Volume 10, Number 5 • September/October 2002 • Content

About the Cover: Bruce Banks (left) and Walter Hussey examine a Glenn Research Center technology that received a Space Act Award in 2002. To view, navigate and print the PDF file (332 K) of this document, you may download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader

Contents

Welcome to Innovation

• Innovation . . . As Only NASA Can

Cover Story

• Aerospace Technology + Innovation = Award

Technology Transfer

• Various Innovations Earn Awards
• Software of the Year Selected
• Glenn Innovations Win Award

Advanced Technologies

• Making Software More Reliable
• Inventor Recognized 25 Years Later
• Beyond Remote Control
• Partnership Improves Actuator, Saves Money

Aerospace Technology Development

• Airfield Wind Advisory System Reduces Flight Risks
• NASA Teams to Found Innovative Research Institute
• Ground Tests Complete on Active Aeroelastic Wing
• Virtual Propulsion System Meets Real-Time Diagnostic System

Small Business/SBIR

• SBIR-Developed Software Goes a Long Way
• NASA Helps Industry Relieve Pressure Safety

Software Spotlight

• Open Channel Software Leads Commercialization of NASA-Sponsored COMPARE Software

Moving Forward

• Body Fluids Monitor–Low-Cost, Long-Lasting Liquid Coating
• NASA Commercial Technology Network Directory
• Events/Books

NASA Official: Jonathan Root • Web Design: Printing & Design Office, NASA Headquarters • Credits