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New Technology Reports Help NASA

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NTRs help NASA track innovation and build public support

NTRs allow NASA to understand how your work can be more broadly applied across the Agency. In addition, having a full account of its invented technologies helps NASA track progress toward its research and development goals.

  • NTRs increase the impact of your work by enabling innovations and improvements to be applied to additional NASA projects, programs, and missions.
  • NTRs help NASA ensure that the intellectual property of its many contractors, grantees, and funding recipients (e.g., cooperative agreements, Space Act Agreements, SBIR) is protected appropriately.
  • NTRs allow NASA to give credit where credit’s due through recognition and awards to innovators.
  • NTRs demonstrate to the American public that the investment of their tax dollars is generating a significant return.
  • NTRs enhance the prestige of the Agency as a source for cutting-edge scientific and technological R&D.
  • NTRs can be used to generate revenue that can be reinvested in NASA programs.

› Read more about how NTRs contribute to NASA’s success

We can do more with your reportable technology if we know about it. So report your NTR today and let us get to work on making the most of your hard work.

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