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Originally Posted by RWood
Teflon and all subsequent nonstick coatings for cooking pans was a product of the space program.
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Actually, I think Teflon is older than that. I think it was used to coat the pipes in the equipment used to produce Uranium for the Manhattan Project. But hey, the space program gave us Tang and Space Blankets
Seriously, the space program did advance our technology and sciences quite a bit. We do indeed still reap the benefits, many years later.
One of my favorite quotes is by Tsiolkovsky: "Earth is the cradle of mankind. But one does not live in the cradle forever".