On the back cover of the Feb. 22/02 Awake, we have the
enchanting story of a young man who won a prize for an
essay "The Space Race- The World's Biggest Money Waster".
He credits his victory in this anti-intellectual pursuit
to information gleaned from the Awake.
The space race has brought far more than Teflon or Tang.
It has impelled a huge number of practical advances like
the Global Positioning System - while misused by terrorists,
this system is a boon to countries all over the world -
even those who had nothing to do with space exploration.
Satellite television and especially satellite communications
now permit instant access - with a portable phone almost
anywhere on earth.
Exploration also has provided wonders like pictures from
the Hubble telescope - featured on the cover of the
Society's "Creation" book.
War? Currently Space exploration has generated a growing
space city - the International Space Station - built
and manned by former enemies - Americans and Russians,
together with contributions from Europe and Japan.
But wait... that's not all! The Space race is also
generating REAL HOPE for relief from suffering by thousands
or millions of people. Read "InformationWeek" magazine
(Jan.21,02 pg.20) Scientists have created a breakthrough
artificial retina for the blind - soon to be tested by
surgeons later this year! "Space exploration and semi-
conductor technologies led to the discovery." It's based
on thin film growth research - that could only be accomplished
in space!.
Still more! The space race caused a boom in miniaturization
of electronics - leading to discoveries like the artificial
cochlear implant - enabling the deaf to hear again(read about
Rush Limbaugh's recovery of hearing!!!) Perhaps 200,000
people in the U.S. will benefit from cochlear implants
in the next decade - from there on, the world!
The much maligned 'Space Race'
DELIVERING on dreams and hopes,
while Watchtower promises go unfufilled and sterile,
decade after decade.
no wonder they don't like it
metatron