You Have NASA to Thank for Wireless Headphones and Vaccuum Cleaners

Many people see space exploration as a waste of resources. Of course, one can respond to this objection by advocating for the intrinsic cultural value of scientific discovery, its positive geopolitical ramifications (as space-related initiatives often require international cooperation), or the crucial technological and economic importance of the space sector. But according to the narrative rule of show don't tell, one of the most effective answers turns out to be showing the plethora of everyday-use technologies that would not exist without space research. NASA spin-off, a NASA program, compiles just about every technology related in one way or another to US-made space research, and makes clear that there is perhaps no single space program that has had a greater impact than the Apollo lunar missions.