SPACE PROGRAM SPINOFFS
Personal Computers Colorization of black and white movies
"Sound Guard" record cleaner Solar powered calculators
Aluminized bags for snack food Weather satellites
Halogen lights for cars Sports domes
Microwave Ovens Pocket calculators
Phone calls by satellite
Laser guided missiles
"Mylar" balloons "Blue Blocker" sunglasses
Digital watches and thermometers "DirecTV", "Dish Network", etc
"Kevlar" for bullet proof vests "Mini Mag" flashlights
and fishing line Fiber optics for phone calls
"Vortec" engines in GM cars "Ovation" guitars and helicopter blades
Pacemaker batteries that last 20 years Compact Disks
and can be recharged through the skin. M R I medical scanners
Electronic ignition in automobiles Laser scanners in stores
"Bulb Miser" devices for long life light bulbs Weather Maps on television
Juice boxes for "Hawaiian Punch", etc "The Patch" medical device
Breathing systems for Mt. Everest climbers, "Flexon" eyeglasses and dental braces
Scuba divers and firefighters Cellular phones and beepers
Cable Television, H B O, Showtime, etc Sunglasses that block 99% of U. V. light
Pens that write upside down and under water Anti corrosive paint for bridges, boats,
Scratch resistant coatings on sunglasses & the Statue of Liberty
Football helmets for the NFL
GPS Navigation Systems ***The above items, or the technology that made them possible, were
invented for NASA and the Space Program. This is only a partial
list, as literally THOUSANDS of Spinoff items are produced each
year.
***The NASA budget is LESS THAN 1/10 of ONE PERCENT of the TOTAL
federal Budget.
***For every dollar that NASA spends, we get 25 dollars back into
the economy; the highest turn-a-round of a dollar of any company or
organization in the World.
***Approximately 500,000 people in the United States work for NASA
and it's subcontractors.
***12 Astronauts walked on the Moon, for one third of the amount of
money that is spent by Americans each year, on Pizza.
*** Each year, video games take in enough quarters to finance 5
space missions to Jupiter and Saturn.
***The yearly cost of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco
products by Americans is approximately 4 times that of the space
budget.
*****The cost of NASA and the space program is very little, while
the rewards are gigantic.
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