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Did you know that many technologies around us originated ____ space technology?

You may not have realized it, but we have been enjoying the enormous benefits of space technology in our daily lives for a ____ time.

Let’s see how some examples of it have been invented and ____ into our daily lives already.

____ foam was initially developed to minimize the effects of the force of gravity on astronauts during takeoff and landing.

Memory foam absorbs ____ by changing its shape in reaction to pressure, and it can change its shape to match the body shape of an astronaut.

Once the pressure is lifted, memory foam gradually returns to ____ original shape, as if it remembered its original form.

____ of this characteristic, it is called “memory” foam.

It provides astronauts with improved ____ and comfort when they are in their seats.

Since memory foam was first ____ into the public domain, it has been used in a number of products such as beds and sofas.

Today’s ____ purifier also originated from space technology.

While planning their human space exploration program, NASA ____ realized that it was impossible to load a sufficient amount of clean water into a spacecraft.

Then, they hit upon an idea that wastewater could be recycled once harmful bacteria were ____.

So they developed a water ____ system that could successfully kill off bacteria.

Continued research ____ to the invention of a better water purification system that uses cartridges for longer missions that did not need to be replaced frequently.

This water purifying technique was developed for ____ decades and then marketed for domestic use.

Another everyday item developed from space technology is the ____ purifier.

A reliable source of food was ____ for survival in space.

In order to get fresh food, astronauts had to cultivate crops in the ____.

____, there was a major obstacle.

When ____ grow, ethylene gas is produced.

It accelerates the aging of plants and the ____ of fruits.

Since it was ____ to exchange gas for clean air while in space, scientists developed an air purification system to remove the gas.

Although the ____ was to eliminate ethylene, the system could get rid of other unwanted things from the air, too.

A private company recognized the potential of the ____ purification system and obtained a license to develop and commercialize it.

The ____ invention is the wireless headset.

It was ____ after an unexpected incident NASA had experienced.

The second manned spacecraft launched by the U.S. completed ____ mission and successfully landed in the Atlantic Ocean.

The command pilot was waiting for the ____ team that would get him and the capsule from the ocean.

____ was going smoothly until unexpectedly, the capsule started to leak.

Water flooded into the cabin before the team arrived, and the pilot had to escape, abandoning all of the spacecraft’s radio ____ equipment.

This prevented him from communicating with the recovery ____.

He was left floating in the ocean ____ he succeeded in visibly getting the rescue helicopter’s attention.

After this accident, ____ and a partner company developed helmets equipped with a radio system that could communicate with a designated base station.

____, wireless headsets using this system were introduced to the world.

These days, Bluetooth technology has ____ incorporated into wireless headsets.

Now we can connect headsets wirelessly with mobile digital devices ____ as smartphones and laptops.

In our daily lives, there are many ____ inventions that have their origins in space technology including the smartphone camera and the computer mouse.

Private firms as well as government organizations have invested heavily in space technology for space ____.

____, we can expect that our future lives will be significantly influenced by space technology that has not yet been invented.