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Originally Posted by beepbeep
Hmm...last time we gained Teflon, integrated circuits, guidance systems, ball-pens, hydrogen fuel-cells and (arguably) foundations of what would become GPS.
Even if "gain" isn't direct, I believe space exploration is good for progress.
Also, they say that moon regolith is full of special Helium-isotope which can be burned in fusion reactors much easier than stuff we have.
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Magellan NAVSTAR GPS was a military project from the very start
AFAIK.