NASA releases dozens of patents into the public domain

NASA has released 56 of its previously patented technologies to the public domain for unrestricted commercial use. The released patents are completely free to use and don’t require any licensing agreements with the US space agency.

“These technologies were developed to advance NASA missions but may have non-aerospace applications and be used by commercial space ventures and other companies free of charge, eliminating the time, expense and paperwork often associated with licensing intellectual property,” NASA’s Gina Anderson said in a statement.