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US participation in space has benefits at home and abroad − reaping them all will require collaboration

  • Written by Cheyenne Black, Graduate Research Assistant in the Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, University of Oklahoma
image"Cosmic cliffs” in the Carina nebula, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

When people think about what we get from the U.S. space program, it may be along the lines of NASA technology spin-offs such as freeze-dried food and emergency space blankets.

But space activities do much more that benefits life on Earth....

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