LADARVision 4000 is inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame

2004-04-08 07:42:01 AM
The uses for new space technologies developed by NASA and industry
professionals are not limited to Earth-orbiting spacecraft. 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 20th 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 include:
MedStar Monitoring System from the Cybernet Medical Corporation
LADARVision 4000 system for LASIK eye surgery from Alcon, Inc.
Multi-junction solar cells from Spectrolab, Inc.
Precision GPS Software System from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
To read the rest of the article and specific info on the LADARVision,
4000 go to:
<www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/04/07/hall.fame/index.html>
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