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 of SATOP include, but are not limited to, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, materials, structural, facilities, chemical, electrical, electronics, and environmental engineering. SATOP's Success Stories come from manufacturing and industrial companies, as well as small businesses in fields as diverse as agriculture, broadcasting, and the arts.

Applying to SATOP is simple – just complete the short Request for Technical Assistance (RTA) form on SATOP's website ( www.spacetechsolutions.com ). SATOP will work to match your RTA with an engineer from one of its Alliance Partners for a resolution.