UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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The new technology cost more than it was worth.
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The new technology was too difficult for most people to understand.
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The new technology has made more money than it has cost the government.
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The new technology has created jobs for people living in other countries.
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Detailed explanation-1: -NASA is working on an inflatable heat shield that allows the large surface area to take up less space in a rocket than a rigid one. The technology could land spacecraft on any planet with an atmosphere. It would expand and inflate before it enters the Martian atmosphere to land cargo and astronauts safely.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Space Race produced groundbreaking efforts to launch artificial satellites; space probes of the Moon, Venus, and Mars, and human space voyages in low Earth orbit and lunar missions.
Detailed explanation-3: -NASA is developing technologies to drill into regolith (space word for “soil”) on the Moon, Mars, and asteroids and to convert it into oxygen, drinkable water, other products to support human and plant life, consumables, and fuel sources.
Detailed explanation-4: -Consumer products like wireless headsets, LED lighting, portable cordless vacuums, freeze-dried foods, memory foam, scratch-resistant eyeglass lenses and many other familiar products have all benefited from space technology research and development.