Invented for Space - Used on Earth: Smoke Detectors

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Smoke Detectors were invented in the 1970s.

NASA and Honeywell developed them for Skylab to detect fires, now standard in homes and buildings for safety.

Fun Fact: Early Skylab detectors were so sensitive they caught astronauts’ hairspray, leading to adjustable models that saved countless lives.

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