Sunglasses, Nike Air running shoes and other things, which we owe to the cosmos

Some people believe that space exploration is useless in everyday life. On the space program spent a lot of money, but where are the results? Directly in front of us. Here are the most important space of the invention, which have become a daily reality.

1. satellites

The first satellite, is a simple ball with telemetry and radio transmitter, the Soviet Union was launched in 1957. Modern satellites have become smaller and more functional.

Today it is difficult to imagine how to navigate without satellite navigation. Maps from Google and "Yandex" has in every smartphone. Thanks to GPS satellites, even in a strange city is easy to determine your location and find the correct address.

Satellite mapping is used in the more important areas: aviation, construction, agriculture, exploration. Weather satellites allow us to very accurately predict the weather. They provide a link to the most remote regions, and satellite TV has long been a high-quality alternative to terrestrial television.

2. Sunglasses

In the early 1980s, NASA studied the effect of solar radiation on the eyes in space. In addition, the effects were investigated and rendered industrial lasers and welding machines. Using the structure of the principle of the eyes of eagles and other birds of prey, scientists have developedEveryday Tech from Space: UV-Blocking Sunglasses to Guard Your Eyes. svetofiltrovuyu new system.

It was originally used in space suits with helmets and then in protective curtains for welders. And when technology took advantage of manufacturers of optical instruments Eagle Eyes, appreciate the advantages of an advanced UV protection could not only welders and astronauts, but everyone.

Zinc compounds used in the NASA light filters have also found application in the production of various lotions, tanning creams.

3. Memory foam

This versatile material is used everywhere: from helmets and seats for drivers and motorcyclists and ending with mattresses and prostheses. From it even make insoles.

Foam with memory effect has been inventedEveryday Tech From Space: 'Memory Foam' for the Masses. aeronautical engineer Charles Jost in 1966. It was originally used to create the passenger seat in NASA aircraft.

4. Portable pyleochistitel

flights on moon They gave us a vacuum cleaner. No, of course, simple household cleaners made before. but technologyEveryday Tech From Space: How Moon Science Gave Us the DustBuster.Which helped Apollo astronauts drilling rock samples on the lunar surface, has found application in the world, giving rise to a miniature hand-pyleochistitel.

The company Black & Decker, build equipment for drilling of regolith on the Moon in 1979 created a compact vacuum cleaner Dustbuster. And it led to the development of wireless instruments for medical, industrial, building and household industry.

5. Freeze-dried products

lyophilization technology is also being developed for space flight. While preparing for the missions "Apollo» NASA has tried to find a way to reduce the weight of the food, preserving the nutritional and taste qualities. food for astronauts We were prepared and frozen, and then allowed to thaw in a vacuum chamber. It was found that in this way can reduce the weight of food by 80%. In this freeze-dried product can be stored for up to 25 years at temperatures ranging from -50 to +50 ° C.

Now these products are bought not only astronauts, but also tourists, climbers, explorers and other survivalist.

Most of the instant coffee that you drink, is also being prepared by NASA technology.

6. Baby food

Investigating the properties of algae to create products for astronauts, scientists have discovered the nutritional fatty acids, which, as previously thought, only in human breast milk. Now about 95% of infant formula made with these substances.

7. camera smartphone

Space technologies are in your pocket. The concept of digital photography has been developedEveryday Tech From Space: Cell Phone Cameras Have Space Origins. in the 1960s, engineers Frederick Billingsley and Eugene Lally for mapping the lunar surface. These developments were then used by Photobit to create image sensors and miniature cameras.

Now, the technology of image sensors, created NASA, used in every third smartphone.

Its use as tablets, laptop computers, endoscopes and surveillance cameras.

8. Sport shoes

After a flight of Apollo millions of people all over the world walk in the shoes of astronauts. Creating shoes for suitsApollo's Small Steps Are Giant Leap for Technology, NASA had to change the sole, using advanced shock absorbing materials and new design hollow soles.

Developed cosmic shoes NASA engineer Frank Rudy, who then worked in the Nike Corporation. Creation Rudy constitute a "cushion" of interconnected air cells disposed under the heel and forefoot. So I get the perfect base for sports shoes and born brand Nike Air.

9. Joystick

Now ThrustMaster company produces realistic gaming controllers for PCs and consoles. But before she did RHC control joysticks for space shuttles. Rotating the hand controller is usedJoy of a Joystick. astronauts on Earth to fulfill a touchdown on the runway and in orbit during maneuvering and docking.

10. Two-level water filtration

In 2000, the company has created ArgonideNASA-Enhanced Water Bottles Filter Water on the Go. water purification technology NanoCeram for recycling water to the ISS. Who is like the invention is used in municipal and industrial water filters and treatment facilities around the world. In addition, NanoCeram used in the portable water purifiers tourists, travelers and volunteers in countries experiencing a shortage of drinking water.

11. insulating materials

Creating an unmanned rocket plane X-37, NASA engineers have developedHeat-Reflecting Material Regulates Body Temperature. new thermal insulating coating to protect the vehicle from high temperatures during braking in the dense atmospheric layers.

The resulting ceramic coating can be applied in a thin layer on almost any surface. It is resistant to mechanical damage and abrasion, and is environmentally friendly.

Now this material is used everywhere: in thermoses, industrial boilers, ovens, kettles, for the production of clothing, thermal underwear, furniture, tents and sleeping bags.

Even Teflon frying pan has a cosmic origin.

12. MRI and ultrasound

Through research in the field of space MRI and ultrasound have improved significantly.

Because the ISS to deliver complete sets of MRI and ultrasound impossible, scientists have developed a portable ultrasound unitEveryday Tech From Space: Medical Diagnosis at a Distance.To diagnose the state of health of astronauts in orbit. Later, technology has been applied in medicine, which helped to improve tools such as CATScans, ultrasound and MRI.

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And that's not all. Technology came to us from outer space, so much that their description is not enough for a whole book. Since 1976, NASA publishes a magazine Spinoff, Which focuses on space technologies used on Earth.

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