Spinoff: NASA Technologies Benefit Society, 2011

摘要

As you leaf through these pages highlighting the latest advancements in Earth science, weather prediction, and environmentally friendly aircraft, you will see the dedication to our founding charter, the Space Act of 1958. That historic legislation and the amendments to it, over the years, call on NASA to preserve American leadership in aerospace science and technology, cooperate with other nations, continue to expand human knowledge, and pursue the practical benefits gained from the Agency's research. At NASA, the spinoff concept is not just a legislative mandate, it is what we doa way of translating the technologies of our air and space missions into societal benefits for people everywhere. This book is a testament to how we are doing that in very concrete ways.