If Space Tech Disappears

[NEOWatcher]

A comment from Publiusr here got me thinking of a world without space tech. In other words what would happen if we turned off all the satellites?

[weatherc]

A comment from Publiusr here got me thinking of a world without space tech. In other words what would happen if we turned off all the satellites?

Well, that would be (to use a technical term) bad.

• GPS would no longer exist.

• Meteorologists would no longer be able to track hurricanes or other dangerous weather as accurately, which would endanger many lives.

• There would be no satellite TV (that one would be no great loss compared to the other things listed here).

• Any kind of live, overseas reporting would have to be done over land lines; in many cases, this wouldn't be possible.

• It would be more difficult for government intelligence agencies to monitor what other nations are doing with their militaries.

That's just a few things off the top of my head. I'm sure others can think of many more.

[LurchGS]

all manner of experiments and observations would come to an end. I do NOT want to turn off the HST!