[Lx]

Velcro wasn't a benefit of the space program. I always thought it was until I saw a show, I think it was an episode of Modern Marvels and they were showing what the space program spin offs were and they had a test before going to commercial on which products were from the space program and Velcro was on the list. When they came back from commercial, it said that it wasn't.

From Wiki:

Velcro is the brand name of the first commercially marketed fabric hook-and-loop fastener,[1] invented in 1948 by the Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral. De Mestral patented Velcro in 1955, subsequently refining and developing its practical manufacture until its commercial introduction in the late 1950s.

I could have sworn it was a benefit from the space program but it's not, weird, eh???

[Western Phil]

It’s my understanding that the idea for Velcro came from a type of weed seed that sticks to clothing or fur.