A bit of a tangent to this post, but within the walls of NASA there are a few projects which are trying to structure themselves around the startup tech company model. The CAS (convergent aeronautics solutions) project is one example.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aeronautics.nasa.gov&#x2F;programs-tacp.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aeronautics.nasa.gov&#x2F;programs-tacp.htm</a>