NASA is not a government agency as such, and its work is not required to be released as public domain. Instead, it falls under the Federal Acquisition Regulatio

NASA is not a government agency as such, and its work is not required to be released as public domain. Instead, it falls under the Federal Acquisition Regulations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Acquisition_Regulations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Acquisition_Regulations Which isn't to say that I disagree with making its findings available publicly. But the facts are worth noting.