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If you want something concrete, the development of GPS is directly linked to the space race
by shawabawa3 3y ago
If you want something concrete, the development of GPS is directly linked to the space race
- pfdietz 3y agoIt was linked to unmanned space activities. We'd have had it without a manned space program.
- HPsquared 3y agoAnd even more specifically, military spending. Similarly, development in rocketry was mostly focused around the V2 and the race to ICBMs. Similarly, jet engines were originally developed for fighter aircraft.
- pfdietz 3y agoIn a way, the manned space program was a way to try to whitewash the technology that was actually coming from cold war military spending.