Randomguy Posted July 9, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2014 Sure, we got to the moon, but what have we done with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 9, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 9, 2014 Moon pies? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 9, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 9, 2014 Tang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 9, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 9, 2014 not sure, but I think they invented the Integrated Circuit for the Apollo program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 9, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 9, 2014 Cordless power tools as well I believe And the movie Barbarella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted July 9, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 9, 2014 Tang? Wasn't he part of the Chinese program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 9, 2014 Share #7 Posted July 9, 2014 Wasn't he part of the Chinese program? The Wu Tang Clan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 9, 2014 Share #8 Posted July 9, 2014 no, the drink mix! remember when we were kids they had this awful orange Kool-ade knockoff called "Tang"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 9, 2014 Share #9 Posted July 9, 2014 presumably, squeezing fresh oranges in zero gravity had its problems 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted July 9, 2014 Share #10 Posted July 9, 2014 The dark side of the moon gave us the transformers, and also a song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 9, 2014 Share #11 Posted July 9, 2014 Tang and Space food bars yummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 9, 2014 Share #12 Posted July 9, 2014 We spent about a $1 million back then to develop a ballpoint pen that wouldn't leak in zero gravity. The Russians used pencils. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 9, 2014 Share #13 Posted July 9, 2014 We spent about a $1 million back then to develop a ballpoint pen that wouldn't leak in zero gravity. The Russians used pencils.Did they leak? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 9, 2014 Share #14 Posted July 9, 2014 Did they leak? The Russians? At least a couple times a day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 9, 2014 Share #15 Posted July 9, 2014 velcro And without Tang leading the way we wouldn't have powered Gatorade today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 9, 2014 Share #16 Posted July 9, 2014 The Russians used pencils. yea, but they didn't have a development contract with Uncle Sucker! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 9, 2014 Share #17 Posted July 9, 2014 velcro the Russians just used Duct Tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted July 9, 2014 There has not been a single real estate development on the moon yet, not even a Disney park. How can we get our money back? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 9, 2014 Share #19 Posted July 9, 2014 Walmart bought some land near the Fra Mauro heights, but they haven't broke ground on the project yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torch511 Posted July 9, 2014 Share #20 Posted July 9, 2014 That is such an urban legend. First off, the pen did not leak, it just would not write due to ink being GRAVITY fed. The USA started developing a pen and then abandoned when it was deemed that the development and production costs were too high. The US and Russians both used pencils in the early days Fisher developed the pen using private capitol, which was later used by both the US and Russian space programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 9, 2014 Share #21 Posted July 9, 2014 That is such an urban legend. First off, the pen did not leak, it just would not write due to ink being GRAVITY fed. The USA started developing a pen and then abandoned when it was deemed that the development and production costs were too high. The US and Russians both used pencils in the early days Fisher developed the pen using private capitol, which was later used by both the US and Russian space programs. Don't confuse us. You're letting facts get in the way here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 9, 2014 Share #22 Posted July 9, 2014 The USA started developing a pen and then abandoned when it was deemed that the development and production costs were too high. the contractor spent 100% of the budget, but only developed 10% of the pen, so NASA pulled the plug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted July 9, 2014 Share #23 Posted July 9, 2014 here is a list I found: Spinoff Year(s) Technology 1976, 1977, 1981, 2002, 2005 Memory Foam 1976 Improved Firefighter’s Breathing System 1977, 1979 Liquid-Cooled Garments 1978, 1990 Fabric Roof Structures 1978, 1981, 1983, 2005 Phase-Insensitive Ultrasonic Transducer 1981 Cordless Tools 1983, 1986 PMR-15 Polyimide Resin 1984, 1996 Scratch Resistant Lenses 1985, 2008 Redox Energy Storage System 1985 Safety Grooving 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2008 Earth Resources Laboratory Applications Software (ELAS) 1987, 2008 VisiScreen (Ocular Screening System) 1988 Sewage Treatment With Water Hyacinths 1989 Data Acquisition and Control System Model 9450/CAMAC 1990 NASA Structural Analysis (NASTRAN) Computer Software 1991 Heart Defibrillator Energy Source 1992 Dexterous Hand Master (DHM) 1994 Ballistic Electron Emission Microscope (BEEM) 1994, 2008 Omniview Motionless Camera 1994 Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Technology 1995 1100C Virtual Window 1995, 2006, 2008 Microbial Check Valve 1996, 2004 Tetrahedral Unstructured Software System (TetrUSS) 1996 Anti-Shock Trousers 1996 Automated Hydrogen Gas Leak Detector 1996 Ceramics Analysis and Reliability Evaluation of Structures/ Life (CARES/Life) 1996 Memory Short Stack Semiconductor 1997 Foster-Miller Fiber Optic Polymer Reaction Monitor 1997, 2007 Power Factor Controller 1997 Reaction/Momentum Wheel: Apparatus for Providing Torque and for Storing Momentum Energy 1998 Data Matrix Symbology 1999 Active Pixel Sensor 1999 DeltaTherm 1000 1999 Superex Tube Extrusion Process 1999 Precision GPS Software System 1999 Process for Preparing Transparent Aromatic Polyimide Film 1999 Tempest Server 2000 Genoa: A Progressive Failure Analysis Software System 2000 Humanitarian Demining Device 2001 Composite Matrix Resins and Adhesives (PETI-5) 2001, 2008 Flexible Aerogel Superinsulation 2001 LARC PETI-5 Polyimide Resin 2001 The SeaWiFS Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) 2001 TOR Polymers 2001 Video Image Stabilization and Registration (VISAR) 2002 Automatic Implantable Cardiovertor Defibrillator 2002 DeBakey Rotary Blood Pump (Ventricular Assist Device-VAD) 2002 Hybrid Ice Protection System 2002 Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) 2002 Virtual Window 2003 Cart3D 2003 Cochlear Implant 2003 Generalized Fluid System Simulation Program 2003 LADARVision 4000 2003 MedStar Monitoring System 2003 Personal Cabin Pressure Altitude Monitor and WarningSystem 2004 InnerVue Diagnostic Scope System 2004 Land Information System (LIS) v. 4.0 2004 NanoCeram Superfilters 2004 Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) 2004 Outlast Smart Fabric Technology 2004 Photrodes for Electrophysiological Monitoring 2005 PS/PM300 High-Temperature Solid Lubricant Coatings 2005 iROBOT PackBOT Tactical Mobile Robot 2005, 2008 Light-Emitting Diodes for Medical Applications 2005 Numerical Evaluation of Stochastic Structures Under Stress (NESSUS) 2005 THUNDER Actuators 2005 Zero-Valent Metal Emulsion for Reductive Dehalogenation of DNAPL-Phase Environmental Contaminants 2006 Novariant RTK AutoFarm AutoSteer 2006 Radiant Barrier 2006 2006 Petroleum Remediation Product 2007 Advanced Lubricants 2007 Atomic Oxygen System for Art Restoration 2007 Future Air Traffic Management Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) 2007 Macro-Fiber Composite Actuator 2007 Portable-Hyperspectral Imaging Systems 2007 ResQPOD: Circulation-Enhancing Device 2007 ArterioVision: Noninvasive Cardiovascular Disease Detection 2008 DMBZ-15 High-Temperature Polyimide 2008 LaRC-SI: Soluble Imide 2008 Wireless Measurement Acquisition System 2008 Optical Backscatter Reflectometer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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