Launch, a collaboration between NASA, the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), Nike and the U.S. State Department, has examined sustainability issues such as water, health and energy. Next up for Launch? Waste. "The average person just doesn't think about waste," said Diane Powell, from NASA's office of chief technologist. "They see the trash trucks and they see repurposing going on, but they really don't realize how much is out there or the true cost of moving it around the world." Formed in 2010 after NASA approached USAID about holding a forum on sustainability, La...