{"product_id":"how-space-changed-your-life-9781068484841","title":"How Space Changed Your Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nicola Biggs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Twenty Squares Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Twenty Squares Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Inventions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour weather forecast. Your phone camera. Your GPS. Your glasses. Your mattress.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey all have a space story behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of us think of space as something distant: rockets, astronauts, Moon landings, images from far beyond Earth. But space exploration has also shaped ordinary life in ways most people never notice. The systems behind navigation, communications, weather forecasting, environmental monitoring, medical imaging, food safety, water recovery, and even some of the materials in our homes all carry part of that story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eHow Space Changed Your Life\u003c\/strong\u003e, Nicola Biggs traces the surprising path from space labs, satellites, spacecraft, and life-support systems to the technologies and infrastructure now woven into everyday life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just a book of quirky spinoffs or familiar NASA trivia. It is a wider story about how the effort to survive and work in space pushed science and engineering into new territory, and how those advances then spread through medicine, public systems, communications, food, materials, and consumer products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow space research helped shape modern weather forecasting, satellite navigation, and communications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy food safety systems developed for astronauts now influence how food is managed on Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow work on bone loss, remote monitoring, imaging, and rehabilitation in space fed into medical progress at home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow space-driven advances in materials, sensors, and water recovery found practical uses far beyond orbit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow public investment, open data, licensing, and technology transfer helped turn difficult space problems into everyday benefits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also a book about how those benefits reached the public in the first place, and what may change as more of space shifts from public agencies to private companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever wondered what space exploration has really done for life on Earth, this book offers a clear and often surprising answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Twenty Squares Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882922066071,"sku":"9781068484841","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781068484841.webp?v=1781098080","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/how-space-changed-your-life-9781068484841","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}