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Originally Posted by beepbeep View Post
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.
Fusion,

Race to the Moon for Nuclear Fuel
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