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Lynnette B. Madison
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
Brandi Dean
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
RELEASE: J07-008
A portable device that can assess heart disease more accurately than a
conventional electrocardiogram, a method that may lead scientists to
a better understanding of Earth’s origins and help locate precious
fuel reserves, and gear that will warn divers, firefighters or combat
pilots that their oxygen pressure is low -- these are just a few of
the innovations that will be recognized by NASA Johnson Space Center
May 9.
Two astronauts are among the 25 NASA scientists and engineers who will
be acknowledged for developing nine new technologies that will
benefit life on Earth as well as in space. News media are invited to
attend the 8:30 a.m. breakfast at the JSC Gilruth Center. Interested
media should contact the JSC newsroom by 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 8.
Among inventors being honored are astronauts Mark Kelly and Don
Pettit. Kelly and Pettit invented an apparatus that monitors air mask
oxygen pressure. If the pressure gets too low, the device causes the
mask to vibrate, alerting the user. The life-saving device was
developed for combat pilots, but could one day be used by
firefighters and divers.
http://technology.jsc.nasa.gov/
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