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The next time you reach for your cell phone, thank NASA. If your doctor recommends an MRI, thank NASA. The space agency deserves another moment of gratitude when you pop in your favorite DVD and settle back for a good movie. How about when the smoke detector blares to save your life, or you simply do something as mundane as reaching for a composite golf club, hoping to out-drive your buddies? Although it often gets relegated to elitist bureaucracy status, driven by starry-eyed scientists looking to grab funds away from better use on Earth, NASA has contributed to the technological...