[Moonman62]

Re education. - There will always be geat minds Moonan62, but to inspire educational excellence in large numbers a country needs to do great things.

Did the literacy rate go up after the first moon program? Are there countries without space programs with high literacy rates?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Well, Moonman I can see you just don't like the idea of exploration and national security but here goes - developing nations do have the advantage of inspiring their youth in educational pursuits.