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Originally Posted by sarah_webinc
Well since you apparently didn't go to the link someone provided I will give it again -http://techtran.msfc.nasa.gov/at_home.html and list a few things we wouldn't have without NASA:
- Cordless power tools
- Water filtration systems for your home
- Anything at all that involves a satellite
- Laser Surgery
- Artificial limbs as they are today
- A number of things used on airplanes to make sure you don't die
Just a few things and not even to mention all the medicines and things like velcro, etc.
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Don't forget:
Smoke detectors
home insulation
UV blocking sunglasses
Helmet padding
firefighter breathing system
jaws recue tools
Compact laboratory instruments for hospitals and doctor offices
Image-processing technology used remove defects due to image jitter, image rotation and image zoom in video sequences.
Game-controlling joystick for computers and entertainment systems.
Laser technology used in artery catheters
Lightning protection systems for aircraft
Landsat imagery
Hydroponics used by vegetable farmers to grow crops without soil.
Pacemaker that can be programmed from outside the body.
Instruments to measure bone loss and bone density, without penetrating the skin.
Just a few.