"We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt." —Interstellar

We learned and created a whole lot the first time around. Countless aspects of our daily lives - especially when it comes to technology - can be traced indirectly back to technological advances made in the effort to get to the moon. Here's an article about the direct benefits of NASA technology: http://www.discovery.co…

Because kids can go out in the yard on winter evenings and point up at the moon and say, "Man! I wanna go there!" Too bad they get disillusioned and beaten down before they get the chance.