Concentrated baby foods, as well as the freeze-dried instant mixes we feed our kids, were first consumed in space. Many of the biofeedback techniques used to reduce stress were first developed for use by astronauts. The list goes on and on. While the economy in many parts of the world is in shambles, the U.S. economy keeps humming along. Americans are earning more money than ever before.
Unemployment is near an all-time low.
And, amazingly, inflation is virtually nonexistent. Since 1990, productivity increases in the United States have averaged 2.1 percent each year. American workers know how to use computer technology to work better and smarter. And you can thank the space program for those computers. During the 1950s, computers were the size of a supermarket.