Just some anecdotal evidence of a "relationship" between DEKA and NASA. On the first page of this old (2000) WIRED article, you'll see who one of Dean's houseguests was ... [now former] NASA Administrator Dan Goldin. NASA's former top man, and longest-serving administrator. Good article if you've not seen it.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.09/kamen.html
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