NASA and TTTech have signed a Space Act Agreement, with the objective of this partnership being to support NASA's technology needs for design of highly dependable integrated embedded systems.

This agreement is in line with NASA's strategy to establish partnerships with the private sector in order to encourage innovation and advance space exploration. The collaboration between NASA and TTTech will result in an open Ethernet-based standard suitable for deployment in upcoming NASA programs and space systems. TTTech has developed a new network technology named TTEthernet, combining commercial available Ethernet infrastructure with TTTech’s time-triggered services. Commercially available products, technologies and standards, such as TTEthernet, help to protect system design investments and can generate significant savings in capital-intensive programs over very long life-cycles. TTEthernet’s focus is on mission-critical, safe and secure applications in various industries, including commercial aerospace, space and defense applications. TTEthernet’s scalability also enables deployment in high-volume cross-industry applications, such as telecommunications, automotive or medical electronics, which can take advantage of the most advanced validation and verification procedures used in aerospace applications.