Technology transfer is of crucial concern to both government and industry today.
In this report, the mechanisms developed by NASA to transfer technology are explored and the actual mechanisms used to transfer software development technologies are investigated. Time, cost, and effectiveness of software engineering technology transfer is reported. Technology transfer is of crucial concern to both government and industry today. We examine the established NASA mechanisms for achieving technology transfer and then address in some detail several successful examples of software engineering technology transfer. We analyze these examples and provide conclusions and suggestions of how the practice of technology transfer is perceived to work within NASA and how it actually works.