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	Four Technologies Make Space Hall of Fame By Tariq Malik Staff Writer posted: 07:00 am ET 07 April 2004

The applications for new space technologies developed by NASA and industry professionals is not limited solely to Earth orbit and beyond

The uses for new space technologies developed by NASA and industry professionals are not limited to Earth-orbiting spacecraft and beyond. Often such technologies can be spun off into commercial products that better the lives of humans firmly rooted to terra firma.

To recognize the value of these commercial spinoffs and the importance of space science in general, NASA and the Space Foundation created the Space Technology Hall of Fame, which has spent the last 16 years recognizing innovative products and inducting them into its ranks.

This year, the Hall of Fame honored four innovations during an April 1 ceremony at the 20^th National Space Symposium held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They include new medical devices and procedures used by thousands of consumers each year, as well as technologies that have had the broader impact of increasing air travel safety and telecommunications service.

The 2004 inductees (click for complete reports):

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