Our World: NASA and the Super Suit

Learn how Speedo contacted NASA to help them test the best material possible for the new Olympic swimsuits. Find out how drag affects swimmers and how NASA could test the material for the suits in a wind tunnel.

Background Information

Grades K through 5

• NASA Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records in NASA-Tested Suit
• NASA Record Breaking Benefits
• NASA Swimsuit Designs
• NASA Spinoff Space Age Swimsuit Reduces Drag, Breaks Records

Grades K through 12

• Engineering.com The Technology Behind Speedo's High-Tech Swimsuits That Challenged the Olympics

Activities

Grades K through 5

• NASA Four Forces of Flight

Grades K through 8

• NASA Aeronautics Module
• NASA Fan-tastic Forces--Aeronaut-X

Grades K throgh 12

• NASA Exploring Drag
• NASA Foam Wing: Forces of Flight