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Canceled TRL 8 (started at 4, targeting 8)
Team of personnel with specialized optical communication skills and competencies in modems, electro-optical, thermal, mechanical/structures, electrical, optical, systems, and software engineering skills specifically oriented to maintaining and advancing optical communication skills and expertise.
Provides expertise to enhance optical comm technology design, development, performance and operations.
This is a mature technology (TRL 8) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.
None of these are guaranteed paths for this specific project — TechPort itself doesn't have an "apply" button. Reaching out to the contact(s) above with a specific question is usually the fastest way to find out what's actually open.