135.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-477x270.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ.jpeg 1386w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The Earth continues to warm due to human activity, including burning fossil fuels at an unsustainable rate. NASA\" data-title=\"Share The Earth continues to warm due to human activity, including burning fossil fuels at an unsustainable rate. NASA on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The Earth continues to warm due to human activity, including burning fossil fuels at an unsustainable rate. NASA on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The Earth continues to warm due to human activity, including burning fossil fuels at an unsustainable rate. NASA<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378666\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-796x450.jpeg\" alt=\"The Earth continues to warm due to human activity, including burning fossil fuels at an unsustainable rate. Image credit: NASA\" width=\"796\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-796x450.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-239x135.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ-477x270.jpeg 477w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_s864amTB_9Acr0XLuifYxQ.jpeg 1386w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Human beings can live just a few minutes without adequate oxygen. However, during the \u201csuccessful failure\u201d of Apollo 13, NASA engineers had an even more pressing problem on their hands \u2014 a buildup of carbon dioxide in the air (sound familiar?).<\/p>\n<p>In order for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thecosmiccompanion.net\/will-the-international-lunar-research-station-ilrs-be-our-first-home-on-the-moon\/\">large numbers of people to live in space<\/a>, it will be necessary to design systems capable of removing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of space stations and planetary outposts. Much of the same technology which goes into cleaning air aboard these stations can be repurposed to reducing damage to our atmosphere here on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Even if we stopped putting carbon into the atmosphere tomorrow, climatic changes would continue to get worse for decades. The atmosphere and oceans are slow to respond. One of the best hopes we have to reverse climate change is to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere of Earth. Technology for space exploration offers some of the best ways we have to develop the means of carrying out that monumental task.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<figure>\n<p>                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/rN1GDBHyhsw\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <!--resp-video-container--><\/p>\n<p>A worldwide battle against climate change will require constant monitoring of weather, climatic trends, and large-scale events affecting local regions such as volcanic eruptions. This data to understand and mitigate climate change can only be collected by satellites above our home planet.<\/p>\n<p>Modern human civilization is dependent on energy. Moving away from fossil fuels means the replacing energy with renewable sources. Solar cell technology has made significant advances over the last few years, and this technology can be advanced by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/could-china-build-a-kilometer-long-spaceship-9a4ae1ed22d6?sk=a2f63ba5f187bb16213b126e1039a19e\">exploring space<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clean water may seem free and plentiful in the United States and Europe, but this is not the case in much of the world. In fact, over the coming decades, global warming could even result in the complete loss of fresh potable water in southern Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Access to fresh drinking water is already driving large migrations of immigrants away from their homes around the world, and this loss of water could soon become a leading cause of wars in the coming decades. In 2016, India experienced significant unrest due to water shortages, and similar demonstrations recently took place in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2017 alone, water was a major factor in conflict in at least 45 countries, including Syria. Its importance as a resource means that water-related insecurity can easily exacerbate tensions and friction within and between countries. It can be weaponized; nefarious actors can gain control of, destroy, or redirect access to water to meet their objectives by targeting infrastructure and supplies. Advancements in cyber attacks on critical infrastructure raise further concerns as to the security of water systems,\u201d the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2019\/03\/water-is-a-growing-source-of-global-conflict-heres-what-we-need-to-do\/\">World Economic Forum reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today, researchers designing water systems for spaceflights and our first homes on other worlds are developing revolutionary systems to clean and process water, as well as to grow crops in ground that would otherwise be devoid of life.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to stave off coming damage, including wars, is to stop them in from happening in the first place. It will be a lot simpler \u2014 and less expensive \u2014 to design next-generation water filtration and delivery systems than it would be to move everyone out of southern Florida and deal with the consequences of wars around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Today, several nations and other interests are developing missions to place human and robotic beings at the south pole of the Moon, where water might be found in deposits of long-frozen ice. Everywhere we send humans into space, we will need to produce, filter, clean, and recycle this life-sustaining resource. That future technology needed to carry out this task has the potential to revolutionize how we support <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/did-a-massive-asteroid-bring-an-end-to-snowball-earth-63f8bd526ec?sk=67c5d49d3184bddc60aa02d445027d9d\">life on Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_Six_%E2%80%94_Truths_Half-Truths_and_the_Internet\"><\/span>Number Six \u2014 Truths, Half-Truths, and the Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378667 js-lazy\" alt=\"In an age where we are presented with more information, delivered faster than ever before, it is more important than ever that everyone have the tools of science to separate fact from convenient fiction. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay\" width=\"796\" height=\"530\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-796x530.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-796x530.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-280x186.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ.jpeg 1066w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: In an age where we are presented with more information, delivered faster than ever before, it is more important than ever that everyone have the tools of science to separate fact from convenient fiction. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay\" data-title=\"Share In an age where we are presented with more information, delivered faster than ever before, it is more important than ever that everyone have the tools of science to separate fact from convenient fiction. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share In an age where we are presented with more information, delivered faster than ever before, it is more important than ever that everyone have the tools of science to separate fact from convenient fiction. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>In an age where we are presented with more information, delivered faster than ever before, it is more important than ever that everyone have the tools of science to separate fact from convenient fiction. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378667\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-796x530.jpeg\" alt=\"In an age where we are presented with more information, delivered faster than ever before, it is more important than ever that everyone have the tools of science to separate fact from convenient fiction. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay\" width=\"796\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-796x530.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-280x186.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_lX97ZgOcokiXB_ZjT7WGxQ.jpeg 1066w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>When the National Science Foundation (NSF) was founded in 1950, the organization opened astronomical observatories nationwide. This excitement about science, combined with lowered financial barriers to higher education, sent large numbers of additional students nationwide to school, driving the development of Apollo, the Space Shuttle, and the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/hubble-finds-black-hole-that-shouldnt-exist-d274a619ec96?sk=599d134f3d932789dea83468d445db5d\">Hubble Space Telescope<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the great opportunities we have as a global society in the 2020\u2019s is the ability to listen to so many people and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> organizations online (We are your favorite, you say? Why, thank you!).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378668 js-lazy\" alt=\"What? Too soon? Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in ImgFlip.\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA.jpeg 515w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA-216x210.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA-139x135.jpeg 139w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA-278x270.jpeg 278w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: What? Too soon? Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in ImgFlip.\" data-title=\"Share What? Too soon? Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in ImgFlip. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share What? Too soon? Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in ImgFlip. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>What? Too soon? Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in ImgFlip.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378668\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA.jpeg\" alt=\"What? Too soon? Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in ImgFlip.\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA.jpeg 515w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA-216x210.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA-139x135.jpeg 139w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_mGTI9Fl1MHaDmhZjZ8VnVA-278x270.jpeg 278w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>However, with great wealth of sources, comes great responsibility (We still miss you, Stan!). Readers and viewers are faced with finding high-quality reporting among an endless morass of less-than-reliable sources. (We are your most-trusted source for news about space exploration and astronomy? Why, you are just too kind!).<\/p>\n<p>Developing and encouraging <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1rWxEJjLjEY\">space exploration directly feeds science education<\/a>, providing a pathway for talented scientists to obtain an education. Scientific training provides tools to weigh evidence and see through falsehoods.<\/p>\n<p>Living in the 21st Century \u2014 and beyond \u2014 requires a populace who focus on realistic news reports and learn to separate grains of truth from the chaff of ratings-building faff. Science provides the best set of tools available to inoculate our populace against the dangers of pseudoscience and mendacity.<\/p>\n<p>From the early days of Mercury and the Moon landing, through the flight of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, space exploration excites people, bringing us together as a species, and encouraging the most-curious among us to study the Cosmos around us.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_Five_%E2%80%94_Science_Supports_Families_and_Communities\"><\/span>Number Five \u2014 Science Supports Families and Communities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378669 js-lazy\" alt=\"The James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day, is revolutionary technology. The programs also supports hundreds of good-paying jobs, for an investment of just one percent of one percent of federal spending. Image credit: NASA\" width=\"796\" height=\"529\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-796x529.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-796x529.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-280x186.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-406x270.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ.jpeg 1400w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day, is revolutionary technology. The programs also supports hundreds of good-paying jobs, for an investment of just one percent of one percent of federal spending. Image credit: NASA\" data-title=\"Share The James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day, is revolutionary technology. The programs also supports hundreds of good-paying jobs, for an investment of just one percent of one percent of federal spending. Image credit: NASA on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day, is revolutionary technology. The programs also supports hundreds of good-paying jobs, for an investment of just one percent of one percent of federal spending. Image credit: NASA on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day, is revolutionary technology. The programs also supports hundreds of good-paying jobs, for an investment of just one percent of one percent of federal spending. Image credit: NASA<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378669\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-796x529.jpeg\" alt=\"The James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day, is revolutionary technology. The programs also supports hundreds of good-paying jobs, for an investment of just one percent of one percent of federal spending. Image credit: NASA\" width=\"796\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-796x529.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-280x186.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ-406x270.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_hTdCbIX4_aARobfLcT5FvQ.jpeg 1400w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/james-webb-space-telescope-now-assembled-whats-next-909b2cd4c10b?sk=717bb92ac90634318ce99744cbc4b7d9\">James Webb Space Telescope<\/a> is one of the most-expensive scientific endeavors in history, comparable only to the Hubble Space Telescope and the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.<\/p>\n<p>This project cost roughly 10 billion dollars over 24 years \u2014 around 420 million dollars a year. Europe and Canada, together, contributed an additional billion dollars to the construction of this revolutionary instrument.<\/p>\n<p>This amount of money may seem enormous, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to other Federal expenditures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo quantify this, in the same 2003\u20132026 period that NASA will spend $9.7 billion on Webb, the United States government will spend, in total, approximately $101 trillion. The James Webb Space Telescope accounts for a mere 0.0095% of all U.S. spending during this period \u2014 the equivalent of setting aside a single penny out of a 100 dollars to answer fundamental questions about our cosmos.,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/articles\/cost-of-the-jwst\">The Planetary Society reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And, this money did not just appear as pile of cash which quickly disappeared from an airport tarmac. The money spent on Webb, and other projects like it, largely goes to supporting thousands of good-paying jobs, feeding local communities and families around the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project\u2019s new $9.7 billion life-cycle cost estimate is principally driven by the schedule extension, which requires keeping the contractor\u2019s workforce to complete integration and test longer than expected. Specifically, the project determined that almost all of the hardware had been delivered and the remaining cost was predominantly the cost for the workforce necessary to complete and test the observatory,\u201d the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-19-189.pdf\">Government Accounting Office reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,000 full-time job equivalents were supported in 2018, and following launch, around 300 full-time job equivalents of employment will be generated through 2026 by Webb alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, all of the money spent for space is spent on Earth, primarily on our best and brightest engineers, technicians, and scientists, challenging them to solve the most vexing problems. It is an investment in our collective mind trust, seeding creativity and expertise for our future,\u201d states Casey Drier, Senior Space Policy Adviser at The Planetary Society, tells The Cosmic Companion.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_Four_%E2%80%94_Answering_the_Greatest_Question_Ever_Asked\"><\/span>Number Four \u2014 Answering the Greatest Question Ever Asked<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378670 js-lazy\" alt=\"Space exploration benefits Earth in its potential to forever change the zeitgeist of the human race forever. Image credit: Ajay kumar Singh \/ Pixabay\" width=\"796\" height=\"530\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-796x530.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-796x530.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg.jpeg 1400w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Space exploration benefits Earth in its potential to forever change the zeitgeist of the human race forever. Image credit: Ajay kumar Singh \/ Pixabay\" data-title=\"Share Space exploration benefits Earth in its potential to forever change the zeitgeist of the human race forever. Image credit: Ajay kumar Singh \/ Pixabay on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Space exploration benefits Earth in its potential to forever change the zeitgeist of the human race forever. Image credit: Ajay kumar Singh \/ Pixabay on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Space exploration benefits Earth in its potential to forever change the zeitgeist of the human race forever. Image credit: Ajay kumar Singh \/ Pixabay<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378670\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-796x530.jpeg\" alt=\"Space exploration benefits Earth in its potential to forever change the zeitgeist of the human race forever. Image credit: Ajay kumar Singh \/ Pixabay\" width=\"796\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-796x530.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-203x135.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_8aImRYG4BOjVJpq0OeeWeg.jpeg 1400w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p id=\"29be\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Roughly 250,000 years ago \u2014 a thousand centuries before the last Ice Age began, ancient people (modern humans, sans the phones) sat on the African plains, gazing skyward at the sparkling lights shining against the dark backdrop of space.<\/p>\n<p id=\"af86\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Some, the more curious of the bunch, may have wondered what these lights were, how far away they lay, and \u2014 possibly \u2014 if those beacons were distant campfires. Perhaps a few dared to suggest these fires might be encircled by other unknown people, asking themselves the very same questions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fe2d\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Today, we might stand at the precipice of answering that ancient question \u2014<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ei pp\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/how-weird-can-life-get-this-weird-fe43b7c47eac?sk=9fb132994006f3c47f6fc39121ce27d8\">are we alone in the Universe<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<figure>\n<p>                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/SUS6QQ6MHzo\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <!--resp-video-container--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"oe of og oh oi jk\"><figcaption class=\"jr js gc ga gb jt ju bg b bh bi ef\">Dr. Stefanie Milam of Goddard Space Flight Center talks about her work with the James Webb Space Telescope, and how this instrument might find life on other worlds. Video credit: The Cosmic Companion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The James Webb Space Telescope will soon have the ability to study the atmospheres of alien planets in unprecedented detail. These studies could reveal the telltale traces of life on other worlds for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Such a discovery, although far short of a close encounter of the third kind, would announce that we are not alone in the Universe. This revelation will herald a new age of our understanding of the Cosmos, our world, and each other.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"aa95\" class=\"om on gs bg dg oo op jy oq or os kb ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg hp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_Three_Space_Exploration_Could_Lead_to_the_End_of_Nations\"><\/span>Number Three: Space Exploration Could Lead to the End of Nations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378671 js-lazy\" alt=\"Moving out into the Cosmos will likely mean the end of nations, driving the end of conflicts between the old countries of Earth. Image credit: Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay\" width=\"796\" height=\"447\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-796x447.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-796x447.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-280x157.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-481x270.jpeg 481w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA.jpeg 1400w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Moving out into the Cosmos will likely mean the end of nations, driving the end of conflicts between the old countries of Earth. Image credit: Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay\" data-title=\"Share Moving out into the Cosmos will likely mean the end of nations, driving the end of conflicts between the old countries of Earth. Image credit: Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Moving out into the Cosmos will likely mean the end of nations, driving the end of conflicts between the old countries of Earth. Image credit: Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Moving out into the Cosmos will likely mean the end of nations, driving the end of conflicts between the old countries of Earth. Image credit: Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378671\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-796x447.jpeg\" alt=\"Moving out into the Cosmos will likely mean the end of nations, driving the end of conflicts between the old countries of Earth. Image credit: Gerd Altmann \/ Pixabay\" width=\"796\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-796x447.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-280x157.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-481x270.jpeg 481w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_721JpjMJ-X9LWXtYdKTcPA.jpeg 1400w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p id=\"0eb6\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Toward the end of the most recent Ice Age, humans formed into patrilineal clans \u2014 small groups of ancient people led by their local dominant male. This early experiment of isolating into groups led by those most willing and able to fight and subjugate others did not end well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"f4e7\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">The clans battled their neighbors in deadly clashes worldwide which left a large fraction of the human race dead. Over the course of a few centuries, nearly all the human males around the world had wiped themselves out.<\/p>\n<p id=\"b667\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">It was not until the human race was 94 percent female that fighting died down enough for human culture to survive. This event is seen today as the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ei pp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/neolithic-y-chromosome-bottleneck-warring-patrilineal-clans\">Neolithic Y-chromosome bottleneck<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>revealed in our human genes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378672 js-lazy\" alt=\"The wars that today threaten all of humanity could become the subjects of tourist attractions in the future. Image credit: Billy Hathorn \/ Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg.jpeg 475w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg-280x210.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg-180x135.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg-360x270.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg-368x276.jpeg 368w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The wars that today threaten all of humanity could become the subjects of tourist attractions in the future. Image credit: Billy Hathorn \/ Wikimedia Commons\" data-title=\"Share The wars that today threaten all of humanity could become the subjects of tourist attractions in the future. Image credit: Billy Hathorn \/ Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The wars that today threaten all of humanity could become the subjects of tourist attractions in the future. Image credit: Billy Hathorn \/ Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The wars that today threaten all of humanity could become the subjects of tourist attractions in the future. Image credit: Billy Hathorn \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378672\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg.jpeg\" alt=\"The wars that today threaten all of humanity could become the subjects of tourist attractions in the future. Image credit: Billy Hathorn \/ Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg.jpeg 475w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg-280x210.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg-180x135.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg-360x270.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_yXjU2662PQZPGTpzOUVmqg-368x276.jpeg 368w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>With the possible exception of the Hatfield\/McCoy feud of the late 19th Century, our recent history has been largely devoid of such familial conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Civilization later progressed through the era of city-states and villages, which in turn went to war with each other (Ancient Athens and Sparta, I\u2019m looking in your direction\u2026).<\/p>\n<p>Such city-states (and their attendant wars) were later absorbed into the roles of nations, and empires. Today, nations frequently battle each other, with varying degrees of transparency and fanfare.<\/p>\n<p>Blind devotion to a nation, government, or demagogue can stir a population into foisting war on another group of people. In addition to direct costs associated with war, homeless, despair, and mass migrations of populations frequently take their toll on diverse populations.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/spiders-in-space-what-could-go-wrong-53d81d4f420f?sk=b91493589d336b24bb1dfce7d11d087d\">space stations<\/a> and habitations of the future will be developed, built, and maintained by international consortiums, along with private interests.<\/p>\n<p>Populations might soon be living in homes on the Moon 3D-printed by China, breathing fresh air from American air filtration systems, drinking water from water recycling devices from Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ling in craft designed by European engineers, and receiving supplies from Indian or Arab supply vehicles. To whom will they owe their allegiance?<\/p>\n<p>Suppose you were born in space, never having visited Earth. Is a border skirmish on a distant world going to mean anything at all to you or your peers?<\/p>\n<p>ONLY spaceflight has the potential to end the ultimate source of our current problem \u2014 rampant nationalism. Space exploration could finally make <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thecosmiccompanion.net\/will-space-travel-bring-about-the-end-of-nations\">nations obsolete<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_Two_Dont_Put_All_Your_Humans_in_One_Bucket\"><\/span>Number Two: Don\u2019t Put All Your Humans in One Bucket<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378673 js-lazy\" alt=\"If the dinosaurs had a space program, the world may have been a far different place than the one we see today. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in Animatron\" width=\"796\" height=\"448\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-796x448.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb.jpeg 1342w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: If the dinosaurs had a space program, the world may have been a far different place than the one we see today. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in Animatron\" data-title=\"Share If the dinosaurs had a space program, the world may have been a far different place than the one we see today. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in Animatron on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share If the dinosaurs had a space program, the world may have been a far different place than the one we see today. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in Animatron on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>If the dinosaurs had a space program, the world may have been a far different place than the one we see today. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in Animatron<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378673\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-796x448.jpeg\" alt=\"If the dinosaurs had a space program, the world may have been a far different place than the one we see today. Image credit: The Cosmic Companion \/ Created in Animatron\" width=\"796\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/hdb.jpeg 1342w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p id=\"5d92\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Earth faces a wide range of the threats, both natural and humanmade. Asteroids or comets could pummel our planet at any time, a lesson the dinosaurs learned the hard way. (That pun rocked!).<\/p>\n<p id=\"c6d4\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Other natural disasters could also wreak havoc around the globe. The Yellowstone supervolcano last erupted 70,000 years ago, and a similar occurrence today would cause widespread destruction over a vast region.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3a9d\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cThose parts of the surrounding states of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming that are closest to Yellowstone would be affected by pyroclastic flows, while other places in the United States would be impacted by falling ash\u2026Such eruptions usually form calderas, broad volcanic depressions created as the ground surface collapses as a result of withdrawal of partially molten rock (magma) below,\u201d the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) describes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"26a2\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Changes to the environment after such a disaster could last decades. Additionally, the Yellowstone Supervolcano is not alone in its destructive power.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7c48\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cVolcanoes that have produced exceedingly voluminous pyroclastic eruptions and formed large calderas in the past 2 million years include Yellowstone, Long Valley in eastern California, Toba in Indonesia, and Taupo in New Zealand. Other \u2018supervolcanoes\u2019 would likely include the large caldera volcanoes of Japan, Indonesia, Alaska (e.g. Aniakchak, Emmons, Fisher), and other areas,\u201d the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ei pp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/faqs\/what-are-some-examples-supervolcanoes?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products\">USGS reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5506\" class=\"jv jw gs gt b hr jx jy jz hu ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp dt hp\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Earth has seen extinctions before, and if dinosaurs had developed a space program, life on this planet may have been far different. (We humans will soon be testing our<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ei pp\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/how-dart-planetary-defense-test-aims-to-save-the-planet-6b89ac43bf0c?sk=ccfcaddb248e2e05bc2ae24e19dfdf4e\">first systems to deflect asteroids before they can become threats to our world<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<figure>\n<p>                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/E04-rH8qvsA\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <!--resp-video-container--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to natural disasters, our species is not held hostage to the vagrancies of political leaders filled with more bravado than empathy. Fueled by jingoistic nationalism, a rogue leader (or worse, leaders) could easily march our species onto a fiery demise in a blaze of thousands of nuclear fireballs.<\/p>\n<p>A failure to adapt to other global challenges facing our species \u2014 including global <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/the-california-nebula-an-ancient-chinese-sailor-and-climate-change-the-cosmic-connections-80c804a7aff6?sk=56a346dd589caa76890646267f52466a\">climate change<\/a> \u2014 could also endanger civilization on this planet through increased extreme weather events, the loss of biodiversity, or geological changes forced by human activity.<\/p>\n<p>Permanent human habitations in space are our ONLY hope of protecting the future of our species from destruction from nuclear war or other cataclysms sparked by unstable leaders or a fickle Cosmos.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Number_One_The_Overview_Effect\"><\/span>Number One: The Overview Effect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378674 js-lazy\" alt=\"Going to space changes most people forever, as they see our world as it truely is \u2014 without national borders, a home for all of humanity. Sirisha Bandla, seen on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 mission, 11 July 2021. Image credit: Virgin Galactic\" width=\"796\" height=\"448\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-796x448.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg.jpeg 800w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2022%2F01%2F22%2F10-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Going to space changes most people forever, as they see our world as it truely is \u2014 without national borders, a home for all of humanity. Sirisha Bandla, seen on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 mission, 11 July 2021. Image credit: Virgin Galactic\" data-title=\"Share Going to space changes most people forever, as they see our world as it truely is \u2014 without national borders, a home for all of humanity. Sirisha Bandla, seen on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 mission, 11 July 2021. Image credit: Virgin Galactic on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Going to space changes most people forever, as they see our world as it truely is \u2014 without national borders, a home for all of humanity. Sirisha Bandla, seen on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 mission, 11 July 2021. Image credit: Virgin Galactic on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Going to space changes most people forever, as they see our world as it truely is \u2014 without national borders, a home for all of humanity. Sirisha Bandla, seen on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 mission, 11 July 2021. Image credit: Virgin Galactic<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1378674\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-796x448.jpeg\" alt=\"Going to space changes most people forever, as they see our world as it truely is \u2014 without national borders, a home for all of humanity. Sirisha Bandla, seen on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 mission, 11 July 2021. Image credit: Virgin Galactic\" width=\"796\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/01\/1_HG35i4e6_ToCJFDN6I5iVg.jpeg 800w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Since the earliest days of human spaceflight, those fortunate enough to journey beyond the reach of Earth\u2019s atmosphere are often overcome by a sense of the interconnectedness of life, and the fragility of our delicate ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1987, this shift in perspective has had a name \u2014 The overview effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I]t\u2019s really hard to convey it, because all you have is words. And part of it is seeing the Earth itself. Part of it is seeing the Earth against the backdrop of the universe\u2026 You also, you\u2019re actually seeing the universe for the first time in a way that no human has seen it. You\u2019re also moving around the Earth frequently. Time changes. You realize time is very Earth-bound, the way we think about it,\u201d Space philosopher and author <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/johnson\/HWHAP\/the-overview-effect\">Frank White<\/a>, author of <em>The Overview Effect<\/em>, states.<\/p>\n<p>Words, images, even video fail to convey the majestic paradigm shift that accompanies the overview effect. There is only one way to impart this feeling onto others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suppose one of the most important insights was that if we want people to understand the overview effect in a way that will lead to changes in their behavior, we have to have them experience it. Now, it\u2019s like Zen Buddhism. If you know anything about Zen Buddhism, every Zen master will say, Zen is beyond words\u2026\u201d White continues.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, once enough people (particularly world leaders) experience the overview effect, seeing our fragile atmosphere from above, and the land spread out before them devoid of national borders, the world could become a far different place.<\/p>\n<p>We stand at the precipice of moving beyond the need for nations, ensuring our species is protected from any <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NmFw2oHcgj4https:\/\/youtu.be\/NmFw2oHcgj4\">planet-wide disaster<\/a>, and we may finally answer some of the greatest questions of human existence. We can educate masses, develop multiple novel means of reversing global climate change, and extend equality and opportunity to traditionally underserved communities.<\/p>\n<p>Space exploration makes it all happen.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was originally published on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thecosmiccompanion.net\/\">The Cosmic Companion<\/a>\u00a0by James Maynard, the founder and publisher of The Cosmic Companion. He is a New England native turned desert rat in Tucson, where he lives with his lovely wife, Nicole, and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thecosmiccompanion.net\/category\/cosmic-comics\/max-on-mars\/\">Max the Cat<\/a>. You can read the original article <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/the-top-ten-ways-space-exploration-benefits-earth-feb0029ae612\">here<\/a>.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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