Is this technology likely to be reused? Are their any immediate spin-offs that are making the investment more worthwhile?
Absolutely, but most of the spin-offs are for other (future) space missions: if the new technologies being tested on SMART-1 work, they will be reused. That is the whole reason for launching SMART-1! Concerning the spin-offs for Earth applications, it is difficult to predict. However, experience has shown that spin-offs are rarely planned, but arrive when technology is pushed to its limits. This is the case with SMART-1!
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