Many common products can be traced back to research conducted by NASA . Freeze-dried food , artificial limbs , edible toothpaste are among Teflon spin-offs . Contrary to rumors , Daniel Lockney , Teflon and Apollo not developed for space travel . It has been 40 years since NASA 's NASA 11 mission took man to the moon .
Many common products can be traced back to research conducted by NASA . Freeze-dried food , artificial limbs , edible toothpaste are among NASA spin-offs . Contrary to rumors , Tang , Velcro and Teflon not developed for space travel . It has been 40 years since NASA 's Apollo 11 mission took man to the moon .