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![A Waypoint 2 Space payload specialist trains a researcher on how to package and prepare a payload. The company offers payload services, from instruction on how to meet Federal Aviation Administration requirements to accompanying payloads and carrying out experimentation in orbit. A payload specialist trains a researcher on how to pack payloads](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/cg_29_web_0.jpg?itok=J5i4le1b)
![A Waypoint 2 Space payload specialist trains a researcher on how to package and prepare a payload. The company offers payload services, from instruction on how to meet Federal Aviation Administration requirements to accompanying payloads and carrying out experimentation in orbit. A payload specialist trains a researcher on how to pack payloads](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/cg_29_web_0.jpg?itok=P6PlcWOh)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/cg_4.pdf
2015
![Thirty years after the release of his Accommotrac Vision Trainer, Joseph Trachtman, pictured here, released a home version of the device, called the Zone-Trac. Advances in technology made it possible for Trachtman to build a much smaller, wearable, and more affordable device. Inventor wearing Zone-Trac device](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/hm_11_web_4.jpg?itok=ajYXVtg9)
![Thirty years after the release of his Accommotrac Vision Trainer, Joseph Trachtman, pictured here, released a home version of the device, called the Zone-Trac. Advances in technology made it possible for Trachtman to build a much smaller, wearable, and more affordable device. Inventor wearing Zone-Trac device](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/hm_11_web_4.jpg?itok=84IrYFtD)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/hm_6.pdf
2015
![Maurice Kanzala collects a water sample from a shallow dug well for The Water Trust, one of mWater’s clients working to provide safe water in rural Uganda. The mWater app allows field workers to record and share water quality or other data on how the water source is functioning over time. People collecting water samples for testing](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ee_7_web_6.jpg?itok=biMIzkQZ)
![Maurice Kanzala collects a water sample from a shallow dug well for The Water Trust, one of mWater’s clients working to provide safe water in rural Uganda. The mWater app allows field workers to record and share water quality or other data on how the water source is functioning over time. People collecting water samples for testing](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ee_7_web_6.jpg?itok=pKlDHdPp)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ps_3.pdf
2015
![UVA+B SunFriend bands in four colors UVA+B SunFriend bands in four colors](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2015_Images_cg_13_opt.png?itok=uhuvrC30)
![UVA+B SunFriend bands in four colors UVA+B SunFriend bands in four colors](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2015_Images_cg_13_opt.png?itok=fekSLQd4)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/cg_5.pdf
2015
![Made In Space’s prototype for a space-ready 3D printer is shown with some of the products the final model might produce aboard the International Space Station. The prototype 3D printer for microgravity with samples of products](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ip_4_web_4.jpg?itok=PRP6Pe8l)
![Made In Space’s prototype for a space-ready 3D printer is shown with some of the products the final model might produce aboard the International Space Station. The prototype 3D printer for microgravity with samples of products](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ip_4_web_4.jpg?itok=La4NjKNC)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ip_1.pdf
2015
![Pictured here are two tests of ATI’s clamps in a NASA lab at Johnson Space Center. On the left, a proprietary coating uses friction to keep the clamp in place. On the right, a special adhesive works even underwater to bind clamps to pipes. Clamp kept in place by friction](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2015_Images_ps_9_opt.jpg?itok=YO0HJkUx)
![Pictured here are two tests of ATI’s clamps in a NASA lab at Johnson Space Center. On the left, a proprietary coating uses friction to keep the clamp in place. On the right, a special adhesive works even underwater to bind clamps to pipes. Clamp kept in place by friction](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2015_Images_ps_9_opt.jpg?itok=TOE63UKv)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ps_4.pdf
2015
![Lighting Science’s MyNature Grow, part of its Definity Digital line of products, targets the key portions of the spectrum that deliver the right kind of light to encourage healthy plant growth. LED light bulb designed to improve plant growth](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2015_Images_cg_18_opt%20.png?itok=P5S4gTP6)
![Lighting Science’s MyNature Grow, part of its Definity Digital line of products, targets the key portions of the spectrum that deliver the right kind of light to encourage healthy plant growth. LED light bulb designed to improve plant growth](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2015_Images_cg_18_opt%20.png?itok=W3hcmWHs)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/cg_6.pdf
2015
![Proper radiometric calibration is essential for satellite cameras used to monitor crop health, among other applications. An aerial view of farmland](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ip_8_web_5.jpg?itok=Ad18fxPs)
![Proper radiometric calibration is essential for satellite cameras used to monitor crop health, among other applications. An aerial view of farmland](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ip_8_web_5.jpg?itok=S8zjEn8Y)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ip_2.pdf
2015
![The LITO technology was originally conceived of as a “fire lidar” capable of seeing through flames. The technology was proven effective early on, and the company still envisions a device that would prevent firefighters and other first responders from being blinded by smoke and flames. Firefighter and hose](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/ps_5_web_1.jpg?itok=Qs8SUJXx)
![The LITO technology was originally conceived of as a “fire lidar” capable of seeing through flames. The technology was proven effective early on, and the company still envisions a device that would prevent firefighters and other first responders from being blinded by smoke and flames. Firefighter and hose](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/ps_5_web_1.jpg?itok=_-N_TZLd)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ps_5.pdf
2015
![Aerus Holdings’ Air Scrubber Plus incorporates NASA ethylene-scrubbing technology. The device is installed into home ventilation systems, which disseminate the product’s “friendly cleaners” that kill pathogens in the air and on surfaces. Air Scrubber Plus filter](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/2020-08/cg_7_web_0.png?itok=lCiB6J8D)
![Aerus Holdings’ Air Scrubber Plus incorporates NASA ethylene-scrubbing technology. The device is installed into home ventilation systems, which disseminate the product’s “friendly cleaners” that kill pathogens in the air and on surfaces. Air Scrubber Plus filter](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/2020-08/cg_7_web_0.png?itok=6zIy-S35)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/cg_7.pdf
2015
![Not limited to lasers, Potomac Photonics also fabricates tiny, plastic parts with a high-precision 3D printer. These molds the company made for Johns Hopkins University were used to make high-aspect ratio wells in a polymer material. Tiny plastic fibers created by a 3D printer](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2015_Images_ip_12_opt.jpg?itok=-bXNNuL9)
![Not limited to lasers, Potomac Photonics also fabricates tiny, plastic parts with a high-precision 3D printer. These molds the company made for Johns Hopkins University were used to make high-aspect ratio wells in a polymer material. Tiny plastic fibers created by a 3D printer](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2015_Images_ip_12_opt.jpg?itok=0p9Nc38x)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ip_3.pdf
2015
![Neptec Technologies’ Obscurant Penetrating Auto-Synchronous Lidar, or OPAL, family of 3D laser sensors, unlike conventional lidar technology, is able to penetrate dust, operate in total darkness, and withstand considerable vibration and shock. Dump truck, Image of dump truck through conventional LIDAR and Image of dump truck through OPAL](/sites/default/files/styles/search_/public/Spinoff2015_Images_ps_14_opt.png?itok=PelyOVqj)
![Neptec Technologies’ Obscurant Penetrating Auto-Synchronous Lidar, or OPAL, family of 3D laser sensors, unlike conventional lidar technology, is able to penetrate dust, operate in total darkness, and withstand considerable vibration and shock. Dump truck, Image of dump truck through conventional LIDAR and Image of dump truck through OPAL](/sites/default/files/styles/pdf/public/Spinoff2015_Images_ps_14_opt.png?itok=3OstSaXG)
http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/pdf/ps_6.pdf
2015