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Getting to Mars is no easy task.

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The technical challenges and investment is
great.

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Most people don’t know NASA’s investment
in the technologies needed to get to Mars

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bring benefit to all our lives right here
on Earth.

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As NASA develops the space systems needed
to get to Mars, many of those designs have

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been used to benefit transportation and medical
treatment on our home planet.

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Curved surfaces found on most of the large
trucks you see on America's highways are actually

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spin off designs from aerodynamic tests conducted
by NASA for our spaceships.

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The curved surfaces and wind guides on the
trucks reduce drag reducing the amount of

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fuel needed for the long haul, saving truckers
money while also reducing pollution.

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The portable medical devices and exercise
equipment needed for a trip to Mars is being

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used on the space station today also provide
Earthly benefits.

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Medical rehabilitation centers use commercially
available machines derived from exercise equipment

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aboard the International Space Station to
help people on Earth to regain strength in

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walking thanks to simulated reduced gravity
environments.

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Remote telemedicine techniques and lightweight
portable medical devices used by NASA during

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space missions are also being used by doctors
on Earth to diagnose medical emergencies in

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some of the most remote locations on earth.

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From researchers in Antarctica to our service
men and women in areas of conflict around