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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 ::
NASA Saves Moore's Law One of the things that really bugs me is the people who talk about the fact that there aren't any spin-offs of the space program any more. It really isn't our fault that those people don't pay any attention to the world around them. Further complicating the matter is that people are far more fascinated by the spin-offs of the Apollo era than ones today that have a far more significant impact largely because today's spin-off technology is more complicated. Tang and Velcro were wonderful space sping-offs, because you could drink your own Tang, and wear your own Velcro shoes. Carbon nanotubes that could provide another decade of steadily increasing microchip speeds are far less noteworthy, in as much as that you can't drink the nanotubes or make snazzy shoes with them.