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funkboxing t1_j7w9v7q wrote

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Emble12 t1_j7wa6hc wrote

Yes, it’s a government agency and allocated government funding. It’s then up to NASA to use that funding, such as investing in and buying contracts from private companies.

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funkboxing t1_j7wd0zm wrote

And if NASA contracts a company to develop a system you think the IP for that system should belong to the company?

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Emble12 t1_j7xvzgu wrote

Depends on the contract, for most old space contracts NASA takes operations and so should have more ownership, but for new space contracts the company takes most operations and so has a right to control their assets.

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