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This article from *“TEMPUR”
tells how the company was honored by NASA in 1998. Be sure to note, however,
that the article clearly is about the “use” of NASA products
and not about the “creation” of any. The “creation” of foam
occurred in the 1970s, not twenty or thirty years later in the 1990s.
The NASA Connection
On May 6, 1998, Bob Trussell, Tempur-Pedic® Founder and
CEO, was invited to NASA headquarters in Washington, DC to attend a press
conference in Tempur-Pedic's honor.
There, NASA Administrator, Daniel S. Goldin, recognized Tempur-Pedic for
successfully using NASA technology to create economic opportunity and
promote a better quality of life for humankind - in both the
consumer and medical sector.
After receiving NASA’s Plaque of Recogniton, Tempur-Pedic presented the
Administration with our one-millionth pillow. This pillow and
other similar pillows are on display at NASA Headquarters, Johnson Space
Center, Kennedy Space Center, and the Smithsonian Institution.
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after the NASA Press Conference, Tempur-Pedic was licensed by the
United States Space Foundation to use the official "Certified
Technology" seal on our product packaging and marketing materials.
The Certified Space Technology initiative is committed to broadening
awareness, understanding, and support for the important role space
plays in the everyday lives of Americans. |
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The initiative is dedicated to communicating how the space’s relevance
and how it makes life better on earth today. The CST initiative
only supports products that are actual results of space technology and
research.
To protect the integrity of the certification seal, the U.S. Space Foundation
has assembled a panel of space experts to review the qualifications of
submitted products and services. Only those products and services
certified as having originated in U.S. space efforts or used in space
flight may employ the seal.
There is a reason
we’re high-tech!
After
a thorough verification process with NASA, Tempur-Pedic was accepted as
one of their “esteemed companies.” The “Certified Technology”
Seal verifies that underlying product technology was derived from America's
efforts and experiments in Space. You will find the "Certified
Technology" Seal on our products, brochures, and other resources. To
learn more about the Certified Space Technology initiative and other certified
products, you may visit www.spaceconnection.org.
*Tempur
and Tempurpedic are the Copyright Property of Tempurpedic Direct Response
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