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Small but Mighty: Goddard SmallSat technology transferred to a small business in Utah

August 5, 2019
Thermal Management Technologies' Gecko Release Mechanism is based on a Goddard technology for small satellites.
Thermal Management Technologies’ Gecko Release Mechanism is based on a Goddard technology for small satellites.

After two years, a small but mighty piece of NASA SmallSat technology has transferred successfully to industry, thanks to a connection made at the 2017 Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah.

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Inaugural NASA Commercialization Training Camp Introduces Athletes to Tech Transfer

July 11, 2019
Members of Goddard's Strategic Partnerships Office, the NFL Players Association, and NBA Retired Players Association gathered for a picture during the three day commercialization workshop.
Members of Goddard’s Strategic Partnerships Office, the National Football League Players Association, and the National Basketball Retired Players Association gathered for a picture during the three day commercialization workshop.

On June 24-26, professional athletes explored the world of space technology at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The NASA Commercialization Training Camp invited current and former athletes with the NBA and NFL to spend three days at Goddard and learn about opportunities to license and commercialize NASA technology.

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NASA Goddard Strategic Partnerships Office Participates in Institute of Water Security and Science (IWSS) Spring Conference

March 26, 2018

Strategic Partnerships Office (SPO) Senior Technology Manager Ted Mecum (4th from left), participated in an open panel discussion as a representative of Federal Labs and a subject matter expert in government partnerships and technology transfer. Credit: NASA


On February 20th and 21st representatives from Goddard’s Strategic Partnerships Office (SPO) attended the Institute of Water Security and Science (IWSS) Spring Conference in Morgantown, WV at West Virginia University. The conference was attended by approximately 150 attendees and focused on water security and research sciences. Representatives made contacts with the Maryland Chesapeake Bay Foundation as well as university researchers who showed interest in NASA’s capabilities and resources.  NASA Goddard exhibited along with the Federal Labs Consortium (FLC), and showcased 5 technologies from Goddard’s technology portfolio that offer potential water and water science commercial applications. Goddard’s SPO arranged for Dr. John Bolten, a subject matter expert in water research and sciences from Goddard’s Sciences and Exploration Directorate’s hydrology division, to present on his research using space-based observations for improved global water security and sustainability. [Read more…]

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