** Premium Paperback - 114 Pages - Printed in Full Color ** NASA Spinoff 2024 NASA Technology Transfer Program Welcome to Spinoff 2024! This latest edition of our annual publication highlights the benefits of NASA’s research and development of cutting-edge technologies, from our smallest satellites to the most powerful rocket NASA’s ever launched. As the Orion spacecraft rocketed into space aboard the first full test of the Space Launch System , rugged cameras attached to the rocket withstood the immense heat and raucous vibrations of launch, providing detailed views of booster separation and the spacecraft’s full journey into orbit. While developed initially to help engineers examine the rocket’s performance on its voyages, the camera’s extreme durability has proven valuable on the ground as well. Before it even launched to space, a commercial version of the camera was helping to see how well airplanes perform on takeoff and monitoring performance of trains (page 36) . In addition, as NASA has been working to monitor climate change, our technologies have been instrumental to mitigating some of its consequences. Data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instruments aboard the Aqua and Terra satellites are helping farmers in rural India check the weather and plan for potential droughts (page 22). Other sources of satellite data keep tabs on Earth’s oceans, tracking not only oil slicks left by large vessels but also the migrations of endangered sea turtles back to their nests (page 33). Here are some more of my favorite spinoffs from this edition: • In the 1960s, NASA researchers discovered that a method of growing silicon crystals for use in electronics also could produce crystals of the primary mineral in bones and teeth. This technique is now used to produce a type of toothpaste that is popular in Asia and Europe and is now entering the U.S. market (page 72) . • A coating developed in the 1990s for protecting next-generation spaceplanes from the intense temperatures of re-entry by absorbing and radiating heat can now be found in clothing like ski jackets, hunting gear, and sports uniforms, where it helps maintain comfortable temperatures (page 27). • Robots made using a “tensegrity” design developed with help from NASA can be dropped or rolled into dangerous situations, helping to save lives during wildfires and other disasters (page 30). NASA is always developing new technologies that could soon find their way into our everyday lives. In the Spinoffs of Tomorrow section, we’ve identified 20 technologies we think are ready for commercialization and could be featured one day as spinoff success stories (page 97). At NASA, our discoveries have not only improved our understanding of the cosmos but have led to immeasurable improvements to everyone’s life on Earth. It’s not merely a side effect but a key part of our mission – one that will continue for decades to come. What national resource NASA is to produce so many new materials, processes, engineering processes, and so much more for the benefit of our public! I urge you to pick up this book now and understand the benefits for yourself. Click that Add to Cart Button now. Thanks You!