NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies - NASA

NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program which develops concepts to transform future missions for the benefit

NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies - NASA

NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program which develops concepts to transform future missions for the benefit

Fusion-Enabled Comprehensive Exploration

Ryan WeedHelicity Space LLC

Thermo-Photo-Catalysis

Saurabh VilekarPrecision Combustion

TOBIAS

A basketball-sized towbody containing a camera, atmospheric sampling instruments, and support hardware is suspended on a multi-kilometer tether from a

NIAC 2025 Selections - NASA

Phillip AnsellHydrogen Hybrid Power for Aviation Sustainable Systems (Hy2PASS)University of IllinoisUrbana, IL 61801-29572025 Phase I

SUPREME-QG

Selim ShahriarNorthwestern University, Evanston

LEAP

We propose Legged Exploration Across the Plume (LEAP), based on the Salto jumping robot as a novel multi-jet robotic sampling concept for Enceladus to be

PULSAR

There is a strong coupling mechanism between the lithosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, atmosphere, and the plasmasphere of many planetary bodies. For

Inflatable Starshade

We will design the first family of ISEE's (Inflatable Starshade for Earthlike Exoplanets) with sizes from 35 to 100 m diameter. A starshade would enable any

Accretion Explorer Interferometer

Kimberly WeaverNASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Mini NASA Robot Takes a SWIM - NASA

A 16.5-inch-long prototype of a robot designed to explore subsurface oceans of icy moons is reflected in the water’s surface during a test in a competition

NASA Ocean World Explorers Have to Swim Before They Can Fly - NASA

In a competition swimming pool, engineers tested prototypes for a futuristic mission concept: a swarm of underwater robots that could look for signs of life

NASA Advances Research to Grow Habitats in Space from Fungi - NASA

As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars for the benefit of all, a habitat-growing concept selected Wednesday by the agency could

Mycotecture off Planet

Winners Named in NASA Space Tech Art Challenge - NASA

2024 NASA Space Tech Art Challenge Winners.

NASA Doubles Down, Advances Six Innovative Tech Concepts to New Phase - NASA

NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program (NIAC) has selected six visionary concept studies for additional funding and development. Each study has already

Funding Future Tech: NASA Names 2024 Innovative Concept Studies - NASA

NASA selected the 2024 Phase I awardees for its program to fund ideas that could  innovate for the benefit of all and transform future agency missions.