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WHEN astronauts stepped onto the moon on July 20, 1969, their voyage was about exploration, discovery and pushing technological boundaries. In the 40 years since, NASA-related technology has come down to earth. Hundreds of everyday products were developed or modified using aerospace research. Here are just a few... GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS AND GPS SYSTEMS: NASA developed lightweight computer systems to put on its spacecraft, helping drive technology in that direction. And, while many satellites are commercially launched and owned these days, experts say we likely wouldn't have our global communications systems, or that GPS mounted on the dash, without NASA's work and support. ENRICHED BABY FORMULA: In the early 1980s, NASA conducted experiments with algae to gauge how it might be used on long space flights involving humans to provide food, oxygen, or help with waste disposal. Scientists realized the algae could provide nutritional supplements, such as two fatty acids previously found only in human milk.
FREEZE-DRIED FOODS: Although NASA didn't invent the process of freeze-drying food, the agency worked on ways to better preserve foods and their nutrients. So backpackers and mountaineers ripping open a packet of freeze-dried camping food can give a nod in NASA's direction.See the full content of this document
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Nasa's Technology Was Mother of Inventions
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