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Spinoff story
Procedure-Authoring Tool Improves Safety on Oil Rigs
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Dark, cold, and dangerous environments are plentiful in space and on Earth. To ensure safe operations in difficult surroundings, NASA relies heavily on procedures written well ahead of time. Houston-based TRACLabs Inc. worked with Ames Research Center through the SBIR program to create an electronic procedure authoring tool, now used by NASA and companies in the oil and gas industry.