Horribly misleading title - they just waive the initial cost to acquire the patented technology, but once a business starts selling a product they collect their usual royalties:<p>&gt; <i>Once the company starts selling a product, NASA will collect a standard net royalty fee. This money goes first to the inventor and then to maintaining the agency&#x27;s technology transfer activities and technology advancement.</i><p>source: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.technology.nasa.gov&#x2F;startup" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.technology.nasa.gov&#x2F;startup</a>