1 Crash helmets
Spin-off from 1966 research into impactabsorption foam.
2 Cordless tools
Invented in 1965 to help astronauts collect lunar samples.
3 Personal computers
Made possible thanks to NASA’s adoption of the tech during the Apollo program.
4 Scratch-proof sunglasses
A spin-off technology that emanates from astronaut visor protective coatings.
5 Water filters
Designed in the mid- 1960s to keep water on board spacecraft pollutant-free.
6 GPS myth buster
While GPS technology is commonly credited to NASA , it didn’t actually invent it.
7 Modern golf balls
They exist thanks to NASA’s research into drag-resistant surfaces in 1981.
Many tools, machines and facilities within your home have their origins in research undertaken by NASA over the past 50 years. M Technology originally designed to aid space exploration and land a human on the Moon – an endeavour instigated by US President John F. Kennedy in 1961, where he announced a series of exciting new missions including the groundbreaking Apollo program, as well as numerous research projects – has been successfully and creatively spun off to create some of the staple day-to-day products we now take for granted. From golf balls to gamepads and