Myth: Aluminium foil is a product of the space program
01/01/07 00:00 Filed in: Science
Was Aluminium foil a product of the
space program?
Myth
As shown wrapped around all space landers. Aluminium foil was a product of the American space program.
Reality
Aluminium foil was first sold in America as early as 1947. But it was actually first produced in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland by "Dr. Lauber, Neher & Cie., Emmishofen. in 1910.
One of the only real new things to come from the American space program is the miniaturisation of computer technology.
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