I can't see that they would, either. The payoff from the research involved to too far removed. Even though there have been many commercialized applications originating in the space program, those have been ancillary to the goals of NASA and too serindipitous to count on for profit.

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I am an American. That's the way most of us put it, just matter of factly. They are plain words, those four: you could write them on your thumbnail, or sweep them clear across this bright autumn sky. But remember too, that they are more than just words. They are a way of life. So whenever you speak them; speak them firmly, speak them proudly, speak them gratefully. I am an American. ...a tradition