NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy
NASA’s investment in a breakthrough superalloy developed for the extreme temperatures and harsh conditions of air and spaceflight is on the threshold of paying commercial dividends.
The co-exclusive license agreements will allow the companies to produce and market GRX-810 to airplane and rocket equipment manufacturers as well as the entire supply chain.
GRX-810 is one example of many new technologies NASA’s Technology Transfer Program managers review and file for patent protection.
The team also works with inventors to find partners interested in commercialization.
“GRX-810 represents a new alloy design space and manufacturing technique that was impossible a few years ago,”
“Adoption of this alloy will lead to more sustainable aviation and space exploration,” said Dale Hopkins,
deputy project manager of NASA’s Transformational Tools and Technologies project. “This is because jet engine and rocket components made from GRX-810
NASA develops many technologies to solve the challenges of space exploration, advance the understanding of our home planet