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Small Business Development Program Port of Houston Authority Nick Gardner Project Engineer October 8, 2008. SATOP MISSION STATEMENT. The Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program provides a FREE service designed to speed - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Small Business Development
Program
Port of Houston Authority
Nick GardnerProject Engineer
October 8, 2008
SATOP MISSION STATEMENT
The Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program provides a FREE
service designed to speed the transfer of space technology to the
private sector by assisting small businesses
facing technical challenges.
SATOP was created specifically for small businesses.
Businesses include but are not limited to: Consumer Goods, Technology,
Manufacturing, Distribution, Safety & Protection, Electrical, Transportation and
more.
Bringing Space Technology
Down To EarthExpertise At A
Glance
Mechanical
Chemical
Electronics
Electrical
Fluids
Robotics
Manufacturing
Statistical Analysis
Industrial
Environmental
Structural
Power
> > > >
Types of ChallengesTypes of Challenges
• Actuators, Regulators, Motion Control
• Chemical Analysis
• Chemical or Material Selection
• Controllers and Control Systems
• Electrical Circuitry
• Electronics
• Facilities Design, Operation, Maintenance
• Fiber optics
• Fluidics, Pneumatics & Hydraulics
• Fuel Cells
• Image Processing
• Instrumentation
• Logistics
• Machinery
• Manufacturing and Assembly
• Measurement and Testing
• Optical
• Physical Testing of Materials
• Power Systems
• Precision machining
• Production Processes
• Robotics and Automation
• Sensors and Detectors
• Statistical Analysis
Guidelines for Submitting a Request
for Technical Assistance (RTA)
Gu
idelin
es > > >
>The RTA must have a distinct and identifiable problem. For example, “Design and create an entire new machine” is too broad an example.For each request, the technical problem must appear to be solvable within 40-hour time allotment.For non-developed products, the company or person requesting must have a prototype or specific drawings. However, this is subjective depending on the nature of the request.
The requester cannot receive technical assistance if the solution can be provided by existing products, technologies and/or services.
Submitting a Request www.spacetechsolutions.com/
bahep
Describe your challenge.
What have you done to date?
What result are you looking for?
Submit The Request, RTA
• Bookmark: www.spacetechsolutions.com/bahep• Click on Submit Request for Technical Assistance• Review Guidelines and Request Form• Click I Agree to submit request• Complete Request form information• Submit RTA• SATOP Project Engineer will scope the RTA• AP Engineer will ‘take’ your RTA• SATOP PE will facilitate teleconference with you and your
Rocket Scientist to solve your challenge• within 40 engineering hours• within 90-day timeframe
A Partnership That’s
Out of This World
SATOP is made up of Space Alliance Partners which include:
•NASA Centers• NASA Contractors
•Universities and Colleges
These groups provide the technical resources needed to
support Requests for Technical Assistance
(RTAs).
Texas Alliance PartnersAstrium, NA
Barrios Technology, Inc.
College of the Mainland
Futron Corp.
GB Tech
Hamilton Sundstrand
Honeywell Defense & Space
Jacobs Engineering
Lockheed Martin Corp.
MDA Federal
MEI Technologies
MRI Technologies
NASA-Johnson Space Center
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Oceaneering Space Systems
Perez Technologies, Inc.
SAIC
San Jacinto College District
SPACEHAB
The Boeing Company
United Space Alliance (USA)
Wyle Laboratories
Benefits to Requestors Benefits to Requestors (Small Businesses)(Small Businesses)
1. Access to new technology / materials / processes / information developed by NASA through aerospace research and exploration
2. Resolution of a technical problem inhibiting success
3. Potential economic impact
1. Business development
2. Workforce development and/or increase
3. Physical plant refurbishment and/or expansion
4. Awareness of community outreach efforts of the aerospace community
Success StoriesSuccess Stories
Process Level Technologies
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS
Questions or comments: 281-486-5535
Nick Gardner, Project Engineer, [email protected]
www.spacetechsolutions.com/bahep