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Spinoff story
NASA Investment in Small Businesses Helps Both Thrive
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
NASA's Small Business Innovation Research program funds early technology that shows promise for the Agency's missions and commercial markets. In recent years, this has included research on resilient materials for supersonic airplanes now being used for medical implants, funding for improved temperature sensors with promise for semi-conductor manufacturing, a lighter rocket pump design serving as a liquid cooling system for supercomputers and servers, and a classic innovation in aerogels that has lately been incorporated into water bottles.