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Spinoff story

Mass Frameworks Coordinate Scientific Data Management

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer scientists developed a unique software framework to help NASA manage its massive amounts of science data. Through a partnership with the Apache Software Foundation of Forest Hill, Maryland, the technology is now available as an open-source solution and is in use by cancer researchers and pediatric hospitals.