# NASA's Spinoff 2004 Published

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-spinoff-2004-published/289511>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 11, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-spinoff-2004-published/289511 "2005-02-11T02:25:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-spinoff-2004-published/289511/1 "2005-02-11T02:25:55Z")

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[Find out what your tax dollars are being used for.](http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/Spinoff2004/index.html) Like how [research into space suit materials led to better work gloves,](http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/Spinoff2004/ch_1.html) then there’s how [astronauts underwear led to garmets to speed healing after surgery](http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/Spinoff2004/hm_1.html), and how [trying to talk to the ISS has led to better cellphone communications.](http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/Spinoff2004/ct_1.html) To name just a few things that can be found in it.

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**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-spinoff-2004-published/289511/2 "2005-02-11T02:50:34Z")

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Thanks **Tuckerfan**. Good stuff.