Each year billions of dollars are pumped into space research and many people here on Earth feel that that it is a waste of money because we could be doing other things here at home such as finding a cure for cancer. However, what many people may not realize is that the space research we do often will help in many medical endeavors. Research and development here on earth combined with what we learn in space in zero gravity can help us achieve more, faster.
Public relations for space research needs to promote this fact and educate our citizenry as to how much good the space programs are doing. It makes sense to have open communication lines with all major media outlets and explain the historical transfer technologies, which have come from the space program and solve many of the things, which had previously plagued the human species.
What people need to know is that it is not an either or proposition. Money spent in space research does help here on earth and this fact must be promoted. Cutting back on the space budget for research is a very bad idea if we are to press on with new technologies. Everyone should be very proud of the space program and the space research, as well as all the research and development the goes on here on earth to make it all happen.
Positive public relations programs and strategies along with space research goodwill is exactly what is needed for our society to understand all that we do in space. Please consider all this in 2006.
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