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'Star Trek' alums tout NASA spinoff technologies

By JASON POWERS Scene Writer on Nov 28, 2012, at 9:32 AM  Updated on 5/17 at 8:25 AM



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"Man of Steel" leaps to #1 in biggest June opening ever.


'Man of Steel' pummeled the box office this weekend with an impressive $113 million take over the Friday to Sunday part ...

"300: Rise of an Empire" official trailer surprises absolutely no one


Next March will see the release of the long awaited sequel to 2006's '300.'

'300: Rise of an Empire' takes place ...

NASA has created super detailed maps of our two nearest galaxies

NASA, the Goddard Space Flight Center and Pennsylvania State University have stitched together thousands of photographs ...

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William Shatner and Wil Wheaton of "Star Trek" fame are among a group of celebrities making Public Service announcements extolling the importance of commercial products with development that can be linked to NASA through funding, research, licensing and the like.

NASA has generally always been very open to sharing their tech and research with private companies through their NASA Innovative Partnerships Program, and have done so for over 50 years. Thousands of products as varied as memory foam and enriched baby food can trace their beginnings to NASA.



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PRAIRIE NERDS

"Man of Steel" leaps to #1 in biggest June opening ever.


'Man of Steel' pummeled the box office this weekend with an impressive $113 million take over the Friday to Sunday part ...

"300: Rise of an Empire" official trailer surprises absolutely no one


Next March will see the release of the long awaited sequel to 2006's '300.'

'300: Rise of an Empire' takes place ...

NASA has created super detailed maps of our two nearest galaxies

NASA, the Goddard Space Flight Center and Pennsylvania State University have stitched together thousands of photographs ...

CONTACT THE BLOGGER

Jason Powers

918-732-8112
Email

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