Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
SpaceX recently tested their Starship SN8 and SN9 prototypes. These will eventually be fully reusable vehicles that transport both cargo and passengers on long-duration, interplanetary flights that take us to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Both rockets launched successfully, but exploded during attempted landings.
Link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/Belinda_Carr
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:22 NASA inventions
2:37 Shock abosorber
3:24 Cordless power tools
3:54 Fireproof clothing
4:37 Digital cameras
5:12 Aerogels
6:04 Conclusion
After the explosions, people picked up their digital pitchforks and came after SpaceX for wasting money that should be spent on eliminating poverty, feeding the hungry, solving homelessness, etc. I understand that reaction, but it ignores the fact that space exploration has directly or indirectly affected every person on Earth since the 1950s. Aeronautics and space research are responsible for bleeding-edge science, technology and engineering. Their inventions and discoveries eventually trickle down to civilian applications.
5 everyday products used in building construction that came from space exploration:
#1 Shock Absorber. Umbilicals are bundles of cords and tubes that deliver liquid hydrogen fuel, gases, electric power and signals to the spacecraft. These umbilicals are attached to the rocket with pyro bolts or fasteners that immediately sever once liftoff is underway. To prevent these arms from suddenly swinging into the spacecraft, shock isolation systems or dampers were invented. The dampers are pumps filled with hydraulic fluids. It converts kinetic energy of the shock impulse into heat which is then dissipated. This invention was modified and used for buildings in earthquake prone regions like San Francisco, Taiwan and Tokyo.
#2 Cordless Power Tools. NASA teamed up with Black and Decker to develop motors and batteries needed for cordless hand tools that could operate in the airless, weightless environments of space. For the Apollo missions, a special hammering rock drill was developed for astronauts to collect rock samples on the moon's surface. Using this technology, Black and Decker developed the Dustbuster in the 1970s, a hand-held vacuum cleaner with a light-weight, high-speed motor.
#3 Fireproof Clothing. On Jan. 27, 1967, a flash fire occurred in the Apollo 1 command module during a launch pad test of the Apollo/Saturn space vehicle killing 3 astronauts. In response, NASA teamed up with Celanese Corp to develop a synthetic fiber called polybenzimidazole or PBI. This flexible fiber has exceptional thermal and chemical stability: it does not burn, melt or emit toxic fumes. PBI is used to make firefighter’s gear, astronaut space suits, and aircraft wall fabrics.
#4 Miniature, inexpensive digital cameras. An engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed the CMOS sensor in 1995, a photographic chip that is used on robotic space probes to take thousands of pictures every day. CMOS stands for "complementary metal-oxide semiconductor". This space-camera innovation then led to the creation of smaller, cheaper imaging chips for smart phones, sport cams, web cams, compact digital and DSLR cameras.
#5 Aerogels! Aerogels are light-weight, translucent materials made by removing the liquid components from a gel and replacing it with air. In 1992, NASA contracted Aspen Technologies to develop "aerogel" fabrics for thermal insulation material. It has trickled down to consumer goods like PrimaLoft jackets, gloves and boot insoles. Cryogel blankets are used to wrap pipes in extremely cold applications, pyrogel blankets are used in very hot environments and Spaceloft blankets are used as building insulation.
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SOURCES:
NASA Home and city website: homeandcity.nasa.gov
youtube.com/watch?v=_qwLHlVjRyw
youtube.com/watch?v=_zZ7fIkpBgs
youtube.com/watch?v=J1wvdA56bks
youtube.com/watch?v=uuYoYl5kyVE
youtube.com/watch?v=RvSOXX44Ym8
youtube.com/watch?v=xp2pGxFzrzI
youtube.com/watch?v=RQnq7Utvtzk
youtube.com/watch?v=1JPtEerqPnU
youtube.com/watch?v=M0YB5r4vzVo
youtube.com/watch?v=7rkw59hUAdw
youtube.com/watch?v=tlNg4205Tpc
youtube.com/watch?v=P4boyXQuUIw
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#spacex #nasa #spaceexploration #astronauts #money #resources #mars #construction #architecture #design
SpaceX recently tested their Starship SN8 and SN9 prototypes. These will eventually be fully reusable vehicles that transport both cargo and passengers on long-duration, interplanetary flights that take us to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Both rockets launched successfully, but exploded during attempted landings.
Link to my Patreon page: patreon.com/Belinda_Carr
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:22 NASA inventions
2:37 Shock abosorber
3:24 Cordless power tools
3:54 Fireproof clothing
4:37 Digital cameras
5:12 Aerogels
6:04 Conclusion
After the explosions, people picked up their digital pitchforks and came after SpaceX for wasting money that should be spent on eliminating poverty, feeding the hungry, solving homelessness, etc. I understand that reaction, but it ignores the fact that space exploration has directly or indirectly affected every person on Earth since the 1950s. Aeronautics and space research are responsible for bleeding-edge science, technology and engineering. Their inventions and discoveries eventually trickle down to civilian applications.
5 everyday products used in building construction that came from space exploration:
#1 Shock Absorber. Umbilicals are bundles of cords and tubes that deliver liquid hydrogen fuel, gases, electric power and signals to the spacecraft. These umbilicals are attached to the rocket with pyro bolts or fasteners that immediately sever once liftoff is underway. To prevent these arms from suddenly swinging into the spacecraft, shock isolation systems or dampers were invented. The dampers are pumps filled with hydraulic fluids. It converts kinetic energy of the shock impulse into heat which is then dissipated. This invention was modified and used for buildings in earthquake prone regions like San Francisco, Taiwan and Tokyo.
#2 Cordless Power Tools. NASA teamed up with Black and Decker to develop motors and batteries needed for cordless hand tools that could operate in the airless, weightless environments of space. For the Apollo missions, a special hammering rock drill was developed for astronauts to collect rock samples on the moon's surface. Using this technology, Black and Decker developed the Dustbuster in the 1970s, a hand-held vacuum cleaner with a light-weight, high-speed motor.
#3 Fireproof Clothing. On Jan. 27, 1967, a flash fire occurred in the Apollo 1 command module during a launch pad test of the Apollo/Saturn space vehicle killing 3 astronauts. In response, NASA teamed up with Celanese Corp to develop a synthetic fiber called polybenzimidazole or PBI. This flexible fiber has exceptional thermal and chemical stability: it does not burn, melt or emit toxic fumes. PBI is used to make firefighter’s gear, astronaut space suits, and aircraft wall fabrics.
#4 Miniature, inexpensive digital cameras. An engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed the CMOS sensor in 1995, a photographic chip that is used on robotic space probes to take thousands of pictures every day. CMOS stands for "complementary metal-oxide semiconductor". This space-camera innovation then led to the creation of smaller, cheaper imaging chips for smart phones, sport cams, web cams, compact digital and DSLR cameras.
#5 Aerogels! Aerogels are light-weight, translucent materials made by removing the liquid components from a gel and replacing it with air. In 1992, NASA contracted Aspen Technologies to develop "aerogel" fabrics for thermal insulation material. It has trickled down to consumer goods like PrimaLoft jackets, gloves and boot insoles. Cryogel blankets are used to wrap pipes in extremely cold applications, pyrogel blankets are used in very hot environments and Spaceloft blankets are used as building insulation.
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SOURCES:
NASA Home and city website: homeandcity.nasa.gov
youtube.com/watch?v=_qwLHlVjRyw
youtube.com/watch?v=_zZ7fIkpBgs
youtube.com/watch?v=J1wvdA56bks
youtube.com/watch?v=uuYoYl5kyVE
youtube.com/watch?v=RvSOXX44Ym8
youtube.com/watch?v=xp2pGxFzrzI
youtube.com/watch?v=RQnq7Utvtzk
youtube.com/watch?v=1JPtEerqPnU
youtube.com/watch?v=M0YB5r4vzVo
youtube.com/watch?v=7rkw59hUAdw
youtube.com/watch?v=tlNg4205Tpc
youtube.com/watch?v=P4boyXQuUIw
--------------------
Fluffy by Smith The Mister smiththemister.bandcamp.com
Smith The Mister bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/stm-fluffy
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/OM9G3nyLT_w
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Disclaimer: This video was created for educational/informational purposes and qualifies as Fair Use. If you are the creator or own the footage featured in this video and have reservations please notify me via Youtube comments or email and I will accommodate you
#spacex #nasa #spaceexploration #astronauts #money #resources #mars #construction #architecture #design
