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![This rendering of the surface of the Space Shuttle’s external tank illustrates the complex geometry capabilities of the Pegasus 5 software. Overset grids on the surface of the Space Shuttle external tank](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2018_Images_t17.jpg?itok=8QyRbH0q)
![This rendering of the surface of the Space Shuttle’s external tank illustrates the complex geometry capabilities of the Pegasus 5 software. Overset grids on the surface of the Space Shuttle external tank](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2018_Images_t17.jpg?itok=nC-TVumm)
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2018/t_2.html
2018
![Paratools Inc., which built the Kppa chemical modeling software, now sells it to clients around the world. Switzerland, where this picture was taken, is using it to run their national air quality reports. A Swiss village](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2018_Images_it2.jpg?itok=P-gyia07)
![Paratools Inc., which built the Kppa chemical modeling software, now sells it to clients around the world. Switzerland, where this picture was taken, is using it to run their national air quality reports. A Swiss village](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2018_Images_it2.jpg?itok=y1EmKxeM)
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2018/ee_7.html
2018
![MSC Software’s Apex series of computer-aided engineering (CAE) programs are at the cutting edge of their industry, with an ease of use that opens up CAE to amateurs and saves professional engineers untold time and tedium. At its heart, though, is coding from NASTRAN, created by NASA half a century ago. A screen shot of MSC Software’s Apex program](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/it_6_web_0.jpg?itok=z0K6fUvY)
![MSC Software’s Apex series of computer-aided engineering (CAE) programs are at the cutting edge of their industry, with an ease of use that opens up CAE to amateurs and saves professional engineers untold time and tedium. At its heart, though, is coding from NASTRAN, created by NASA half a century ago. A screen shot of MSC Software’s Apex program](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/it_6_web_0.jpg?itok=ARDenpmW)
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2018/it_2.html
2018
![From the 1960s to the 1990s, most GPS, weather, and communications satellites were put into orbit with the help of RL10 engine-powered upper-stage rockets. Cell phone with GPS resting on a map](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2018_Images_t14.jpg?itok=aiJYHPtL)
![From the 1960s to the 1990s, most GPS, weather, and communications satellites were put into orbit with the help of RL10 engine-powered upper-stage rockets. Cell phone with GPS resting on a map](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2018_Images_t14.jpg?itok=x46Kc4JN)
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2018/t_3.html
2018
![The “spaceport door” enabled by Spiralock threading in Cobra Puma Golf’s KING LTD Driver allows it to be what the company believes is the first club with a zero center of gravity, meaning the center of gravity for the whole club runs through the center of the driver’s face. It’s a feat golf club makers have been attempting for centuries. Man swinging golf club](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/golf_2_web_0.jpg?itok=GJXLN0Vn)
![The “spaceport door” enabled by Spiralock threading in Cobra Puma Golf’s KING LTD Driver allows it to be what the company believes is the first club with a zero center of gravity, meaning the center of gravity for the whole club runs through the center of the driver’s face. It’s a feat golf club makers have been attempting for centuries. Man swinging golf club](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/golf_2_web_0.jpg?itok=BH3lIA96)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/pdf/cg_2.pdf
2017
![As a NASA subcontractor, Cellmic LLC (formerly Holomic LLC) developed a sensor platform that uses a smartphone’s camera and processing power to read the results of custom-made rapid diagnostic tests of bodily fluids. Holomic software running on a smartphone](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2017_Images_HM_8.jpg?itok=Csr-QaUc)
![As a NASA subcontractor, Cellmic LLC (formerly Holomic LLC) developed a sensor platform that uses a smartphone’s camera and processing power to read the results of custom-made rapid diagnostic tests of bodily fluids. Holomic software running on a smartphone](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2017_Images_HM_8.jpg?itok=faV23zqA)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/pdf/hm_3.pdf
2017
![Sensors measuring anything from strain to temperature, pressure, load, or acceleration plug into the Dewetron system, which records how each performs so engineers can analyze the data later. Many systems have separate systems for different kinds of sensors, but at NASA’s request, Dewetron built a machine that could read every kind of sensor. Dewetron sensor system](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ip_8_web_3.jpg?itok=1PMNfy_t)
![Sensors measuring anything from strain to temperature, pressure, load, or acceleration plug into the Dewetron system, which records how each performs so engineers can analyze the data later. Many systems have separate systems for different kinds of sensors, but at NASA’s request, Dewetron built a machine that could read every kind of sensor. Dewetron sensor system](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ip_8_web_3.jpg?itok=URoG7_z-)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/pdf/it_3.pdf
2017
![Moog Inc. custom-built a set of 10 hydraulic carts to meet the needs of Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Flight Loads Laboratory, reducing the amount of cables and hoses in the lab, creating a more flexible setup, and bringing test operations into the digital age. The company now offers the carts, along with the accompanying Real-Time Front-End computer, for sale to commercial aircraft testing facilities. Hydraulic cart](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2017_Images_T_14.jpg?itok=G24V_hPe)
![Moog Inc. custom-built a set of 10 hydraulic carts to meet the needs of Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Flight Loads Laboratory, reducing the amount of cables and hoses in the lab, creating a more flexible setup, and bringing test operations into the digital age. The company now offers the carts, along with the accompanying Real-Time Front-End computer, for sale to commercial aircraft testing facilities. Hydraulic cart](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2017_Images_T_14.jpg?itok=lJTBgMcF)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/pdf/t_6.pdf
2017
![Following research and development that began in a partnership with NASA, NASTEK now manufactures ski-goggle lenses that use NASA technology to optimize visibility on the slopes. In 2015, the company worked with Optic Nerve to create a line of ski goggles that are used by professional and amateur skiers and snowboarders, as well as ski patrollers. Skiers wearing protective lenses](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/cg_9_web_3.jpg?itok=mvZucAHR)
![Following research and development that began in a partnership with NASA, NASTEK now manufactures ski-goggle lenses that use NASA technology to optimize visibility on the slopes. In 2015, the company worked with Optic Nerve to create a line of ski goggles that are used by professional and amateur skiers and snowboarders, as well as ski patrollers. Skiers wearing protective lenses](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/cg_9_web_3.jpg?itok=Cx1q8Nnp)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/pdf/cg_3.pdf
2017
![WElkins LLC’s Sideline Cooling System is marketed to athletes and sports teams as a way to improve performance, reduce inflammation in the event of a concussion, and reduce the effects of minor head impacts. Cooling system displayed on a football field](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/hm_10_web_1.jpg?itok=znd_JSla)
![WElkins LLC’s Sideline Cooling System is marketed to athletes and sports teams as a way to improve performance, reduce inflammation in the event of a concussion, and reduce the effects of minor head impacts. Cooling system displayed on a football field](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/hm_10_web_1.jpg?itok=MOiaFHuq)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/pdf/hm_4.pdf
2017
![One of the many medical uses for TracePro is validating designs for blood oximeter pulse monitors. The monitors measure oxygen in the blood by observing how light travels through the fingertip. blood oxygen monitor on hand](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ip_17_web_3.jpg?itok=_ZDqCDZE)
![One of the many medical uses for TracePro is validating designs for blood oximeter pulse monitors. The monitors measure oxygen in the blood by observing how light travels through the fingertip. blood oxygen monitor on hand](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ip_17_web_3.jpg?itok=8Erp4Xws)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/pdf/it_4.pdf
2017
![Disposable hearing aid batteries die unpredictably, which tends to encourage users to turn them off at times to conserve power and inevitably leaves them without hearing at inconvenient times. On a full charge, the rechargeable silver-zinc batteries that ZPower built off of previous research and development by NASA and the military reliably last all day and then some. Man helping granddaughter with homework](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2017_Images_CG_13.jpg?itok=OyVKbjyV)
![Disposable hearing aid batteries die unpredictably, which tends to encourage users to turn them off at times to conserve power and inevitably leaves them without hearing at inconvenient times. On a full charge, the rechargeable silver-zinc batteries that ZPower built off of previous research and development by NASA and the military reliably last all day and then some. Man helping granddaughter with homework](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2017_Images_CG_13.jpg?itok=zdZOY73Q)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/pdf/cg_4.pdf
2017