The economic benefits of NASA's programmes are greater than generally recognized. The main beneficiaries may not even realize the source of their good fortune.
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Bezdek, R., Wendling, R. Sharing out NASA's spoils. Nature 355, 105–106 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/355105a0
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