Free Engineering Support From NASA

If your small business is faced with a technical challenge, the SPACE Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) wants to help. SATOP is designed to make the know-how of the U.S. Space Program available to small businesses (up to 500 employees), to encourage economic growth, and raise public awareness of the space industry.

SATOP can provide up to 40 hours of FREE technical assistance for qualified requests, utilizing the vast engineering expertise of NASA and participating space industry Alliance Partners. The program is intended to help solve technical challenges that cannot be resolved by the company's internal resources, or by commercially available services.

Areas of expertise for SATOP include (but are not limited to) mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, materials, structural, facilities, chemical, electrical, electronics, and environmental engineering. SATOP's Success Stories come not only from helping manufacturing and industrial companies, but also from entrepreneurs and inventors in fields as diverse as agriculture, broadcasting, and the arts.

Applying to SATOP is simple – just fill out the short Request for Technical Assistance (RTA) form on SATOP's web site ( www.SpaceTechSolutions.com ). SATOP will work to connect your RTA with an engineer at one of our Space Alliance Partners for resolutions.

For more information on SATOP, or for a paper copy of the RTA form, please contact SATOP at 315-701-0685, or e-mail us at info@satopny.com.