On Jul. 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, American astronauts, made history by becoming the first men to walk on the moon.

An important benefit of the Apollo Lunar Program and other National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) programs is the ever-growing pipeline of technology we take for granted, such as telecommunication, GPS and others that improves life on planet Earth.

Editor Note: A list of NASA life science related spin-off companies can be accessed through our one-of-a-kind ‘Genealogy on Demand‘ – Search ‘Washington, DC’