Update
07-03-1905
Content Type
Multimedia
Grade Level
Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Object Type
Video
License

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.