The idea that if we can go to the Moon we can accomplish
other feats long considered impossible has been firmly implanted in people's
minds. Confidence that solutions can be found to such urgent problems as
an energy shortage, environmental degradations, and strife between nations,
has been nourished by this spectacular demonstration in space of man's
capabilities.
--James E. Webb, NASA Administrator 1961-1968
Commercial Benefits--Spinoffs
The NASA technologies that lend themselves to successful commercialization
have obviously increased and diversified in the past 25 years. Research
in aeronautics; in life, microgravity, and space sciences; in communications;
and in space flight and access has brought forth an array of sophisticated
technologies ready for transfer to the private sector. Likewise, the resulting
products are diverse.
In 1973, this publication featured a new externally-rechargeable pacemaker
eliminating costly battery replacement surgery every two years. Today's
publication includes a story of interest to other consumers: improvements
in suction, vibration, and particle removal by a vacuum cleaner incorporating
NASA expertise in a number of disciplines.
The following pages once again highlight spinoff products and services.
These wide-ranging benefits are the result of application and development
engineers at work in bold and close partner ship with NASA and the Agency's
Commercial Technology Network.
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