We might have forgotten dreams can save us. It is possible we no longer live in a world where we look to new frontiers, and use the dreams of new worlds to positively change our lives here. We might live in a world where the dreams for the future and betterment of our home drive us to make it so.

What is unquestionable is the investments in space exploration don’t just make our world closer to the second choice, it saves lives. The work on the International Space Station and the Shuttle before it have led to leaps forward in medical treatments here at home. As Heather Hvidsten explains what happen to her daughter.