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Dustbuster
Dustbuster

An Apollo-era partnership with Black & Decker to build battery-operated tools for moon exploration and sample collection led to the…

Gigapan Photography
Gigapan Photography

Though equipped with only one-megapixel cameras, the Spirit and Opportunity rovers have a robotic platform and software that allows them…

Emergency Blankets
Emergency Blankets

So-called space blankets, also known as emergency blankets, were first developed by NASA in 1964.

Anti-Icing Technology
Anti-Icing Technology

NASA has spent many decades solving problems related to ice accumulation on the wings and in the engines of aircraft.

Firefighter Protection
Firefighter Protection

NASA helped develop a line of polymer textiles for use in spacesuits and vehicles that is now used in numerous…

Cooling Therapeutic Devices
Cooling Therapeutic Devices

NASA technology and expertise has been applied to therapeutic devices used in physical therapy and garments that increase the efficiency…

Crop Forecasts
Crop Forecasts

Many companies rely on NASA satellite data to make predictions about crop yields, helping stabilize markets for producers, investors and,…

Open Source Scientific Data Management
Open Source Scientific Data Management

NASA developed software to integrate the data coming from its many robotics missions into a single massive repository, then worked…

Grumman X-29
Grumman X-29

Grumman manufactured two airframes. They flew a total of 437 flights between 1984-1992. On Dec. 13, 1985, the X-29 became…

Prandtl-m to Fly in Simulated Mars Atmosphere
Prandtl-m to Fly in Simulated Mars Atmosphere

A prototype of the Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars, or Prandtl-m, which is a flying wing aircraft…