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Ames Strategic Partnerships Office ensures that NASA’s investments in pioneering research and development find commercial application to support and strengthen the American economy.

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An "umbrella-like" shell held up on a curved stand in a dark testing chamber, heated to the point of looking red with blue wisps blowing past it. NASA Ames Partnerships

Space Economy Series

Created by NASA Ames Research Center, the Space Economy Series is a set of public lectures and discussions focusing on the intersection of space exploration, commercial innovation, and partnerships between NASA and industry, entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and government.

Facilities & Capabilities

NASA Ames missions are the center’s specialized research and development efforts that directly enable and improve NASA’s aeronautics, space exploration, and Earth science missions, from early solar system probes to modern crewed lunar flybys. Learn about our missions, facilities, and capabilities and how to utilize them in partnership agreements.

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an aircraft in a testing chamber glowing pink and purple. NASA Ames Partnerships

An aircraft design that could reduce fuel use, emissions and noise is set up for a test in a wind tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California in which pink-colored pressure-sensitive paint is applied to the vehicle. The pink paint shines when exposed to blue light, glowing brighter or dimmer depending on air pressure in the area.

Credit: NASA

NASA Research Park

NASA Research Park (NRP) is a NASA‑led innovation and technology transfer hub in Silicon Valley, designed to foster collaboration between government, industry, and academia, advancing aerospace, space, and high‑tech research. Located in Moffett Field, near San Jose, CA on the grounds of ARC, the site was established to create a central dynamic ecosystem for cutting edge research, technology development, and commercialization.

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Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield, Moffett Field, California, in 2006.

Credit: NASA/Dominic Hart

Technology Transfer Office

The NASA Technology Transfer Office (T2) is the agency’s dedicated program that manages and promotes the licensing and commercialization of NASA developed innovations, making them available to industry, universities, and the public, maximizing the return on U.S. investment in space and aeronautics research.

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NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is using NASA Playbook, the mobile scheduling tool developed by the Human Systems Integration Division’s Human-Computer Interaction Group, to plan her tasks in the International Space Station (ISS).

Credit: NASA/Jack Fischer

Small Business Programs

The NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs fund the research, development, and demonstration of innovative technologies that fulfill NASA needs and have significant potential for successful commercialization.

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Illustrated image of four Starling satellites orbiting Earth. NASA Ames Partnerships

NASA’s Starling mission is advancing the readiness of various technologies for cooperative groups of spacecraft – also known as distributed missions, clusters, or swarms. The mission uses four CubeSats in low-Earth orbit to test systems that let spacecraft operate in a synchronized manner without direct control from the ground.

Credit: NASA/Daniel Rutter

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Matt Buffington Director of Ames Research Center Partnerships Office

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Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome

Amendment 74: A.14 Atmosphere Research Program Due Date Delay and Clarification Regarding the use of Generative AI

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Helio and You: A Fresh Perspective on the Sun

NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater

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NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’

NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy

Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World

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NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’

NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy

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Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab

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Helio and You: A Fresh Perspective on the Sun

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NASA’s Life-Saving Technology Where Cell Signals Can’t Go

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NASA’s Integrated Medical Model (IMM)

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NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station

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NASA Celebrates Restoration of Guam Station Damaged by Typhoon Mawar

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Front Door: Step Inside NASA Ames Partnerships

NASA Ames Research Center

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Partner with NASA Ames

Space Economy Series

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NASA Research Park

Technology Transfer Office

Small Business Programs

Meet the team

Matthew Buffington

Brenden Sanborn

Kimberly Minafra

Manka Ahluwalia

Carlos Torrez

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