Volume 8, Number 5     September/October 2000

About the Cover: Cirrus Design’s SR20 aircraft, coupled with safety equipment including Ballistic Recovery System’s recovery parachute, is one of the best examples of the coordination between the AGATE consortium and the SBIR/STTR programs.

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Contents

Welcome to Innovation

• Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business
  Technology Transfer Provides Leverage for NASA
  

Cover Story

• NASA Benefits from Small Business Programs

Technology Transfer

• Glenn Research Center Innovators Recognized

• Commercial Agreement to Explore New Frontier

• Software System Manages Computer Workload

Advanced Technologies

• Space Inflatables on the Rise

• Communications Satellite Serves Space Projects

• NASA Scientists on “SAFARI”

Aerospace Technology Development

• NASA Technology May Ease Flight Delays

• Flight Research Contact Awarded

• X-34 Begins New Test Series

Small Business/SBIR

• Company Delivers Rockets and Small Business Success

• NASA Spinoff Helps Citrus Production

• Contract Awarded to Build ISS Animal Habitats

Moving Forward

• Technology Opportunity Showcase

• NCTN Directory

• Events

Credits