Finding ways to apply cutting-edge technologies to life
\non Earth is one of the most important by-products
\nof aerospace exploration and research.
\n
\nSpinoff 2002, NASA’s premiere publication, features the agency’s
\nlatest innovations, such as an air purifier for destroying anthrax
\nspores and a heart pump that acts as a bridge to a
\ntransplant.<\/p>\n
\nIn addition to showcasing 51 commercialized products, Spinoff
\n2002 commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Technology
\nUtilization Program. Each of NASA’s 10 field centers explores
\nthe origin, growth, and potential of technology transfer
\nefforts in Spinoff’s research and development section.<\/p>\n
\nOver the years, Spinoff featured more than 1,300 public
\nbenefits of NASA’s commercial partnerships with private
\nindustry. The publication covers the agency’s latest research
\nand development activities and serves as a reference resource
\nto NASA’s commercial technology network.<\/p>\n
\nSince NASA’s inception in 1958, technologies resulting from
\nthe space program have introduced Americans to hundreds of
\nnew or improved products. NASA first developed many of
\ntoday’s conveniences. Spinoff describes the latest products
\nin the areas of health and medicine, transportation,
\nrecreation, consumer products, public safety, computer and
\nmanufacturing technology, environmental and resources
\nmanagement. <\/p>\n
\nOnline versions of Spinoff, beginning with the 1996 issue,
\nare available at:<\/p>\n
The Spinoff Web Site also contains a searchable database of \nspinoff@sti.nasa.gov<\/p>\n \nA free print copy or an interactive CD of Spinoff may be Finding ways to apply cutting-edge technologies to life on Earth is one of the most important by-products of aerospace exploration and research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":612598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-NASA"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/612598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nhttp:\/\/www.sti.nasa.gov\/tto\/spinoff.html <\/a><\/p>\n
\ntechnologies featured the past
\n 27 years. Contact information, for companies and consumers,
\nis available at: <\/p>\n
\nobtained from the National Technology Transfer Center by
\ntelephone at 800\/678-6882. Additional information about the
\nNASA Technology network, is available at:
\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.nctn.hq.nasa.gov\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"