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How NASA tech made its way into everyday life

The technology initially developed for space is remarkably common in everyday life applications on Earth.

Tibi Puiu by Tibi Puiu
September 24, 2018
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An astronaut's view from space. Credit: NASA.
An astronaut’s view from space. Credit: NASA.

You’ll hear a lot of people complaining that the government is giving too much money to NASA — resources that would be better spent on problems down here, than on space exploration. This sort of rhetoric, however, is severely flawed.

NASA receives 0.4 percent of the $4.407 trillion FY 2019 federal budget, or 30 times less than the Department of Defense. According to a report released by the Space Foundation, every dollar spent on NASA adds $10 to the economy, and more than 60 percent of this came from commercial goods and services created by companies related to space technology.

Then, there’s everyday technology that wouldn’t have been possible without NASA. This includes your phone’s camera, CAT scans, GPS, weather satellites, LEDs, wireless headsets, freeze-dried food, smoke detectors, baby formula, computer mouse, or the portable computer for that matter — and that’s just to name a few!

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To make a point, NASA has recently released an interactive mini-site (link below) where you can learn how your tax dollars are being put to good use. There are two parts to the interactive tool, namely ‘home’ and ‘city’, which will teach you how NASA tech permeates various aspects of everyday life.

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Tibi Puiu

Tibi is a science journalist and co-founder of ZME Science. He writes mainly about emerging tech, physics, climate, and space. In his spare time, Tibi likes to make weird music on his computer and groom felines.

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