About this episode

The episode discusses how NASA's inventions have been adapted into everyday products that enhance life on Earth.

In its mission to explore the unknown in air and space, NASA ends up inventing a lot of new things. Then, the agency “spins off” those inventions to companies that produce products to make our lives easier and safer here on Earth. From memory foam mattresses and cordless power tools to wireless headphones and dating apps, NASA Technology is all around you, even if you’re not an astronaut. To read NASA's Spinoff publication, visit spinoff.nasa.gov.

Topics covered

• NASA technology
• spinoff inventions
• everyday products
• innovation
• space exploration

Keywords

• NASA
• technology
• spinoff
• inventions
• everyday products
• innovation
• space

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, NASA's Spinoff

Products: memory foam mattresses, cordless power tools, wireless headphones, dating apps

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