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Primary Sources:Cohen, Robert. "Summary of Analysis for Selecting the Power Source for the Gemini Project." Gemini Project Note. Houston, 23 Jan. 1962

This source was also very helpful for our study because when NASA was selecting the power source for the Gemini missions they created an invention that could propel the rocket into space safely. Which also created an invention that was important.

Eggleston, John M. "Inter-NASA Research and Space Development Centers Discussion on Space Rendezvous, May 16-17, 1960." Washington, n.d.

This source was helpful because it showed the research that NASA did while conducting their research. This also showed how NASA conquered problems in every way which helped create some inventions.

Grimm, Dean F.; Stafford, Thomas P.; and Schirra, Walter M., Jr. "Report on Gemini VI Rendezvous." MSC, Houston, 28 Feb. 1966This source was helpful because this game a report on the Gemini mission which later created some of the firefighting tools used today like the fire attire that firemen wear today. Overall this was a very helpful source.

Hughes Aircraft Co., Nucleonics Laboratory. "Lunar Surface Assembly Techniques: A Preliminary Study of Refueling for the Lunar Surface Rendezvous." Hughes Report FD-61-401 (JPL 950167), 2 Oct. 1961.

This was very helpful because it helped us with some of the inventions that came from this study that NASA conducted in 1961. After this study a few inventions not to significant ones came from this but, one invention that we have in Mylar.

Schanz, J. L., and Bullock, E. K. "Gemini Fuel Cell Power Source - First Spacecraft Application." ARS Paper 2561-62. Presented at American Rocket Society, Power Systems Conference, Santa Monica, Calif., 25-28 Sept. 1962.

This source was helpful because this showed how they finally choose the Gemini power source which was very important for NASA. This was also a great time for an invention which was created and was called Warp-10.

Secondary Sources:10 Surprising NASA Inventions." 10 Surprising NASA Inventions. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

In order to find some more general facts on the inventions and in order to triple check that they were genuine, I went through MSN’s list and compared them to ours. I used some of their info and sources to tweak our existing paragraphs.

"10 Surprising NASA Inventions." 10 Surprising NASA Inventions. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013.

This site had lots of inventions that we didn’t know about which really helped us out. This is a reliable source because its from MSN. For example the super soaker water gun which was originally designed for a bathroom sink in the spacecraft.

"Top 10 Inventions of NASA." TopYaps. Top Yaps, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013.This article was very similar to the one from Discovery Channel, and helped me touch base with the whole topic. In our project I once again used the source to help me name headers and give general info.

"Top 10 NASA Inventions You Use Everyday." International Business Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

I really enjoyed this site because it gave lots of new inventions that I didnt know about. Also the site went into details about each invention which was very helpful.

"5 Strange Items Developed from NASA Technology." HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

This site was very helpful because I learned about 5 new inventions that I hadn’t thought that NASA created. Some of this information will be included because it is very detailed and very helpful to our topic.

"Alleviating Helicopter Tail Boom Loads with Passive Venting." NASA -. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

I used this source because it was showed why nasa was important about the tech boom after the nasa missions. This website tells about one of the new technologies that was improved during this time. This is very helpful to our group because this is what our subject is about.

"Amateur Inventor Helps NASA Design Gloves For Astronauts." Business Opportunities Weblog RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013. <http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2007/07/24/amateur-inventor-helps-

nasa-design-gloves-for-astronauts/>.This was actually a news story on how NASA is still innovating and developing technologies, in this case fireproof gloves. I used this as an example on the site of how NASA is still relevant and innovative.

About Spinoff. NASA, n.d. Web. 8 Jan. 2013. <http://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinhist.html>. Just as some earlier, this is a resource I used to get a background into the ideas of spinoffs that came from NASA. This specific link will bring you to a small history and overview of the NASA spinoffs that came over the years. This specific research is one of many that I used to get an beginning idea of my project.

Anti-Icing System. Web. 7 Mar. 2013. http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2012/01/13/426679816798762833a3_1.jpgThis was a picture used to add descriptions to our "Inventions" page of our website. This picture specifically was used to show how anti-icing systems have been implemented from NASA's engineering labs to the real world.

Barret, Anita. NASA Spinoffs Extend Life on Earth. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2013. <http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/human_spaceflight.html>.

Just as before, I need to do deep research into the important spinoffs from NASA, and LifeShears is one of the most underrated of them all. This is a website describing, from "Spinoff", how the LifeShears are important for our world today. We will use this research to help with adding information for each of the important innovations/spinoffs from NASA.

Braukus, Michael, and Jerry Berg. NASA Light-Emitting Diode Technology Brings Relief In Clinical Trials . N.p., 13 Nov. 2003. Web. 11 Jan. 2013. <http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2003/nov/HQ_03366_clinical_trials.html>.

This is some additional detailed research in the form of a web page. This is some in-depth information of NASA and their contribution/ connection to the industry of LED's. We plan to use this info strictly to develop our research and understand some key ideas in our topic.

Bright, Beverly. "NASA Space Technology Inventions and Products." Suite101.com. Suite 101, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2013.

This article had the biggest amount of inventions, so I used it as a platform to reach other sites with greater depth. It helped me understand my topic more by giving me background info. I will use the links it provided for more stable facts.

"Big Scout Project." Big Scout Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2013.This site didn’t have a lot of detail but summarized the scene of NASA as an inventor in a better way than I could’ve. It generally helped me understand my topic, and mainly confirmed my initial thoughts. I will use some quotes from him and borrow a picture or two.

"Curiosity." Discovery Channel. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.This website is about the top 10 inventions that you can use. This website is very helpful because this is the only website that i found that has very useful information. This really does show why Nasa was very important and what types of inventions were made during that time.

"Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron (EZVI)." Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron (EZVI). N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

In order to help Suraj with his paragraph, I found this article to help edit and get a better understanding of what Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron actually was.

Conger, Cristen. "Curiosity." Discovery Channel. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2013.This Discovery Channel article was a fantastic way to begin researching my topic. It discusses the whole topic of NASA’s inventions, and it helped me understand my topic because I needed to touch base with the major inventions NASA made. We used the source to create the headers on our website.

Emerson, Greg. "The Newest NASA Inventions." MainStreet. The Street, n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.

In order to get multiple perspectives, I wanted to see what else NASA was building on since some of their big breakthroughs in the 60’s. This source was unbelievably helpful and I’ll include the information in the timeline as well as multiple new inventions that are newer forms of old ones.

Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron (EZVI) . NASA, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. <http://technology.ksc.nasa.gov/technology/TOP12246-EZVI.htm>.

There are many different spinoffs that came from the NASA missions, and this is one of the most important. This is a website detailing the spinoff of Emulsified Zero-Valent Iron (EZVI). We will use this research to give us vital information about EZVI, and will help us when we are going in and adding information for some details about EZVI.

Foam Hand. Digital image. Memory Foam. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013. <http://www.memoryfoam.com/mattress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/foamHand.jpg>.

This citation is for the memory foam hand that I took from MemoryFoam.com, and I used it for the memory foam invention under the “inventions” tab.

From Rockets to Race Cars. NASA. Web. 14 Jan. 2013. <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/images/content/431420main_rockets_to_race_cars_popup.jpg>.

This is a picture of the major inventions in the Auto Industry and how many of them came from NASA Spinoffs. Many things in a car that we get today are from spinoffs from NASA. I believe that we will use this picture when explaining some key spinoffs in detail.

Google Glasses. Web. 17 Feb. 2013. Once we had most of our structure and content for our website done, we needed to have some additional pictures to compliment our movie/interview that we would put into the website. This is a picture that was used in the movie.

Gorn, Michael H. Significant NASA Inventions. Washington, DC: Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1986. Print.

This was a book that we chose on the significant inventions of NASA. The most we gained from it was confirmation of what we already suspected, as we picked up the book towards the end of the project.

Human Factors Division. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/web/humanfactors101/images/analog.jpg

Once we had most of our structure and content for our website done, we needed to have some additional pictures to compliment our movie/interview that we would put into the website. This is a picture that was used in the movie.

Hubble Images. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. <http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/screen/heic0704a.jpg>.


Human Eye. Web. 19 Feb. 2013. <http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/graphics/d-e/eagle_humaneye.GIF>.


Human Factors Division. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. Once we had most of our structure and content for our website done, we needed to have some additional pictures to compliment our movie/interview that we would put into the website. This is a picture that was used in the movie.

"Home History & Science NASA Inventions We Use Everyday." Whatpoll. Igor, n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2013.

http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/web/humanfactors101/images/analog.jpg

This is an article that is very similar to some of the first ones, but instead of giving me general points, it went into finer detail. I will use the finer detail in the detail of the inventions.

"How Has NASA Helped Improve Our Air and Water?" HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

To find more in-depth info on how NASA helped water purification, as well as some details on their contributions to air. I used the information to write my sentences on the site for water purification.

"How Has NASA Helped Improve Our Air and Water?" HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

This site helped me out on water purification. The site went into lots of details about water purification that I didn’t know about. Also this helped us brainstorm ideas about the water purification idea on our inventions tab.

"Human Systems Integration Division @ NASA Ames - Home." Human Systems Integration Division @ NASA Ames - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

Once we had set up the interview with Dr. Hu, I realized that having generic questions on NASA’s space race wouldn’t make for an intriguing interview. So I decided to research for my questions using Ames’ site.

"Inventions at NASA Glenn in Power and Measurement Named Among R&D 100 Awards." SpaceRef. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013.

I couldn’t find many articles that dealt with the recognition that NASA got for inventing all the things they did. Thankfully, I stumbled upon this one and I was enlightened with factual information. I’ll surely include some of those tidbits in my website, whenever I can.

"Inventor Does What NASA Fails to Do | www.pleasantonexpress.com | Pleasanton Express." Inventor Does What NASA Fails to Do | Pleasanton Express. Pleasanton Express, n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.

The author of this article pointed out all the bad techniques that NASA had when going about its business, and exemplified another inventor

for the carrying out of proper rites. I will use this in the “Overview” section to show that NASA isn’t perfect.

Kelly, John. Top NASA Technology Spinoffs. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2013. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/nasa-inventions/nasa-high-tech-products1.htm>.

This is another "HowStuffWorks" article that details the Technology advancements from Spinoffs that came from NASA. Here, they talk about many different technologies from cells phones to medical equipment that came from NASA and the Space Shuttle Era. We will use this information when constructing additional information about important spinoffs of the time.

Kiger, Patrick J., and Marianne English. Top 10 NASA Inventions. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2013. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/top-5-nasa-inventions5.htm#page=10>.

This is a slideshow of the Top 10 Inventions/Spinoffs from NASA. I got this resource to help me decide some of the details and specific topics that I should study in our main and broad topic of NASA Spinoffs. We plan to use this to give us a general idea of the different topics and choices that we can do for our detailed research.

Long Distance Telecommunication. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/c87a6c7990b5e349f150f400-400-300/long-distance-telecommunications.jpg


Marconi, Elaine M. Water, Water, Everywhere!. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2013. <http://www.nasa.gov/missions/science/f_water.html>.

As we do more in-depth research, there are a couple main topics we want to focus on. I believe that water purification is one of them. This is a website article about the spinoff of water purification techniques

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and how they are implemented into the modern world. We will be using this for specific research only.

McCue, TJ. "10 NASA Spinoff Technology Products And The Optimus Prime Contest."Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 26 Nov. 2012. Web. 11 Mar. 2013.

This site showed 10 listed inventions of NASA in daily lives which was nice because it was very clear to see and understand. Also this site gave information about NASA's spinoff contests which people can enter to create a cool invention and win prizes. This shows one of the ways NASA helps our daily comunities and promotes Science.

Megna, Anthony. "Inventions from the Space Program That Are in Everyday Use." Helium. Helium, 01 Aug. 2010. Web. 23 Jan. 2013.

This site made me understand about some of the more important inventions that NASA created. I really enjoyed this read because it was very detailed and thorough.

Megna, Anthony. "Inventions from the Space Program That Are in Everyday Use." Helium. Helium, 01 Aug. 2010. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

This site made me understand about some of the more important inventions that NASA created. I really enjoyed this read because it was very detailed and thorough.

MPEG Video Compression. Web. 4 Mar. 2013.


"Memory Foam: Everything There Is to Know About NASAs Butt Protector." Gizmodo. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

This is article from Gizmodo was not only a fantastic read, but very insightful for my knowledge about memory foam. The author points out a lot about how insignificant NASA intended their foam to be, but how

significant it was. I used the information to primarily write my paragraph on memory foam.

"Memory Foam: Everything There Is to Know About NASAs Butt Protector." Gizmodo. N.p., n.d. Web. 012 Mar. 2013.

This citation is for the memory foam hand that I took from MemoryFoam.com, and I used it for the memory foam invention under the “inventions” tab.

NASA Ames Research Center. Web. 3 Mar. 2013. <http://blog.y-axis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/NASA-Ames-Research-Center.jpg>.


NASA Display Researcher. Web. 16 Feb. 2013. Once we had most of our structure and content for our website done, we needed to have some additional pictures to compliment our movie/interview that we would put into the website. This is a picture that was used in the movie.

NASA Memory Foam Drawing. Web. 8 Jan. 2013. <http://memoryfoammemoryfoam.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nasa-cool-memory-foam.jpg>.

This resource is a picture that I came across. This picture is a detailed drawing of the original prototype of memory foam first released by NASA. I choose this picture because, as we need to focus on a couple big inventions from NASA, memory foam is a really big one. I plan to utilize this picture into our website.

NASA Spinoffs Fact Sheet. NASA, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/facts/ksc/nasaspinoff.html>.

As part of our research of the main topic, we need to research some more smaller inventions along with the main topic. To do this, I chose

this page, which is a website, to find additional spinoffs from NASA that you may not know yet.

"NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration." NASA. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

I used this site for an basic overview of the nasa space missions. This is helpful information because in our topic we are going to include some of the most important space missions. This helped our group because when we didn't know some of the missions we looked at this source for all the information about this.

"NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration." NASA. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

This site was very helpful because this gave a detailed report on how the rockets of the shuttles were tested to ensure safety. This is a very interesting topic because the engineers were the ones to blame if something went wrong. This shows how the improvements helped out the rocket and eventually made inventions off of this.


This site is about the Hubble Telescope. This fits in with the technology created because this is one of the most power fullest telescope in the world. NASA had to design the telescope to make stunning pictures and enhance the temperatures of space.

"NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration." NASA. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.This source was very helpful to use because this provided information on the Apollo space missions. These missions were the first missions in space and this is a very big point for our topic. I found this source from NASA website.


This website was about the latest technology from NASA, This site is from NASA and it shows the new technology and inventions that they

created. This source was very helpful because NASA it self posted this so you know that none of this isn’t fake technology.


I had no idea that NASA gave out awards until I found this page, and as it turns out it was very interesting. I mentioned it in a few paragraphs of mine.


I wanted to make sure that my information was correct, so I went to the place that it came directly from, NASA. The site is for the history and future of what NASA is aiming to create. I can certainly import some of that info into the timeline.


This website is from NASA and they gave some of the new technologies that were created during the era. Some of the technologies are stuff that we use everyday. NASA created lots of new technologies which is important for our website that we our creating.


This site was very helpful because this gave a detailed report on how the rockets of the shuttles were tested to ensure safety. This is a very interesting topic because the engineers were the ones to blame if something went wrong. This shows how the improvements helped out the rocket and eventually made inventions off of this.

"NASA Inventions You Might Use Every Day | Tech Know Bits." Tech Know Bits RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

This site is about the Hubble Telescope. This fits in with the technology created because this is one of the most power fullest telescope in the

world. NASA had to design the telescope to make stunning pictures and enhance the temperatures of space.

"NASA Space Inventions Benefit All Our Lives on Earth." Msnbc.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013.

This site comes from nbc so it is a pretty reliable source which is nice. This site had lots of information about the inventions of NASA, and lots of details. Overall this site was very useful because there were different views of inventions that I hadn’t thought about.

"NASA Spinoff Homepage." NASA Spinoff Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013.

This is straight from NASA so it is very reliable and also showed more in depth details about the inventions that help people today. I enjoyed this website because there was lots of details and showed some of the latest inventions that help people.

"NASA Spinoffs - Apollo Inventions." About.com Space / Astronomy. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

The collage presented on this web page helped inspire me for the one on our own collage, and I think that therefore I should give it some credit for the idea.

"NASA Spinoffs - Apollo Inventions." About.com Space / Astronomy. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

This site was very helpful because it was short but it got to the point. There was four inventions that NASA created but that are clearly used around the house. I really liked this because of how the invention showed how we use this in daily lives.

"NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures." Space.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

This source is about Apollo 17 moon mission. This resource was helpful because it included information about the Apollo mission and the website had valuable information. This website also included more information about the other Apollo missions.

Olson, Ben. "Inventions from the Space Race." Wxer. The Point, 21 July 2011. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

I used this source mainly to find smaller and more obscure resources that took deeper digging from NASA to find. One such resource was the fact that NASA pioneered video stabilization software, as well as an early form of land mine removal.

"Play the Spinoffs Memory Game." NASA's The Space Place. USA.gov, This site was very helpful because lots of this information could go on our inventions tab. Also this site had really detailed information about the inventions and some inventions that again I didn’t know of.

"Play the Spinoffs Memory Game." NASA's The Space Place. USA.gov, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2013.

A site dedicated to the Space Age, is a fantastic resource for inventions that shaped our world. I found even more obscure inventions with great detail. That I can most certainly add into my “Inventions” section.

Research Center Map. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. <http://www.parcfd.org/2009/assets/images/943map.jpg>.


"Scratch-Resistant Lenses." Scratch-Resistant Lenses. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

Michael needed help finding some more quality information, so I helped get this resource for him. We used the source to write a sentence on the site.

"Seattle's Big Blog." Seattles Big Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.This source was very helpful because instead of scrolling to the bottom of the site the list of Inventions was right there with links on them. I learned alot about the inventions here because each invention was explained.

"Space Shuttle Spinoffs." Space Shuttle Spinoffs. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

This source that I used is from the nasa website. This source helped me with the knowledge of spinoffs. The spinoffs were the inventions of nasa. This is helpful to my our group because our group is doing a section of the tech boom after the nasa space missions.

"Spinoff Frequently Asked Questions." Spinoff Frequently Asked Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

This site was very useful because it provided a good basic knowing of what the Mercury program was. This site is from NASA so it can be trusted. This site also told each of the dates of the launches of the Mercury mission

"Spinoff." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. N.p., 2011. Web. 3 Jan. 2013. <http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2011/pdf/Brochure_11_web.pdf>.

This is originally written as a book, and simply turned into PDF format for the purpose of reading it off the web. This article is about a several particular invention spinoffs that now have a major effect in the modern world. This source helped me better understand the main and key inventions that are important to focus on in our NHD project. I used this as part of my specific research to see which inventions are the most meaningful and which I should choose to put into the website that we are making as major inventions.

"Timeline of the Space Race." TheSpaceRace.com. N.p., 2009. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

This site was somewhat helpful with the information that it had because of the bullet points. We used this on our timeline because the facts were very easy to get and use for the timeline. Overall the site was okay, but helped a lot with the timeline.

"Timeline of the Space Race." TheSpaceRace.com. N.p., 2009. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

In order to create the timeline section of the site, I primarily used this source. It didn’t go into to much depth, and was very clear. The

bulleted order events with specific dates were extremely helpful.

"What Does NASA Have to Do with Sewage Treatment?" HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

This website was about the Gemini program for NASA. This site got to the bones of the Gemini program. This site included why we wanted to send people to the moon. This site was very helpful because it gave a detailed explanation of the Gemini program.

"What High-tech Products Came from NASA Technology?" HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013.

How Stuff Works was a huge help for the entire project, and this resource was one of the many reasons why. It had links to all sorts of topics and content that was directly related to the inventions and industries that came from NASA.

"X-Ray Microscope Invention | NASA | Patents | Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys." Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2013.

This patent-oriented site went in-depth with a patent that NASA filed, an x-ray microscope. It helped me better understand NASA as a organization that can alsp file patents and act as a company. I will use this in my project to show that NASA had some great creativity.

Smith, Jim. "Space Age Inventions You Probably Use." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2013.

The author of this CNN post was informing readers about the inventions of NASA that are common and taken for granted. I enjoyed his style of writing and used a quote of his on the website.

Space Shuttle Water Purification System. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. <http://tn.sawfnews.com/newsphotos/Health/nasa_water_treatment_system.jpg>.

This is a picture of the early water purification systems used in the Space Shuttle Missions that actually worked. Through my research, I have realized that one big spinoff that we must cover is Water Purification. As we plan to talk in detail about this in our website, we also need some pictures along with it to support our text. This picture, we believe, will be used as part of the website.

Spinoff FAQ. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2013. <http://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinfaq.htm#spinfaq>.

This is a FAQ page for the published book "Spinoffs". Here, on this website, it covers some of the basics about the NASA spinoffs, how it all started, and some general background info into the world of NASA Spinoffs. I used this source as a starter, using this to kick-off my knowledge into the NASA spinoffs that came to be over the many decades. This specific research is one of many that I used to get an beginning idea of my project.

Spires, Shelby G. "The Teflon Myth and Other `inventions' from NASA." Chicago Tribune. Newhouse News Service, 05 Mar. 2007. Web. 17 Jan. 2013.

This site was very helpful because I never knew that some of the accidental inventions were ever released. So that really surprised me and turns out that some of those actually played a big part in some of the big inventions that NASA created like Water filtration.

Spires, Shelby G. "The Teflon Myth and Other `inventions' from NASA." Chicago Tribune. Newhouse News Service, 05 Mar. 2007. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

This resource was extremely insightful, as the author chose to speak about the accidental inventions of NASA, and some of their more played down moments. I used several of the stories on the site, in the “Extra” section.

Video Compression. Web. 17 Feb. 2013.Wall, Mike. "NASA Space Inventions Benefit All Our Lives on Earth." Msnbc.com. Msnbc Digital Network, 01 Apr. 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2013.


Water Pitcher. Digital image. Http://howstuffworks.com. Discovery, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2013. <http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/nasa-inventions-12.jpg>.

This is the picture I used from How Stuff Works; it’s the water jug that I put on the collage at the top of every page on the site.

Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/images/content/497216main_graf21_215-161.jpg>.


Web. 3 Mar. 2013. <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/622257main_Neuro_XL.jpg>.


What NASA Technology Helps Keep You Warm?" HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

This source from NASA gave a detailed explanation of the Challenger missions. I used this source for the challenger section of the NASA space missions. This website helped our group because it gave us an overview of the Challengers purpose in the space Missions.

Zapata, Edgar. Space Solar Power - An Earth to Orbit Challenge. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. <http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/nexgen/space_solar_power_main.htm>.

This resource is a website consisting of the history and details of the solar cell and it’s connection to NASA. AS part of our detailed research into Spinoffs, one option is to look into the history of solar cells and how they have evolved to be used by NASA. This resource will be strictly only used for detailed and through research.

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