Farmers, for example, might choose crops and growing patterns based on knowledge from earth observations. And, because space exploration requires communications and control over vast distances, some of the applications could also enhance South Africa’s lucrative mining sector; after all, controlling machines under the ground is similar to doing so in deep space.
比方说农民可以根据地球观测的基本知识来选择作物和种植模式。 还因为太空探索需要远距离通讯及控制技术，相关技术的某些应用可能进一步实现南非利润丰厚的采矿业的升级换代；归根结底，在地下和在外太空控制机器设备有许多相似之处。