Again, astronomy appears to be a «useless» subject, but has yielded a number of practical results, from the discovery of helium to the theories of the properties of gas plasma currently important in
hydrogen fusion projects.
Other goals include increased funding for nuclear weapons research; increased research on nanotechnology; space station, moon, and Mars
projects at NASA; work on
hydrogen fuels; and support for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
fusion project.