Marshall Space Flight Center is located on the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Alabama.

Joystick controllers are used for lots of things, including computer games and vehicles for people with disabilities. These devices evolved from research to develop a controller for the Apollo Lunar Rover, and from other NASA research into how humans actually operate (called "human factors").

Portable, self-contained power tools were originally developed to help Apollo astronauts drill for moon samples. This technology has lead to development of such tools as the cordless vacuum cleaner, power drill, shrub trimmers, and grass shears.

Contrary to common belief, NASA did not invent Tang, Velcro, or Teflon.

Well-known products that NASA claims as spin-offs include memory foam (originally named temper foam), freeze-dried food, firefighting equipment, emergency "space blankets", Dustbusters, cochlear implants, and now Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuits.

NASA entered into over 250 Space Act Agreements with private and other external entities for development of dual-use technology targeted to Mission Directorate technology needs.

NASA has been issued over 6,300 patents, nearly one in a thousand of all patents ever issued by the U.S. Patent Office (since 1790).