Is it possible that NASA faked the moon landing?
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tyler.durden
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The DV and reddan posts by themselves are a waste of time, but they generously lob softballs right over the plate for cannabineer and curious2garden to knock out of the park for our amusement. I suggest reading the thread whist on the toilet...I must have skipped about 10 pages of lunacy.
Darth Vapour posting just absolute garbage and acting like it was verifiable fact - just funny stuff.
rage on
Desr
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are you spamming for book sales? lol. and i just never really understood why people are debating this? so NASA can get more funds appropriated to them? like ok. lets say it was faked..are we still in a space race vs communists? or wait..were like.. about to land on mars..im just saying, what is gained by lying about a moon landing? its 2015.
so then by these methods, anything that is only seen by a few people led by a government organization is fake?
these following things were also faked for some sort of "notoriety"
every battle in every war.
death of jfk, tupac, biggie, lincoln, (many others)
every spaceX launch, all the mars missions, surely you see where im going..
and i know what you mean @tyler.durden ..this is a total toilet thread.lol
so then by these methods, anything that is only seen by a few people led by a government organization is fake?
these following things were also faked for some sort of "notoriety"
every battle in every war.
death of jfk, tupac, biggie, lincoln, (many others)
every spaceX launch, all the mars missions, surely you see where im going..
and i know what you mean @tyler.durden ..this is a total toilet thread.lol
reddan1981
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reddan1981
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Your rebuttal again shows your hypocrisy, is this a scientific peer reviewed editorial? I don't think it is. Why would you choose to endorse this as evidence when it doesn't meet the criteria you set for me? Because it supports your belief and argument against me... Distorted reasoning.
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tyler.durden
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mr sunshine
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It was vicious, like a bear eating a retarded puppy . @op you should open a new account. Start fresh.
reddan1981
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reddan1981
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OddBall1st
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At 2:29, ask that man how a guy traveling in a T-16 Falcon, with 8 times the decibels, how they talk.
I still ask,....Where did the rocket go ?
Darth Vapour
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Truth is could it of been faked hell yeah lets have a brief summary here it makes perfect sense that if anyone was going to make it to the moon it would of been Russia there never was a race USA could never catch up to begin with they even admit it russia 1000's of hr logged space compared to under hundreds of logged failed attempts from USA ..
its a no brainer when you keep level open mind to it Russia new that it cannot do it but USA did lol to funny
when you joined this forum to learn how to grow would you take advice from someone well known in the field or ???? someone that is fairly new to the game talking like he knows his shit yet you notice his first thread how high do i hang my light ??
It amazes me how everyone gets stuck into there beliefs and to be honest
who in the hell builds a space station with thin supports on outside of it when ever anything needs to be fixed ??? you have to go outside of it to fix it does this make fucking sense ???
the space shuttle record alone is fucking joke but wait here they never left earths orbit with one so it makes it even more of a joke considering what 20 - 30 years earlier they went to the moon ??
Does that make fucking sense TBH tecnology has moved forward rather fast yet when you look at the space program its at a crawl WTF
lol they post some picture of mars stating there is salt water then show some shadow moving making it or trying there best to fool you that that is wet sand lol WTF people are stupid but hey even then most things are relayed via satelite not hard to bounce it back making it seemed that hey we just had contact with a alien race simple ..
Usa has known for a long time there far from number 1 thy brain washed everyone in thinking were number 1 its the american way the foundation of what is america today
Yet you never have or never will be number 1 lets face it even when semyour duncan needed chips for his super computor ???? he never got them from USA he had to order them from japan and china
funny huh the bearing shit who makes the best bearings usa right lol Fuck Germany had the best bearing back in 1945 same thing applies for the stealth technology everyone is thinking Were usa we made when in fact you fucking stole it from germans remember the Hortin google it you might find some similarities to your todays steath bombers and what have you lol funny when you break it down
So think what you like and be fooled and deceived its your way of life no need to change anything remember all you are is a puppet
its a no brainer when you keep level open mind to it Russia new that it cannot do it but USA did lol to funny
when you joined this forum to learn how to grow would you take advice from someone well known in the field or ???? someone that is fairly new to the game talking like he knows his shit yet you notice his first thread how high do i hang my light ??
It amazes me how everyone gets stuck into there beliefs and to be honest
who in the hell builds a space station with thin supports on outside of it when ever anything needs to be fixed ??? you have to go outside of it to fix it does this make fucking sense ???
the space shuttle record alone is fucking joke but wait here they never left earths orbit with one so it makes it even more of a joke considering what 20 - 30 years earlier they went to the moon ??
Does that make fucking sense TBH tecnology has moved forward rather fast yet when you look at the space program its at a crawl WTF
lol they post some picture of mars stating there is salt water then show some shadow moving making it or trying there best to fool you that that is wet sand lol WTF people are stupid but hey even then most things are relayed via satelite not hard to bounce it back making it seemed that hey we just had contact with a alien race simple ..
Usa has known for a long time there far from number 1 thy brain washed everyone in thinking were number 1 its the american way the foundation of what is america today
Yet you never have or never will be number 1 lets face it even when semyour duncan needed chips for his super computor ???? he never got them from USA he had to order them from japan and china
funny huh the bearing shit who makes the best bearings usa right lol Fuck Germany had the best bearing back in 1945 same thing applies for the stealth technology everyone is thinking Were usa we made when in fact you fucking stole it from germans remember the Hortin google it you might find some similarities to your todays steath bombers and what have you lol funny when you break it down
So think what you like and be fooled and deceived its your way of life no need to change anything remember all you are is a puppet
Darth Vapour
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And also your afraid to admit that hey it could be fake, but again your patriotism tri folds belief's
like that puppet will do anything including posting non sense in this thread just to hide your guilt of this moon landing can be infact fake ... will we ever know who knows is JFK's papers becoming public knowledge in 2017??? but hey.
Who knows buy this time usa would of had there filthy hands in it and worded it differently or changed it completely ..
its the American way or better yet pass some bill prior so we will never know
Its well known fact that other countries are starting to realize USA is full of shit
but when shit hits the fan and trust me its coming then we all will know hey then we an make a mockery out of everything
Most importantly
will be able to say TOLD YOU SO
like that puppet will do anything including posting non sense in this thread just to hide your guilt of this moon landing can be infact fake ... will we ever know who knows is JFK's papers becoming public knowledge in 2017??? but hey.
Who knows buy this time usa would of had there filthy hands in it and worded it differently or changed it completely ..
its the American way or better yet pass some bill prior so we will never know
Its well known fact that other countries are starting to realize USA is full of shit
but when shit hits the fan and trust me its coming then we all will know hey then we an make a mockery out of everything
Most importantly
will be able to say TOLD YOU SO
One thing that humbles me deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does not.
Grand Dictionnaire Universel du XIXe Siècle 1865 Volume 2 Alexandre Dumas (<-- attribution, something I have not seen deployed in this thread by the opposing argument).
Grand Dictionnaire Universel du XIXe Siècle 1865 Volume 2 Alexandre Dumas (<-- attribution, something I have not seen deployed in this thread by the opposing argument).
Darth Vapour
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GWN i take it you dont believe in any conspiracy theories here are couple for you that turned out to be true wow huh
Take off your tin-foil hats for a second, because sometimes an insane-sounding conspiracy theory actually turns out to be true. From the government making up an enemy attack to justify war to “mind control” experiments, some stories are hard to believe until declassified documents or investigations prove they actually happened.
Here are five of the wildest former conspiracy theories we found:
1. The US Navy fired on North Vietnamese torpedo boats that weren’t even there.
On the night of Aug. 4, 1965, the USS Maddox engaged against hostile North Vietnamese torpedo boats following an unprovoked attack. The only problem: there were no torpedo boats. Or attack. The Maddox fired at nothing, but the incident was used as a justification to further escalate the conflict in Vietnam.
President Lyndon Johnson reported that at least two of the enemy boats were sunk, and American media outlets backed up that story in numerous articles. But conspiracy theorists thought it looked a lot like a “false flag” attack. They were right, according to the National Security Agency’s own declassified documents.
Others who were present, including James Stockdale (a Navy pilot who would later receive the Medal of Honor), disputed the official account:
“I had the best seat in the house to watch that event, and our destroyers were just shooting at phantom targets — there were no PT boats there … There was nothing there but black water and American fire power.”
Even LBJ wasn’t convinced: “For all I know, our Navy was shooting at whales out there.”
Read more: http://www.wearethemighty.com/conspiracy-theory-2015-06#ixzz3nEzx7nmI
Take off your tin-foil hats for a second, because sometimes an insane-sounding conspiracy theory actually turns out to be true. From the government making up an enemy attack to justify war to “mind control” experiments, some stories are hard to believe until declassified documents or investigations prove they actually happened.
Here are five of the wildest former conspiracy theories we found:
1. The US Navy fired on North Vietnamese torpedo boats that weren’t even there.
On the night of Aug. 4, 1965, the USS Maddox engaged against hostile North Vietnamese torpedo boats following an unprovoked attack. The only problem: there were no torpedo boats. Or attack. The Maddox fired at nothing, but the incident was used as a justification to further escalate the conflict in Vietnam.
President Lyndon Johnson reported that at least two of the enemy boats were sunk, and American media outlets backed up that story in numerous articles. But conspiracy theorists thought it looked a lot like a “false flag” attack. They were right, according to the National Security Agency’s own declassified documents.
Others who were present, including James Stockdale (a Navy pilot who would later receive the Medal of Honor), disputed the official account:
“I had the best seat in the house to watch that event, and our destroyers were just shooting at phantom targets — there were no PT boats there … There was nothing there but black water and American fire power.”
Even LBJ wasn’t convinced: “For all I know, our Navy was shooting at whales out there.”
Read more: http://www.wearethemighty.com/conspiracy-theory-2015-06#ixzz3nEzx7nmI
Darth Vapour
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2. The FBI infiltrated, surveilled, and tried to discredit American political groups it deemed “subversive.”
When it wasn’t investigating crimes and trying to put people in jail, the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Director J. Edgar Hoover kept busy trying to suppress the spread of communism in the United States. Under a secret program called COINTELPRO (counter-intelligence program), the FBI harassed numerous political groups and turned many of its members completely paranoid.
Though they could never be sure, many activists suspected the FBI was watching them. And the Bureau was able to mess with groups it didn’t like and influence what they did.
From the book “The United States of Paranoia” by Jesse Walker:
Under COINTELPRO, FBI agents infiltrated political groups and spread rumors that loyal members were the real infiltrators. They tried to get targets fired from their jobs, and they tried to break up the targets’ marriages. They published deliberately inflammatory literature in the names of the organizations they wanted to discredit, and they drove wedges between groups that might otherwise be allied. In Baltimore, the FBI’s operatives in the Black Panther Party were instructed to denounce Students for a Democratic Society as “a cowardly, honky group” who wanted to exploit the Panthers by giving them all the violent, dangerous “dirty work.” The operation was apparently successful: In August 1969, just five months after the initial instructions went out, the Baltimore FBI reported that the local Panther branch had ordered its members not to associate with SDS members or attend any SDS events.
It wasn’t only communist or left-leaning organizations. The FBI’s list of targets included the Civil Rights movement, and public enemy number one was Dr. Martin Luther King. Agents bugged his hotel rooms, followed him, tried to break up his marriage, and at one point, even sent him an anonymous letter trying to get him to commit suicide.
It would’ve been just a whacky conspiracy theory from a bunch of paranoid leftists that no one would’ve believed. But the conspiracy theorists — a group of eight anti-war activists — broke into an FBI field office in 1971 and found a trove of documents that exposed the program.
Read more: http://www.wearethemighty.com/conspiracy-theory-2015-06#ixzz3nF0WA71Z
When it wasn’t investigating crimes and trying to put people in jail, the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Director J. Edgar Hoover kept busy trying to suppress the spread of communism in the United States. Under a secret program called COINTELPRO (counter-intelligence program), the FBI harassed numerous political groups and turned many of its members completely paranoid.
Though they could never be sure, many activists suspected the FBI was watching them. And the Bureau was able to mess with groups it didn’t like and influence what they did.
From the book “The United States of Paranoia” by Jesse Walker:
Under COINTELPRO, FBI agents infiltrated political groups and spread rumors that loyal members were the real infiltrators. They tried to get targets fired from their jobs, and they tried to break up the targets’ marriages. They published deliberately inflammatory literature in the names of the organizations they wanted to discredit, and they drove wedges between groups that might otherwise be allied. In Baltimore, the FBI’s operatives in the Black Panther Party were instructed to denounce Students for a Democratic Society as “a cowardly, honky group” who wanted to exploit the Panthers by giving them all the violent, dangerous “dirty work.” The operation was apparently successful: In August 1969, just five months after the initial instructions went out, the Baltimore FBI reported that the local Panther branch had ordered its members not to associate with SDS members or attend any SDS events.
It wasn’t only communist or left-leaning organizations. The FBI’s list of targets included the Civil Rights movement, and public enemy number one was Dr. Martin Luther King. Agents bugged his hotel rooms, followed him, tried to break up his marriage, and at one point, even sent him an anonymous letter trying to get him to commit suicide.
It would’ve been just a whacky conspiracy theory from a bunch of paranoid leftists that no one would’ve believed. But the conspiracy theorists — a group of eight anti-war activists — broke into an FBI field office in 1971 and found a trove of documents that exposed the program.
Read more: http://www.wearethemighty.com/conspiracy-theory-2015-06#ixzz3nF0WA71Z
Trousers
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I didn't even read the list, it is too long.
We got all kinds of great stuff from NASA.
Is LED on the list? those are sick.
Thanks NASA. (stupid 1000 character post limit.
http://kearth101.cbslocal.com/2011/07/21/list-stuff-we-use-everyday-that-was-invented-from-the-space-program/
Stuff We Use Everyday That Was Invented From The Space Program
1.The hand-held vacuum cleaner
2.Air-cushioned trainers
In the early 1980s, a process known as “blow rubber molding” was used to produce space helmets. Using this technology, former Nasa engineer Frank Rudy pitched an idea for an in-trainer shock absorber to the Nike Corporation. He envisaged a trainer with hollow soles filled with shock-absorbing material to cushion the impact of running. Rudy’s idea included a pad of interconnected air cells and the resulting trainer was called the Nike Air.
3.Firefighter breathing apparatus
Before 1971, the average weight of breathing apparatus was more than 30 pounds. Carrying the extra weight was so physically grueling that some firefighters opted to attack flames without any equipment. However, engineers at Nasa adapted the life-support systems used in spacesuits for use by emergency services. Four years later, experts had designed apparatus that weighed a third less and offered better fit and visibility.
4.Blankets for marathon runners
In 1964, Nasa developed a material capable of reflecting heat very effectively – a thin sheet of plastic coated with a metallic reflecting agent, usually gold or silver in color. Used as a blanket, it reflects about 80 per cent of the wearer’s body-heat back to them. It’s used to keep accident victims warm, and by marathon runners after the finish.
5.Safer runways
Nasa researchers discovered that cutting thin grooves across concrete runways reduces the risk of an aircraft aquaplaning after landing. Excess water drains along the grooves, increasing tire friction in wet conditions. The expertise has been adopted by airport operating authorities around the world.
6.Pill transmitters
Pill transmitters swallowed by astronauts to check their temperature and blood pressure are undergoing trials to be used as a way to monitor the health of fetuses in the womb. These pill-shaped gadgets can be used to monitor body temperature, pressure and other vital signs.
7.Faster racing cars
Carbon fiber was invented by the British in the 1960s (at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough), but was given a boost by its use in space flight. Carbon-fiber-reinforced graphite is used in the nose cone of the Space Shuttle. Strong, light and heat resistant, it is found in everything from tennis rackets to Formula One racing cars
8.The roof of the Millennium Dome
A flexible yet durable Teflon-coated fiberglass material was developed in the 1970s for use on astronauts’ spacesuits. Teflon-coated fiberglass is now used for the roofs of many buildings worldwide, including the Dome in London.
9.Greenliving
It may seem strange, but the green movement owes a debt of gratitude to the rockets that blasted off into space. Efficient solar-power technologies – in which silicon crystals grown in a laboratory convert light into electrical energy – were first developed by Nasa in the early 1980s. The same technology is now widely used by companies manufacturing solar panels.
10.Personal storm warning system
11.The most impressive soundbite of all time
Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon on 21 July 1969 was one of the most historically important moments of the 20th century. His proclamation, which was heard by radio audiences around the world – “that’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind” – remains one of the most famous statements ever uttered.
12.Better sunglasses
Nasa invented a special coating using a form of diamond-like carbon to protect its astronauts’ helmets from being scratched by space particles. A modified form of this substance – which decreases surface friction and therefore reduces scratching – has since been used by many sunglasses manufacturers, including Ray-Ban, since 1988.
13.First detailed map of another planet
In 1971, the Mariner 9 probe arrived at Mars and beamed a total of 7,329 images of the planet back to Earth. It provided the first global map of the surface of the Red Planet, including detailed views of its system of canyons and volcanoes, Valles Marineris.
14.The potential to preserve priceless art
After being first tested by Nasa, “polyamides” – incredibly strong and heat-resistant polymers – have been researched by the J Paul Getty Trust, which has discovered that one in particular may protect bronze statues from corrosion.
15.Car crash technology
“Explosive” bolts that can be remotely detonated to destroy them were used to free the Space Shuttle from its rocket boosters on blast-off. The technology has been adapted to create quicker and more powerful equipment to cut people out of car crashes. The cutters employ the same pyrotechnic “power cartridges” used on the Shuttle.
16.Longer golf shots
Wilson – one of the world’s biggest golf ball manufacturers – has improved the performance of its golf balls by implementing technology used to test the aerodynamics of the Space Shuttle’s external fuel tanks. These balls have a variety of specially configured dimples, which the company claims makes them travel further than conventional balls.
17.Plane wing-tips
Ever seen the vertical tip at the end of an airplane wing and wondered what it is? It’s a called a winglet and was originally developed at Nasa’s Langley Research Center. The winglet produces a degree of forward thrust (to help the plane in take-off and flight), operating much like a boat sail, and reduces wingtip drag. The winglet has been in service since the 1970s, and is found on all types of aircraft.
18.Freeze-dried meals
Nasa developed freeze-drying technology for the food carried by the Apollo missions. After the process, the product retains 98 per cent of its nutritional value and weighs just 20 per cent of its original weight. Snacks based on this technology are exported by Nasa to many countries, with sales running to several million pounds a year.
19.Baby food
Through Nasa research on algae (which it was hoped could generate oxygen in space through photosynthesis), it was found that certain algae contain two essential fatty acids present in human breast milk. These acids play an key role in infants’ mental and visual development. A synthetic ingredient that contains these acids is now added to baby food in 66 countries.
20.Warmer feet
Battery-powered thermal boots used by skiers are adapted from designs developed to keep astronauts warm during the Apollo space programme. Rechargeable batteries are worn inside the wrist of a glove, or the sole of a ski boot, and heat is generated by a small electrical circuit.
21.Increased understanding of the beginning of life
In 1995 the Hubble Space Telescope beamed images of the “Pillars of Creation” – columnar clouds of gas found in the distant Eagle Nebula – back to Earth. As well as being some of the most impressive images of space, these pictures changed scientists’ understanding of the beginnings of life in the universe.
22.’Anti-gravity’ treadmill
British marathon runner Paula Radcliffe has a stress fracture to her left leg, but aims to compete in the Beijing Olympics. She hopes to achieve this by training on a special “anti-gravity” treadmill developed by Nasa to help astronauts exercise in space. The machine operates in a high-pressure chamber which, in effect, cuts the weight of the user.
23.Hang gliders
In 1957, Nasa began testing various forms of wing for its Gemini space capsules. The wings’ simplicity of design, ease of construction, along with their capability of slow flight and gentle landing characteristics, was picked up by hang-gliding enthusiasts. The hang glider the enthusiasts designed became the most successful in history and formed the basis for the more streamlined hang gliders used today.
24.Straighter teeth
Nitinol, an alloy used by orthodontists to wire teeth braces, was tested in satellites that needed to spring open after being folded into a rocket. Nitinol is durable and springs back into shape after bending.
25.Heat-absorbing sportswear
Athletes can perform more strenuous activity without becoming overheated, thanks to new sportswear inspired by the cooling systems used in astronauts’ spacesuits. The clothes have packets of heat-absorbing gel positioned near parts of the body where the most heat is emitted.
We got all kinds of great stuff from NASA.
Is LED on the list? those are sick.
Thanks NASA. (stupid 1000 character post limit.
http://kearth101.cbslocal.com/2011/07/21/list-stuff-we-use-everyday-that-was-invented-from-the-space-program/
Stuff We Use Everyday That Was Invented From The Space Program
1.The hand-held vacuum cleaner
2.Air-cushioned trainers
In the early 1980s, a process known as “blow rubber molding” was used to produce space helmets. Using this technology, former Nasa engineer Frank Rudy pitched an idea for an in-trainer shock absorber to the Nike Corporation. He envisaged a trainer with hollow soles filled with shock-absorbing material to cushion the impact of running. Rudy’s idea included a pad of interconnected air cells and the resulting trainer was called the Nike Air.
3.Firefighter breathing apparatus
Before 1971, the average weight of breathing apparatus was more than 30 pounds. Carrying the extra weight was so physically grueling that some firefighters opted to attack flames without any equipment. However, engineers at Nasa adapted the life-support systems used in spacesuits for use by emergency services. Four years later, experts had designed apparatus that weighed a third less and offered better fit and visibility.
4.Blankets for marathon runners
In 1964, Nasa developed a material capable of reflecting heat very effectively – a thin sheet of plastic coated with a metallic reflecting agent, usually gold or silver in color. Used as a blanket, it reflects about 80 per cent of the wearer’s body-heat back to them. It’s used to keep accident victims warm, and by marathon runners after the finish.
5.Safer runways
Nasa researchers discovered that cutting thin grooves across concrete runways reduces the risk of an aircraft aquaplaning after landing. Excess water drains along the grooves, increasing tire friction in wet conditions. The expertise has been adopted by airport operating authorities around the world.
6.Pill transmitters
Pill transmitters swallowed by astronauts to check their temperature and blood pressure are undergoing trials to be used as a way to monitor the health of fetuses in the womb. These pill-shaped gadgets can be used to monitor body temperature, pressure and other vital signs.
7.Faster racing cars
Carbon fiber was invented by the British in the 1960s (at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough), but was given a boost by its use in space flight. Carbon-fiber-reinforced graphite is used in the nose cone of the Space Shuttle. Strong, light and heat resistant, it is found in everything from tennis rackets to Formula One racing cars
8.The roof of the Millennium Dome
A flexible yet durable Teflon-coated fiberglass material was developed in the 1970s for use on astronauts’ spacesuits. Teflon-coated fiberglass is now used for the roofs of many buildings worldwide, including the Dome in London.
9.Greenliving
It may seem strange, but the green movement owes a debt of gratitude to the rockets that blasted off into space. Efficient solar-power technologies – in which silicon crystals grown in a laboratory convert light into electrical energy – were first developed by Nasa in the early 1980s. The same technology is now widely used by companies manufacturing solar panels.
10.Personal storm warning system
11.The most impressive soundbite of all time
Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon on 21 July 1969 was one of the most historically important moments of the 20th century. His proclamation, which was heard by radio audiences around the world – “that’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind” – remains one of the most famous statements ever uttered.
12.Better sunglasses
Nasa invented a special coating using a form of diamond-like carbon to protect its astronauts’ helmets from being scratched by space particles. A modified form of this substance – which decreases surface friction and therefore reduces scratching – has since been used by many sunglasses manufacturers, including Ray-Ban, since 1988.
13.First detailed map of another planet
In 1971, the Mariner 9 probe arrived at Mars and beamed a total of 7,329 images of the planet back to Earth. It provided the first global map of the surface of the Red Planet, including detailed views of its system of canyons and volcanoes, Valles Marineris.
14.The potential to preserve priceless art
After being first tested by Nasa, “polyamides” – incredibly strong and heat-resistant polymers – have been researched by the J Paul Getty Trust, which has discovered that one in particular may protect bronze statues from corrosion.
15.Car crash technology
“Explosive” bolts that can be remotely detonated to destroy them were used to free the Space Shuttle from its rocket boosters on blast-off. The technology has been adapted to create quicker and more powerful equipment to cut people out of car crashes. The cutters employ the same pyrotechnic “power cartridges” used on the Shuttle.
16.Longer golf shots
Wilson – one of the world’s biggest golf ball manufacturers – has improved the performance of its golf balls by implementing technology used to test the aerodynamics of the Space Shuttle’s external fuel tanks. These balls have a variety of specially configured dimples, which the company claims makes them travel further than conventional balls.
17.Plane wing-tips
Ever seen the vertical tip at the end of an airplane wing and wondered what it is? It’s a called a winglet and was originally developed at Nasa’s Langley Research Center. The winglet produces a degree of forward thrust (to help the plane in take-off and flight), operating much like a boat sail, and reduces wingtip drag. The winglet has been in service since the 1970s, and is found on all types of aircraft.
18.Freeze-dried meals
Nasa developed freeze-drying technology for the food carried by the Apollo missions. After the process, the product retains 98 per cent of its nutritional value and weighs just 20 per cent of its original weight. Snacks based on this technology are exported by Nasa to many countries, with sales running to several million pounds a year.
19.Baby food
Through Nasa research on algae (which it was hoped could generate oxygen in space through photosynthesis), it was found that certain algae contain two essential fatty acids present in human breast milk. These acids play an key role in infants’ mental and visual development. A synthetic ingredient that contains these acids is now added to baby food in 66 countries.
20.Warmer feet
Battery-powered thermal boots used by skiers are adapted from designs developed to keep astronauts warm during the Apollo space programme. Rechargeable batteries are worn inside the wrist of a glove, or the sole of a ski boot, and heat is generated by a small electrical circuit.
21.Increased understanding of the beginning of life
In 1995 the Hubble Space Telescope beamed images of the “Pillars of Creation” – columnar clouds of gas found in the distant Eagle Nebula – back to Earth. As well as being some of the most impressive images of space, these pictures changed scientists’ understanding of the beginnings of life in the universe.
22.’Anti-gravity’ treadmill
British marathon runner Paula Radcliffe has a stress fracture to her left leg, but aims to compete in the Beijing Olympics. She hopes to achieve this by training on a special “anti-gravity” treadmill developed by Nasa to help astronauts exercise in space. The machine operates in a high-pressure chamber which, in effect, cuts the weight of the user.
23.Hang gliders
In 1957, Nasa began testing various forms of wing for its Gemini space capsules. The wings’ simplicity of design, ease of construction, along with their capability of slow flight and gentle landing characteristics, was picked up by hang-gliding enthusiasts. The hang glider the enthusiasts designed became the most successful in history and formed the basis for the more streamlined hang gliders used today.
24.Straighter teeth
Nitinol, an alloy used by orthodontists to wire teeth braces, was tested in satellites that needed to spring open after being folded into a rocket. Nitinol is durable and springs back into shape after bending.
25.Heat-absorbing sportswear
Athletes can perform more strenuous activity without becoming overheated, thanks to new sportswear inspired by the cooling systems used in astronauts’ spacesuits. The clothes have packets of heat-absorbing gel positioned near parts of the body where the most heat is emitted.