Thanks, NASA!

15 NASA inventions that make life on Earth better

by Robin Bea
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NASA’s innovations are easy to point out when they’re streaking across the sky or sending photos from another world. But NASA has changed life on Earth for the better in subtle ways.

Here are 15 NASA inventions that make life on Earth better.

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