In this 5:56 video, students learn how experiments on NASA’s space shuttle missions brought tangible benefits to people on Earth. It features NASA Astronaut Al Drew as he explains how creative solutions to problems became NASA-aided technologies, better known as spinoffs. Some spinoffs are memory foam, better contact lenses, and scratch-resistant glasses.
Earth and Space Science
MULTIMEDIA MODULE
Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade