[rellic]

I worked at the Kecks for ten years.
I was always a history buff and that is what
Astronomy is; History, much of it very ancient.
I had always had this nagging question in my mind,
other than navigation, what has astronomy done to
improve our lives?

[Telepathic Intruder]

The inventor of the wheel or the forge was probably asked the same thing.

[HandyDandy]

It has been said that the Northern Hemisphere civilization developed more rapidly than the Southern Hemisphere merely due to the fact that the Northern Hemisphere has Polaris (the North Star).

[Red Badger]

We will know when the “BIG ONE” is coming...................

[dragnet2]

I had always had this nagging question in my mind, other than navigation, what has astronomy done to improve our lives?

Space is the final frontier for man. The knowledge gained will be critical, if man lasts long enough to escape earth's demise one day.