NASA Inventions

  • 500 BCE

    Water Filter

    Water Filter
    Water filters are an amazing tool that clears all of the particles out of your water. It purifies the taste and quality of your water. It has amazing qualities and maybe can turn into something more in the future!
  • Insulin Pump

    Insulin Pump
    An insulin pump is very self-explanatory. It pumps insulin into your body. It is the size of a phone with weird things attached to it with suction cups. The suction cups need to be placed on both sides of your stomach (left and right.) It has a type of motor that pushes insulin into your body. Wow, crazy right?
  • Memory Foam

    Memory Foam
    Memory foam is a kind of mattress material that softens in reaction to body heat. That's cool! It is a really comfortable material. If you set your hand on a piece the foam will have a mark of your hand just like the image I supplied for this event.
  • Ct Scans

    Ct Scans
    CT scans (or CAT scans) are a series of x-ray images taken from different angles and scans the whole body and can kind of tell what is right and wrong with your body. CT scans are more detailed than the average x-ray. As you may know, CT scans are VERY expensive, they cost around $1,200. CT stands for Computerized Tomography.
  • Cochlear Implants

    Cochlear Implants
    A cochlear implant is basically a fancy way of saying hearing aids. A cochlear implant is a mechanical tool that you put in your ear and it improves your hearing by a lot!
  • Super Soaker

    Super Soaker
    The super soaker, almost everyone knows what a super soaker is but do they know it was made by NASA? A super soaker is a high powered water gun that can usually shoot up to 10 feet. This was made by NASA's engineer Lonnie Johnson in 1982.
  • Cricket Life Shears

    Cricket Life Shears
    Cricket life shears are basically like scissors but stronger and better. They can be used for lots of stuff. The shears were made out of advanced alloys which made them unique.
  • Scratch-resistant Eyeglass Lenses

    Scratch-resistant Eyeglass Lenses
    These are really self-explanatory! They are glasses that can't be scratched. They are made for people who have glasses but have an active lifestyle or need to work at a construction site.
  • Aircraft Anti-Icing System

    Aircraft Anti-Icing System
    This is made so if you are flying way high up the plane doesn't freeze and stop the engine. It was made to make flying safer.
  • Arterio Vision

    Arterio Vision
    This amazing piece of tech can scan your body and tell you if you have heart diseases or anything. It uses ultrasounds to check your blood and body.