INTERESTING DETAILS ABOUT NASA

IN 1999 NASA LOST AN ORBITER BECAUSE HALF

OF THE ENGINEERS WERE USING METRIC

MEASUREMENTS AND THE OTHER HALF WERE

USING IMPERIAL MEASUREMENTS.

CAPE CANAVERAL IN FLORIDA WAS CHOSEN AS A

LAUNCH SITE BECAUSE ITS PROXIMITY TO THE

EQUATOR GIVES IT MORE LINEAR VELOCITY THAN

ANY OTHER LOCATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

THIS WAY, IF NASA LAUNCHES ITS ROCKETS

EASTWARD THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF

THE EARTH'S ROTATION.

IT IS ALSO DESIRABLE TO HAVE THE DOWNRANGE

AREA TO BE SPARSELY POPULATED IN CASE OF

ACCIDENTS. THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IS IDEAL FOR THIS.

NASA ESTIMATES THAT THE VALUE OF MINERALS

IN THE ASTEROID BELT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT

$100 BILLION FOR EVERY HUMAN ON THE PLANET.

IN 2008 NASA WORKED WITH SPEEDO TO CREATE THE

MOST DRAG RESISTANT SWIMSUIT EVER. IT WAS SO

SUCCESSFUL THAT SWIMMERS WERE ACTUALLY BANNED

FROM USING IT IN MANY COMPETITIONS.

SINCE THE SPACE SHUTTLE ELECTRONICS WERE SO

OUTDATED AND NOBODY MADE THEM ANYMORE,

NASA ACTUALLY RESORTED TO BUYING SPARE PARTS

ON WEBSITES LIKE EBAY.

NASA'S GOAL IS TO HAVE HUMANS ON MARS

BY SOME POINT IN THE 2030’S