beyond tang
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Beyond Tang: The Beyond Tang: The Hidden Benefits of the Hidden Benefits of the
Space ProgramSpace Program
Dr. Nadine G. BarlowDr. Nadine G. BarlowDept. Physics and AstronomyDept. Physics and AstronomyNorthern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZFlagstaff, AZ
Space Program BenefitsSpace Program Benefits
US Space Program US Space Program has been around has been around since 1958since 1958
Technology Technology developed for space developed for space program has often program has often subsequently subsequently provided practical provided practical benefits to society.benefits to society.
NASA SpinoffsNASA Spinoffs
Health and Medical Health and Medical SpinoffsSpinoffs
ICU Monitoring SystemsICU Monitoring Systems
Developed from systems Developed from systems used to monitor used to monitor astronauts during the astronauts during the space missions.space missions.
Image ProcessingImage Processing
Image Processing technology now Image Processing technology now used in CAT scans and MRI evolved used in CAT scans and MRI evolved from techniques originally developed from techniques originally developed for analyzing lunar and planetary for analyzing lunar and planetary images.images.
Breast Cancer DetectionBreast Cancer Detection BioScan System detects new cancer BioScan System detects new cancer
lesions by looking for heat caused by lesions by looking for heat caused by increased blood flow.increased blood flow.
Infrared imaging technology originally Infrared imaging technology originally developed for planetary and terrestrial developed for planetary and terrestrial observations.observations.
Other Medical SpinoffsOther Medical Spinoffs
CCD Imaging
MolecularModeling
Telemedicine
RoboticSurgery
Transportation and Transportation and Public Safety SpinoffsPublic Safety Spinoffs
Highway MonitoringHighway Monitoring Monitoring of traffic at Monitoring of traffic at
multiple intersections and multiple intersections and highways was developed highways was developed from NASA Mission from NASA Mission Control technologyControl technology..
Grooved Highways and RunwaysGrooved Highways and Runways
NASA research NASA research showed that cutting showed that cutting thin grooves across thin grooves across concrete runways concrete runways reduces the risk of reduces the risk of hydroplaning.hydroplaning.
These grooves These grooves improve aircraft tire improve aircraft tire friction performance friction performance in wet conditions by in wet conditions by 200-300%.200-300%.
Global Positioning Satellite Global Positioning Satellite TechnologyTechnology
Global satellites now provide Global satellites now provide very precise positional very precise positional information.information.
GPS units have dramatically GPS units have dramatically improved search and rescue improved search and rescue operations.operations.
Wide Area Augmentation Wide Area Augmentation System provides detailed System provides detailed information on aircraft information on aircraft locations.locations.
Other Transportation SpinoffsOther Transportation Spinoffs
Composite Materials
Fuel Cell Technology
Automatic Navigation Systems
Consumer SpinoffsConsumer Spinoffs
CommunicationsCommunications
Communication satellites Communication satellites have revolutionized long-have revolutionized long-distance telephone distance telephone communications.communications.
Much of the cell phone Much of the cell phone technology has been technology has been derived from space derived from space program spinoffs.program spinoffs.
Scratch-Resistant LensesScratch-Resistant Lenses
Coatings developed by Coatings developed by NASA for spacecraft NASA for spacecraft have been adapted to have been adapted to produce lenses which are produce lenses which are 10x more scatch-resistant 10x more scatch-resistant than ordinary glass than ordinary glass lenses.lenses.
Product CodingProduct Coding
NASA developed NASA developed computer-read bar computer-read bar coding to keep track of coding to keep track of shuttle parts.shuttle parts.
Now used to Now used to ““scanscan”” products at check-out products at check-out counters.counters.
Other Consumer SpinoffsOther Consumer Spinoffs
Camera ChipsChair Lifts
Fiber Optics
Environmental and Environmental and Resource ManagementResource Management
Weather SatellitesWeather Satellites
Weather satellites have dramatically improved weather Weather satellites have dramatically improved weather forecasts and severe weather predictions.forecasts and severe weather predictions.
Volcano and Wildfire MonitoringVolcano and Wildfire Monitoring
Resource MonitoringResource Monitoring
Remote sensing Remote sensing technology developed for technology developed for analysis of planetary analysis of planetary images has improved images has improved agricultural production.agricultural production.
Similar technology can Similar technology can be used for natural be used for natural resource management resource management and disaster analysis.and disaster analysis.
Other Environmental SpinoffsOther Environmental Spinoffs
Digital Maps
Ocean Studies Ozone Hole and Climate Studies
Computer TechnologyComputer Technology
MiniaturizationMiniaturization
Much of the technology Much of the technology which has led to smaller which has led to smaller computers was derived computers was derived from NASAfrom NASA’’s need to s need to reduce weight on space reduce weight on space missions.missions.
Data Analysis ToolsData Analysis Tools
The need to sort through The need to sort through huge amounts of data huge amounts of data from space missions has from space missions has led to data analysis tools led to data analysis tools useful in many everyday useful in many everyday applications.applications.
Automatic Detection TechniquesAutomatic Detection Techniques Technology to develop Technology to develop
rovers with autonomous rovers with autonomous hazard detection capability is hazard detection capability is being used in robots to being used in robots to explore hazardous explore hazardous environments on Earth.environments on Earth.
Scientific KnowledgeScientific Knowledge
Greenhouse EffectGreenhouse Effect
The extreme greenhouse The extreme greenhouse effect identified on effect identified on Venus in the 1960Venus in the 1960’’s led s led to more research into to more research into global warming on Earth.global warming on Earth.
Climate ChangeClimate Change
Mars is now believed to Mars is now believed to have once been much have once been much more Earth-like, with more Earth-like, with lakes and possibly oceans lakes and possibly oceans of liquid water. of liquid water.
What happened to Mars What happened to Mars to make it the cold, dry to make it the cold, dry world we see today?world we see today?
Could something similar Could something similar happen to Earth?happen to Earth?
Sun-Earth ConnectionsSun-Earth Connections
SOHO and other Sun-SOHO and other Sun-observing spacecraft help observing spacecraft help us determine when flares us determine when flares and coronal mass and coronal mass ejections might affect ejections might affect Earth and our orbiting Earth and our orbiting spacecraft.spacecraft.
Search for LifeSearch for Life
Consideration of possible Consideration of possible habitats conducive to life habitats conducive to life elsewhere in the solar system elsewhere in the solar system and universe has led to and universe has led to discovery of life in extreme discovery of life in extreme terrestrial environments.terrestrial environments.
EducationEducation
Kids love space!Kids love space! Space-themed activities Space-themed activities
help to inspire many help to inspire many students to study math students to study math and science.and science.
For More On NASA SpinoffsFor More On NASA Spinoffs
Go to Spinoffs page:Go to Spinoffs page:
http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/
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