At this month’s NASA Tech Talk, we’re going to learn more about patents, innovation, and space exploration.

How do you get patents for systems used on the Moon? How do you even think of something new? In “Lunar Innovations,” Julie N. Strickland shares two of her patent-awarded systems and the story behind them. From a way to rescue an astronaut to a system that removes heat from a lunar habitat, Strickland explains the thought process that went into developing these ideas. She breaks down the process from finding a problem worth solving to the amount of detail needed for a patent application.