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Space Shuttle Spinoffs

The Space Shuttle Program has generated more than 100 technology spinoffs that benefit everyday life.

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Spinoff Online

NASA's annual premier publication featuring successfully commercialized NASA technology.

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Latest Features

Glenn Engineer Puts a NASA Spin on Baseball

04.06.09

Tom Benson teaches students the physics of flight by comparing airplanes and rockets to baseball.

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This Month in Exploration - April

04.01.09

Fifty years ago the first American astronauts were selected for Project Mercury. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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This Month in Exploration - March

Astronaut Russell Schweickart during the Apollo 9 mission

03.05.09

Forty years ago, the first docking of two manned American spacecraft occurred during the Apollo 9 mission. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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A Starry-Eyed Gaze

Learn how NASA stargazing techniques have resulted in better vision for children on Earth.
Bug Busters

Space station research in understanding the increased virulence of some germs in microgravity could lead to new strategies for preventing and treating food poisoning.
This Month in Exploration - February

Twenty-five years ago American astronauts performed the first untethered excursions. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.