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Since 1976, [2] the NASA Technology Transfer Program [3] has connected NASA resources to private industry, referring to the commercial products as spin-offs. Well-known products that NASA claims as spin-offs include memory foam (originally named temper foam), freeze-dried food , firefighting equipment, emergency " space blankets ", DustBusters ...
The program was soon cancelled. In 1971, the last Black Arrow (R3) launched Prospero X-3 , becoming the first (and last) satellite to be placed in orbit by a British launch vehicle. By 1972, British government funding of both Blue Streak and Black Arrow had ceased, and no further government-backed British space rockets were developed.
Logo used for the COTS program. Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) was a NASA program to spur the development of private spacecraft and launch vehicles for deliveries to the International Space Station (ISS). Launched in 2006, COTS successfully concluded in 2013 after completing all demonstration flights.
The United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme.It was established on 1 April 2010 to replace the British National Space Centre (BNSC) and took over responsibility for government policy and key budgets for space exploration; [2] [3] it represents the United Kingdom in all ...
The United Kingdom Global Navigation Satellite System (UK GNSS) was a United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) research programme which, between May 2018 and September 2020, developed outline proposals for a United Kingdom (UK) owned and operated conventional satellite navigation system, as a British alternative to the European Union (EU) owned and operated Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System.
Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) is a NASA program using a public-private partnership model that seeks commercial development of deep space exploration capabilities to support more extensive human space flight missions in the Proving Ground around and beyond cislunar space—the space near Earth that extends just beyond the Moon.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA / ˈ n æ s ə /) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, aeronautics research and space research.
The Space Solar Power Exploratory Research and Technology program (SERT) program, conducted by NASA, was initiated by John C. Mankins and led by Joe Howell in March 1999 for the following purpose: Perform design studies of selected flight demonstration concepts; Evaluate studies of the general feasibility, design, and requirements.