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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Additively Manufactured Propulsion Catalysts (MFS-TOPS-120)

Description: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is soliciting expressions of interest for licensing rights to commercialize additively manufactured propulsion catalyst technology (MFS-TOPS-120). NASA provides no funding and requests license applications via its ATLAS system (https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/MFS-TOPS-120). Responses are due March 2, 2027 at 4:00 p.m. EST and the notice is currently open.

Buyer: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Federal · AL, US
Released: Mar 24, 2026
Closes: Mar 2, 2027(119 days left)

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