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Why go into space when wehave so many problemshere on Earth?
Applications on Earth of
technology needed forspace flight have producedthousands of spin-offs thatcontribute to improving oureconomy, productivity, and
lifestyle Its almost impossible to find
an area or everyday life thathas not been improved
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Studies have shown that benefits from the spaceprogram have a dollarreturn of about $7 forevery$1 spent on the space program
Lives have been made better and have been savedon Earth due to the medical and technologicalbreakthroughs that have come from space research
Since 1976 more than 1,300 documented spin-offshave been applied to commercial products
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Almost anything you
do today, you willprobably come incontact with a productthat is the result oftechnology first
developed by NASA
Ear thermometer
Fetal heart monitorDialysis machine
Insulin pumpPacemaker
Cancer therapy
Cardiovascularconditioner
MRI & CAT Scan Thermometer Pill ThermalProtection system
Natural gas
Powered carImage processing
technologyGas infrared
cameraJoystick
Nerf Gliders
Golf clubsSki bootsBicycle helmets
Sunglasses Smoke detectorThermal gloves
CordlessProducts Space Pen Water purifier
Temper foam
Star Trek influence
Click on
picture
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The hand-held optical sensorthermometerwas developedfrom infrared sensorsdeveloped to remotely
measure the temperature ofdistant stars and planets
Instead of using a column ofmercury, it detects infraredenergy, which we feel as
heat When it is placed inside the
ear canal the thermometerprovides an accurate readingin 2 seconds or less
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Fetal heart monitorswere developed fromtechnology originallyused to measureairflow over aircraft
wings
Kidney dialysismachines weredeveloped as a resultof a chemical processthat NASA developedto remove toxic wastefrom dialysis fluid
Fetal heart monitor
Kidney dialysis machine
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Insulin pumps werebased on technologyused on the MarsViking spacecraft
Programmable heart
pacemakers were firstdeveloped in the 1970susing NASA satelliteelectrical systems
Insulin Pump byRoche Diagnostics
Heart Pacemaker
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Doctors use light-emitting diodesdeveloped fromSpace Shuttleexperiments in atreatment calledphotodynamic
therapy, a form ofchemotherapy, to killcancerous tumors
Light emitting diodeprobe used for
photodynamic cancertherapy
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A cardiovascularconditionerdeveloped forastronauts in space
led to thedevelopment of aphysical therapy andathletic development
machine used byfootball teams, sportsclinics, and medicalrehabilitation centers
The Shuttle-2000-1 used by astronautsand pro football teams
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Digital signal-processingtechniques are anindispensable part ofComputer Aided
Tomography (CAT) scanand MagneticResonance Imaging(MRI) technologies
It was originallydeveloped to enhancepictures of the Moon forthe Apollo program
CAT Scan byAlkomed
MRI Machine
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The CoreTemp Ingestible
Body Thermometer Pill wasmade by NASA to monitorthe core body temperaturefor astronauts during spaceflight
Once swallowed it willremain in the body for 18-30hours before passing safely
It is also used by football
players to monitor heatexhaustion during the hotpre-season training whentemperature can exceed100 and the players are in
full pads
CorTemp Pill andData Recorder
CorTemp IngestibleBody Thermometer Pill
By HQ, Inc.
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Materials from the SpaceShuttle thermalprotection system areused by NASCAR to
protect race car driversfrom the extreme heatgenerated from theracing car engines andby firefighters
Kevlar and Nomex aretwo products NASAdeveloped to insulate,reflect heat, and make
materials fireproof
Thermal insulation productsdeveloped by NASA (above) areused to protect race car drivers
and firefighters fromexcessive heating
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A gas leakdetection systemwas originallydeveloped tomonitor the Space
Shuttleshydrogenpropulsion system
It is now being
used byautomobilecompanies toproduce a naturalgas powered car
2006 Honda Civic GX
Toyota Camry Hybrid
MILA concept car (not commercially available)
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Image-processingtechnology used to analyzeSpace Shuttle launchvideos may help law
enforcement agencies totake a byte out of crime
This technology removesimage jitter and image
zoom in videos It also may be useful for
medical imaging, scientificapplications, and home
video
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A sensitive gas infraredcamera used by NASA tomonitor the blazing plumesfrom the Space Shuttles solid
rocket boosters is alsocapable of scanning for fires
Firefighters use this hand-held camera to pin-point the
hotspots of wildfires that rageout of control
It can also be used for nightvision and navigation
Firefighter lookingfor hot spots
in a building
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A video game controllingjoystick was modeledafter controls used byastronauts in Shuttlesimulators to practicelandings and orbitalmaneuverings
Now computer games
can be played with all theprecision and sensitivityneeded for a safe andsoft Space Shuttletouchdown
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Hasbro Aero Nerf Gliderswere developed fromNASAs wind-tunnel andaerodynamic expertise usedin the Space Shuttle programto improve the flyingdistances and loop-to-loopstunts of the toy gliders
Properties of metal alloys
studied for the space stationprogram have brought abouta new line ofgolf clubs thathave shape memory to givegolfers new control and feel
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The Flexcon concept thatallows astronauts to moveeasier in their bulkyspacesuits when workingoutside the Space Shuttle
was used to develop a skiboot with more movementand better fit
The inventor of the Girobike helmet used NASAtechnology to develop alightweight helmet for morespeed, improved safety,and vents for cooling
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Sunglasses with completeUV protection weredeveloped from researchdone by NASAs JetPropulsion Labs on
materials to protect theeyes of welders working onspacecraft
They developed lenses thatblock almost all the
wavelengths of radiationthat may harm our eyes butstill let through all theuseful wavelengths that letus see
Sunglasses by Eyes Cream Shades
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Smoke detectors werefirst used in the Skylabspace station back in1973 to help detect any
toxic vapors
Thermal gloves andboots that have heatingelements that run onrechargeable batterieswere adapted from aspacesuit design for the
Apollo astronauts
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Portable, self-containedpower tools were originallydeveloped to help Apolloastronauts do repairs inspace and to drill for moon
samples
This technology has lead todevelopment ofcordlesspower tools and the cordless
vacuum Cordless tools and
appliances are one of themost successful spin-offs of
space-based technologies
Power tools byPanasonic
Cordless vacuum
by Black & Decker
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The Fisher Space Pen wasdeveloped for use in space
Most pens depend ongravity to make the ink
flow into the ball point In the Space Penpressurized gas is used topush the ink and uses aspecial ink that works in
very hot and very coldenvironments
This means you can lie inbed in an igloo and writeupside down!
The Fisher Space Pen
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Water purifiers weredeveloped from thetechnology used on
the Apollospacecraft, and isused to kill bacteria,viruses, and algaein community water
supply systems It is also used on
your faucets athome to filter outlead
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NASA developedTemperfoam in 1966 toabsorb shock in airplaneseats
It has been used infootball helmets and incushioned insoles forshoes
It is used to protectbedridden patients from
bedsores, in motorcycleseats and mattresspads, and has threetimes the shockabsorbing ability of
previous types
Temper Foam
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ScienceFictionhas alsoinfluencedproductsthat weuse today
Star Treks
communicators Cell phone
Star Treks clip-
board computerPDA
Star Treks
bio-bedMRI machine
Nanoprobe fromStar Trek
A viral proteinnano-motor
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However some thingsare not quite there yet
It would be fun if we
could finish school orwork and be home asecond or two later
Scientist have achievedteleportation but only
with beams of light (ahuman still needs a caror bicycle to get home)
Star Trek transporter