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7 Space Technologies That Changed the World
On December 11, President Trump signed White House Space Policy Directive 1, a change in national space policy that provides for a U.S.-led, integrated program with private sector partners for a human return to the Moon, followed by missions to Mars and beyond. The policy calls for the NASA administrator to “lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with commercial and international partners to enable human expansion across the solar system and to bring back to Earth new knowledge and opportunities.” The policy represents a cosmic shift in focus and resources and also promises a range of innovative discoveries that can have broad economic and social impact.
Light-Induced Oxidation Cleans Air, Surfaces, Clothes
In late 2015 and early 2016, while Southern California Gas workers struggled for months to stop a natural gas leak from a well at Aliso Canyon in Los Angeles, thousands of residents of the neighboring Porter Ranch community—and even two of its schools—were relocated. A device based on a NASA invention, however, allowed thousands more to stay in their homes.
America's Investment in Space Pays Dividends
I was recently engaged in a deep dive into the NASA budget myself as a member of the Presidential Transition team and I’m very pleased to note that both our civilian and military space programs have escaped cuts. Working together, the White House, OMB and Congress have wisely increased our investments in space and space fans are excited about the possibilities. Space is incredibly popular with Americans. NASA has 25 million Twitter followers, polls show that taxpayers want to fund it and the agency is consistently voted as the best place to work in the federal government. We also spend a great deal of money on maintaining our military superiority in space because our leaders understand that investments in space technology are the future of strategic defense as well as maintaining significant battle field advantages for our troops on the ground.
Aerus Brings NASA-Inspired Technology to Mitsubishi Vehicles in Brazil
Aerus partners with auto giant to protect drivers from deadly pollution, airborne viruses and bacteria
São Paolo, Brazil – Mitsubishi Motors of Brazil has announced plans to outfit its Pajero Full 2017 SUV with AutoPure, a technology developed and owned by Aerus, LLC, formerly Electrolux USA. An early stage version of the technology was developed by NASA scientists to manage contaminants on the International Space Station. Aerus has advanced and improved the original technology and it is now used in numerous consumer, commercial, and health care applications. ActivePure is the key science in the technology, and is used in many of Aerus’ products, including its air purification systems; AutoPure is the next generation of ActivePure, engineered specifically for use in motor vehicles.
Scientists tell CDC to set air standards for workplaces now
Almost a year after scientists showed that the coronavirus can be inhaled in tiny droplets called aerosols that linger indoors in air, more than a dozen experts are calling on the Biden administration to take action to limit airborne transmission of the virus in high-risk settings like meatpacking plants and prisons.
Enhanced technology creating hydroxyls through photocatalytic oxidation
In the mid-1990s, scientists at a NASA Research Partnership Center in Wisconsin were working on improving methods of growing plants in space. The work was accomplished by the NASA-funded Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics, or WCSAR, one of many universities or research centers partnering with industry to work on NASA directed research programs.
ActivePure says its plug-in purification systems can eliminate coronavirus-causing pathogens in the air
By Dalvin Brown, Dec. 10, 2020 at 8:41 a.m. MST
As the country races to approve and roll out a coronavirus vaccine, one company is seeking federal approval to attack the ongoing coronavirus crisis from a different angle.
Last week, Dallas-based ActivePure filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration seeking approval to use its range of plug-in air purifiers against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes covid-19. The devices are used in homes throughout the United States, utilizing technology shown in studies to kill airborne viruses within enclosed spaces.
