Facility and expertise partnership lead from NASA; eligibility, timing, and fit require current official verification.
No application or relationship exists. This record does not establish eligibility, availability, funding, recommendation, provider interest, or authorization to apply.
Provider
NASA
Kind
Facility and expertise partnership
Status
recurring; proposal-based
Timing
Proposal- and opportunity-based. NASA describes center partnership offices, public announcements, events, and direct center engagement rather than a single rolling funding call.
Eligibility
NASA can enter Space Act Agreements with companies, universities, research institutions, nonprofits, government agencies, and foreign entities subject to U.S. law and NASA policy. Suitability depends on mutual mission value, NASA capability, and the agreement type.
Access notes
Space Act Agreements are non-procurement instruments and may be nonreimbursable, reimbursable, funded, or unfunded. Funded and unfunded agreements require full and open competition; reimbursable agreements generally require the partner to pay NASA's full costs.
Official link checked
2026-07-25
Relationship
indexed only; no formal relationship
Potential fit and evidence boundary
Mature, bounded prototypes with mutual mission value
Evidence boundary: Official NASA partnering FAQ reviewed. It describes eligible entity classes, agreement types, costs, mutual-benefit expectations, and discovery routes; it does not establish a current solicitation, entitlement, proposed agreement, or partnership.
Task-specific matches
No bounded task match is recorded.
Proposed founder action—not undertaken
Defer until a mature bounded prototype has a clear NASA capability need, mutual-benefit case, funding plan, and legal review; seek authorization before contacting a center partnership office.
Conflicts and change triggers
Conflicts: Cost recovery, IP, data rights, liability, export control, non-exclusivity, public-relationship language, and government ethics require specialist review.
What would change this record? A relevant public announcement, identified NASA capability and center, prototype evidence, cost estimate, or negotiated agreement terms would materially change the assessment.
Official NASA partnering FAQ reviewed. It describes eligible entity classes, agreement types, costs, mutual-benefit expectations, and discovery routes; it does not establish a current solicitation, entitlement, proposed agreement, or partnership.
Indexing and task matching do not establish eligibility, recommendation, availability, funding, provider interest, a relationship, or authorization to apply.
What would change this page?
A relevant public announcement, identified NASA capability and center, prototype evidence, cost estimate, or negotiated agreement terms would materially change the assessment.
Cost recovery, IP, data rights, liability, export control, non-exclusivity, public-relationship language, and government ethics require specialist review.
The maintainer intends to explore a commercial venture based on some GShips work. No entity, outside funding, customer, sponsor, or indexed-organization relationship currently exists.