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In
order to assist NASA in its commercialization efforts of new,
sophisticated, and versatile technologies, the agency's Technology
Transfer Program was redefined and considerably broadened. The
NASA Commercial Technology Network (NCTN) is a new mechanism
combining many different services and organizations nationwide
to promote commercialization.*
The NCTN has been essential in assisting
commercialization of brand new technologies, enabling U.S. industry
to remain globally competitive, while effecting benefits for
all humankind at the same time.
The following pages demonstrate the
applicability of technologies resulting from the many, often
captivating, research and development activities at NASA, its
transfer, and its commercialization by the engineering community.
Wide-ranging outreach and partnership activities under the NCTN
have again resulted in many new and diverse products and services--known
as "spinoffs."
*For more information, see the NCTN
website at <http://nctn.hq.nasa.gov>.
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