** Shares of Australia's Titomic TTT.AX rise as much as 9.1% to A$0.24, their highest since February 5
** Titomic, which manufactures components for industrial markets, signs a "space act agreement" with NASA
** Deal entails testing and evaluation of components produced using co's 'Titomic Kinetic Fusion cold spray technology
** Initial evaluation by NASA will assess characteristics of Titomic-produced parts for potential use in aerospace applications, co says
** YTD, shares down 8.3%
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))