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Spinoff story
Innovation Comes Out of the Wool Work
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
To ensure firefighting equipment would have enough filtration to keep astronauts safe on the Orion spacecraft, Johnson Space Center turned to Auckland, New Zealand-based Lanaco to make improved air filters, now used to protect people from particulates in industrial and hospital environments.