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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8205728" data-attributes="member: 177">Velcro, and Tang were used by the space program, but not developed by them.So, as of 2020, there have been a total of 30 people, worldwide, who have lost their lives in activities related to spaceflight - this includes actual launches and in training and testing exercises.What nobody has likely ever done is shown you what those 30 deaths have gotten us.&nbsp; Here's one: the bioreactor.&nbsp; It was originally designed to grow cells in a closed, zero G environment for experiments.&nbsp; Today, lifesaving drugs are produced by microbes grown in bioreactors.&nbsp; Countless people are alive today due to the drugs made in, and the research performed with, bioreactors.Here's another cool spinoff - the most common breathing apparatus used today by firefighters would not be possible without an aluminum composite material NASA developed for rocket casings.In Tokyo and San Francisco, buildings are constructed with giant shock absorbers to help them withstand earthquakes.&nbsp; Those shock absorbers were first designed to safely remove fuel and electrical connectors from the Space Shuttle during launch.The FDA guidelines that currently keep your seafood, juices, and dairy products safe are based in guidelines created by Pillsbury for handling and preventing contamination of foods going into space.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8205728, member: 177"] Velcro, and Tang were used by the space program, but not developed by them. So, as of 2020, there have been a total of 30 people, worldwide, who have lost their lives in activities related to spaceflight - this includes actual launches and in training and testing exercises. What nobody has likely ever done is shown you what those 30 deaths have gotten us. Here's one: the bioreactor. It was originally designed to grow cells in a closed, zero G environment for experiments. Today, lifesaving drugs are produced by microbes grown in bioreactors. Countless people are alive today due to the drugs made in, and the research performed with, bioreactors. Here's another cool spinoff - the most common breathing apparatus used today by firefighters would not be possible without an aluminum composite material NASA developed for rocket casings. In Tokyo and San Francisco, buildings are constructed with giant shock absorbers to help them withstand earthquakes. Those shock absorbers were first designed to safely remove fuel and electrical connectors from the Space Shuttle during launch. The FDA guidelines that currently keep your seafood, juices, and dairy products safe are based in guidelines created by Pillsbury for handling and preventing contamination of foods going into space. [/QUOTE]

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