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Hi, I’m NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden.

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Ever since NASA’s founding in 1958, the
technologies that we’ve developed to power

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space exploration have also found a home here
on Earth.

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In fact, it’s part of NASA’s mission to
ensure that the results of our research and

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development go on to benefit all of society.

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Technology spinoffs are made possible by the
unique partnerships forged between NASA and

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people like you.

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To date, our technology transfer programs
have helped to create more than 1,800 spinoffs,

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touching on nearly every aspect of our lives;
from life-saving medical devices to the food

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you eat.

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Each year, NASA’s Spinoff publication highlights
the best examples of these technologies.

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My favorites in this year’s book include
a satellite tracking system that has saved

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30,000 lives worldwide, a surface coating
for buildings that eliminates air pollution,

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and hospital robots programmed to help care
for patients.

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Spinoffs represent the practical, down-to-Earth
benefits of our space investments.

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As we look to NASA’s future in exploration
— and the technology required to get us

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there — it’s clear that there is much,
much more to do.