obamas an incompetant idiot...were runnin out of room here people

The microwave did not derive from NASA. It was discovered "by accident"
by Dr. Percy Spencer (engineer at Raytheon) in the 1946 timeframe.

The remote control? You mean, like a TV remote control? The first remote
control for opening garage doors appeared in homes in the 1940's. The
first wireless TV remote control was created in 1955.

Actually, the Internet's beginnings started with a marriage between MIT and ARPA
in the early '60's - NASA didn't get involved until many years later - and even
then, they weren't instrumental in evolving the 'Net. NASA was more interested
in implementing its own "internet", called, "NASA Science Network". The very
infrastructure of the Internet was in place before NASA was involved.

"Communications capability"??? The first wireless communications began
back in 1887. Mobile phones were in existence in 1946. NASA didn't have
much to do with modern communications.

I've heard and read a number of misleading attributions to NASA, such as
NASA inventing Velcro - it was finalized in 1955 by a Swiss mountaineer.

Heck, NASA wasn't created until Oct 1, 1958. Ok, I'm done with being off-topic :)

NASA Spinoffs with Practical Applications

Under the Space Act of 1958, NASA has had a mandate to share all the information it has gained with the public. Here are a few of the practical applications that have resulted from technologies and information learned by space scientists:

* CAT scans
* MRIs
* Kidney dialysis machines
* Heart defibrillator technology
* Remote robotic surgery
* Artificial heart pump technology
* Physical therapy machines
* Positron emission tomography
* Microwave receivers used in scans for breast cancer
* Cardiac angiography
* Monitoring neutron activity in the brain
* Cleaning techniques for hospital operating rooms
* Portable x-ray technology for neonatal offices and 3rd world countries
* Freeze-dried food
* Water purification filters
* ATM technology
* Pay at the Pump satellite technology
* Athletic shoe manufacturing technique
* Insulation barriers for autos
* Image-processing software for crash-testing automobiles
* Holographic testing of communications antennas
* Low-noise receivers
* Cordless tools
* A computer language used by businesses such as car repair shops, Kodak, hand-held computers, express mail
* Aerial reconnaissance and Earth resources mapping
* Airport baggage scanners
* Distinction between natural space objects and satellites/warheads/rockets for defense
* Satellite monitors for nuclear detonations
* Hazardous gas sensors
* Precision navigation
* Clock synchronization
* Ballistic missile guidance
* Secure communications
* Study of ozone depletion
* Climate change studies
* Monitoring of Earth-based storms such as hurricanes
* Solar collectors
* Fusion reactors
* Space-age fabrics for divers, swimmers, hazardous material workers, and others
* Teflon-coated fiberglass for roofing material
* Lightweight breathing system used by firefighters
* Atomic oxygen facility for removing unwanted material from 19th century paintings
* FDA-adopted food safety program that has reduced salmonella cases by a factor of 2
* Multispectral imaging methods used to read ancient Roman manuscripts buried by Mt. Vesuvius


Read more at Suite101: Practical Applications of Space Technology: Discoveries and Developments by NASA and Their Benefit to Society http://space-exploration.suite101.com/article.cfm/practical_applications_of_space_technology#ixzz0llKyoqYa