Take the BBC Two programme last Monday charting how the space shuttle has transformed our understanding of the Earth, including where we’re experiencing water deprivation, areas of greatest pollution and how we experience 18,000 thunderstorms a day.
Nasa research has made its way into many areas, including clothing and analysing the effects of bone decay and tree cell growth in zero gravity.
The programme also revealed many impressive facts measured by astronauts relating to a 90-minute orbit around the globe, including:
This final space shuttle landing and the ending of the space programme demonstrate that we should not presume areas of new product development continue indefinitely. Here, the baton is being taken up by another sector altogether. The US space agency has invited the private sector to provide space transport, and many commercial ventures are already under way, with crew and spaceships in development for flight in around 3-4 years.
So, progress but not as we know it. We’re all struggling to become more sustainable, to fit into our ever busy lives, consideration for our wider world. Being open to change is key to survival.
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