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

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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)

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>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, nick@bayareahouston.com

www.spacetechsolutions.com/bahep