Nasa's funding and innovations in robotics are enabling the private sector to create new and better solutions for human prostheses. AFP
In the 1980s, LASIK technology was used for autonomous rendezvous and the docking of space vehicles to service satellites. Bloomberg
Nasa engineer Adam Kissiah started working in the mid-1970s on what would become the cochlear implant. Getty
In planning for the Apollo missions, Nasa conducted extensive research into space food. One of the techniques developed in 1938 by Nestlé was freeze drying. Bloomberg
Sunglasses manufacturer Foster Grant first licensed Nasa technology for scratch-resistant lenses, developed to protect space equipment from scratching in space. Unsplash
The Diatek Corporation and Nasa developed an aural thermometer that measures the thermal radiation emitted by the eardrum. AFP
Collaboration between Nasa, doctors and MicroMed Technology Inc resulted in a heart pump for patients awaiting heart transplants.
So-called space blankets, developed in 1964 for the space program, are lightweight and reflect infrared radiation. Reuters
A company known as Ceradyne developed the material for ceramic braces in conjunction with Nasa Advanced Ceramics Research as protection for infrared antennae on heat-seeking missile trackers. EPA
Nasa's funding and innovations in robotics are enabling the private sector to create new and better solutions for human prostheses. AFP
In the 1980s, LASIK technology was used for autonomous rendezvous and the docking of space vehicles to service satellites. Bloomberg
Nasa engineer Adam Kissiah started working in the mid-1970s on what would become the cochlear implant. Getty
In planning for the Apollo missions, Nasa conducted extensive research into space food. One of the techniques developed in 1938 by Nestlé was freeze drying. Bloomberg
Sunglasses manufacturer Foster Grant first licensed Nasa technology for scratch-resistant lenses, developed to protect space equipment from scratching in space. Unsplash
The Diatek Corporation and Nasa developed an aural thermometer that measures the thermal radiation emitted by the eardrum. AFP
Collaboration between Nasa, doctors and MicroMed Technology Inc resulted in a heart pump for patients awaiting heart transplants.
So-called space blankets, developed in 1964 for the space program, are lightweight and reflect infrared radiation. Reuters
A company known as Ceradyne developed the material for ceramic braces in conjunction with Nasa Advanced Ceramics Research as protection for infrared antennae on heat-seeking missile trackers. EPA
Nasa's funding and innovations in robotics are enabling the private sector to create new and better solutions for human prostheses. AFP
