| Re: Big mistakes in sf.
Correct about teflon/goretex/velcro.
In addition to those you list are a slew of plastics like lexan (used in the helmets), high tech foams and adhesives...and of course Tang.
I used to have a subscription to a big book of all the new technology NASA developed, making it available for civilian use. It was as thick as a manhattan phone book and came out twice a year packed with everything from metalurgy to microfiber insulation. |