六级阅读第11篇
<p> <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="processes">processes</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="education">education</span> , <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earths">earths</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="Increasingly">Increasingly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sputnik">Sputnik</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1957. <span word="Immediately">Immediately</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Emphasis">Emphasis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaching">leaching</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="produced">produced</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="specialists">specialists</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>.. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="endeavours">endeavours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="industryall">industryall</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fortune">Fortune</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>:<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="history">history</span>. . . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="refashioned">refashioned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Age">Age</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="assurance">assurance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dependability">dependability</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dependability">dependability</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> 13 <span word="home">home</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1970, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbelievably">unbelievably</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pencil">pencil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="years">years</span>! <span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doubtful">doubtful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 800, 000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paid">paid</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="processes">processes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="research">research</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="alloys">alloys</span>, <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="paints">paints</span>, <span word="plastics">plastics</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glue">glue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="adhesives">adhesives</span>（粘合剂) , <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Aeronautics">Aeronautics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Utilization">Utilization</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strapped">strapped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="temperature">temperature</span>, <span word="breathing">breathing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="four">four</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="unit">unit</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="contributing">contributing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="space">space</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="revolutionized">revolutionized</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1960, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="telegraph">telegraph</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>. <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="undersea">undersea</span> <span word="cable">cable</span>. <span word="Transoceanic">Transoceanic</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="impractical">impractical</span>. <span word="Satellites">Satellites</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilometres">kilometres</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relays">relays</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span>, <span word="telegraph">telegraph</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relayed">relayed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span>. <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transoceanic">transoceanic</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1970 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>; <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span>, 30,000 <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="Satellites">Satellites</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span>, <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="forecasters">forecasters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="fourths">fourths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realization">realization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p>
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