History of Memory foam.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007A visco memory foam mattress gets it’s name from the visco-elastic material developed for NASA in the early 1970’s in conjunction with the space program.
The astronauts in the space program were facing incredible g-forces, at take-off and re-entry, and the materials that were available, at that time, weren’t sufficient to cushion their bodies. Of course, they weren’t looking for a memory foam mattress, they needed seating that was more like a big, overstuffed recliner. (more…)