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You never know what might happen when three engineers decide to skip lunch. In this unlikely scenario, the engineers created a rotating wall bioreactor at Johnson Space Center. The technology now enables drug development and medical research into treatment for conditions such as diabetes and cancer.
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After partnering with the Agency to use NASA satellite data, research, and algorithms, one company created an emergency management system now in use by municipal governments and national security organizations, earning the company more than $2 million in revenue.
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After partnering with NASA on motion sickness experiments, one company improved its wearable vital-sign monitors to monitor the health and fitness of soldiers, first responders, pro athletes, and average consumers looking to get in shape.
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Charles Stark “Doc” Draper believed it was possible to create a guidance system to lead a man to the Moon. He was right. NASA engineers and industry partners used the Apollo Computer to demonstrate that digital computers could fly aircraft. Now commercial airliners benefit from digital fly-by-wire.
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The interior of the International Space Station is a cool, comfortable environment. To develop the control systems that keep the station habitable, NASA worked with partners including a company that later used its NASA experience to develop products to improve air conditioner performance and filtration here on Earth—a benefit for allergy and asthma sufferers.
