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Spinoff story
NASA Helps Make Connections in Air and Space
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
When Johnson Space Center needed an Ethernet switch on the Orion capsule to manage data the spacecraft beams back to Earth, DornerWorks Ltd. of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was subcontracted to construct a spaceworthy piece of hardware. The company now licenses this switching technology to other firms for applications such as self-driving cars.