Space Spinoffs: The Technology To Reach The Moon Was Put To Use Back On Earth

Freeze-dried foods were perfect for the weight-conscious Apollo missions, in which the spacecraft needed to stay lean enough to get to the moon and back.

Project Apollo spurred on a technological revolution — everything from advances in food packaging to computers. Fifty years later, we are still reaping the rewards.

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Source: NPR Space News