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Launchpad: NASA and Indy Cars
Launchpad: NASA and Indy Cars
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Launchpad: Apollo 11 - History in the Making
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Launchpad: Bernoulli's Principle On-Board the International Space Station
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Launchpad: History, Benefits, and Safety of Radioisotope Power Systems
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Launchpad: Newton's Laws On-Board the International Space Station
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Launchpad: Phase Diagrams and Why You Cannot Make a Snowball on Mars
Launchpad: Pumping Up the Volume
Launchpad: SAGE III Goes to the International Space Station
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Launchpad: Surface Tension On-Board the International Space Station
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Launchpad: The Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope
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Launchpad: The Lighter Side
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Launchpad: NASA and Indy Cars
Description
This NASA video segment describes how NASA-inspired technologies used in space are influencing the design of racecars. Learn how the Indy car racing suits and gear are similar to the spacesuits astronauts wear.
Published on: June 22, 2009
Keywords
mechanics, Indy car, race suit, astronauts, technology, airplane design
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