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Space science spin-offs

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

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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
http://www.healthsentinel.co.uk/cgi/acatalog/ss000001.pl?PRODREF=eartemp&NOLOGIN=1


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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
http://www.sclero.org/isn/hr/bio/knaggs-sherrill/en.html


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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)
http://world.honda.com/news/2006/4060104LAAutoshow/photo/pages/02.html


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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
http://www.tritronicsinc.com/metal_cutters.htmlhttp://www.tritronicsinc.com/wood_saws.htmlhttp://www.tritronicsinc.com/drill_drivers.html


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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
http://www.russellsformen.com/03imagesrfa03/fi-q4.jpg


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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
http://homewaterusa.com/water/counter.htmlhttp://homewaterusa.com/water/pitcher.html


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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
http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/gallery/factfiles/biobed-2265.jpg


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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

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