Reaching for the Stars: Bringing Space Home

Reaching for the Stars: Bringing Space Home — page 3
GADGETS GALORE Space is in the news Rockets launch hundreds of satellites every year Astronauts visit the International Space Station ISS regularly The National Aeronautic Space Administration’s NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission captured thrilling footage of its rover landing in Mars Jezero Crater on February 18 2021 It’s amazing But if you’re not an astronaut how does any of this affect you You might be surprised Inventions needed to explore space have already changed our lives And new inventions will continue to do so Space technology has improved everything from tennis shoes to cell phone cameras from eyeglasses to firefighting gear 4