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From vaccine development and purifying water to improving baby formulas, space technologies and research have been a huge benefit to daily life on Earth.
Since 1976, US space agency Nasa has recorded more than 2,000 spin-offs of space-related projects that have been commercialised and brought to the market.
A technology transfer programme was launched so companies could use Nasa’s technology in products for public use.
The National takes a look at 10 inventions and research that were made possible because of space tech and research.
The list is compiled based on comments from Sahith Reddy Madara, member of the Space Advisory Council, and data from Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.