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NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser - NASA
The video, featuring a cat named Taters, was sent back from nearly 19 million miles away by NASA’s laser communications demonstration, marking a historicNaomi Hartono (NASA)
Armstrong Flight Research Center: A Year in Review - NASA
It was an abundant year of innovation, exploration, and inspiration for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA ArmstrongCody S. Lydon (NASA)
NASA Selects Universities to Support Small Spacecraft Technologies - NASA
Eight U.S. university teams are partnering with NASA to advance technologies for small spacecraft, increasing their capability to support the agency’s scienceGianine Figliozzi (NASA)
University of Utah takes top honors in BIG Idea Lunar Forge Challenge - NASA
Through Artemis, NASA plans to conduct long-duration human and robotic missions on the lunar surface in preparation for future crewed exploration of Mars.Stefanie Payne (NASA)
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comm Demo Sends, Receives First Data - NASA
DSOC, an experiment that could transform how spacecraft communicate, has achieved ‘first light,’ sending data via laser to and from far beyond the Moon forAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Invites Stakeholders to Space Tech LIFT-1 Industry Day
NASA is hosting a virtual industry day to introduce the agency's Lunar Infrastructure Foundational Technologies (LIFT-1) demonstration Request for Information (RFI).Stefanie Payne (NASA)
NASA Seeks Input for Future Lunar Surface Resource Utilization Demo
To support ISRU technology maturation, NASA issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Nov. 6 to formulate its future Lunar Infrastructure Foundational Technologies (LIFT-1) demonstration.Stefanie Payne (NASA)
Workshop to Highlight NASA’s Support for Mobility, In-Space Servicing - NASA
NASA leadership, including Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, will participate in a workshop on space mobility and in-space servicing on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at theNASA
NASA’s Webb Telescope Improves Simulation Software - NASA
“We pushed everything, all the simulation, just as hard as it would go,” said Erin Elliott, an optical engineer at Ansys, Inc., which makes Ansys ZemaxLoura Hall (NASA)
NASA Supports Tests of Dust Sensor to Aid Lunar Landings - NASA
University of Central Florida researchers tested an instrument designed to measure the size and speed of surface particles kicked up by the exhaust from aLoura Hall (NASA)
NASA Tech Breathes Life Into Potentially Game-Changing Antenna Design - NASA
Some 30 years ago, a young engineer named Christopher Walker was home in the evening making chocolate pudding when he got what turned out to be a veryLoura Hall (NASA)
Commander Callie Continues Moon Mission in NASA’s New Graphic Novel - NASA
Fictional astronaut Callie Rodriguez continues exploring space as the first woman to walk on the Moon in a new issue of NASA’s First Woman graphic novelNASA
Commander Callie Continues Moon Mission in NASA’s New Graphic Novel - NASA
Fictional astronaut Callie Rodriguez continues exploring space as the first woman to walk on the Moon in a new issue of NASA’s First Woman graphic novelNASA
Follow NASA’s Starling Swarm in Real Time - NASA
NASA’s Starling CubeSats are zipping through low Earth orbit in the agency’s latest test of robotic swarm technologies for space. The four StarlingArezu Sarvestani (NASA)
NASA Makes It Easier to Find Assistive Technologies for Licensing
NASA develops a variety of technologies to explore space and beyond for the benefit of humanity. One measure of its success is the impact on the daily livesLoura Hall (NASA)
More than Grants: Perspectives from Past NASA-funded Researchers
Each year, researchers nationwide embark on journeys of discovery facilitated by funding from NASA’s Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) program. They uncover innovations that benefit future research and their careers after graduation.Clare Farcy (NASA)
NASA Seeks Development of Universal Payload Interface
NASA is calling on innovators to help solve some of the challenges in rapidly testing technology payloads across a wide range of commercial flight vehiclesSarah Mann (NASA)
5 Things to Know About NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications
Slated to launch on Oct. 12 with the Psyche mission, DSOC will demonstrate technologies enabling the agency to transmit higher data rates from deep space.Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
NASA’s Honey Astrobee Robot Returns to Space
The International Space Station is abuzz with the return of one of NASA’s Astrobee smart robots. The yellow Honey Astrobee, one of three free-flying robots,Arezu Sarvestani (NASA)
NASA Prize Targets Inclusive Community Building for Tech Development
Revolutionary space technology research and development relies on novel ideas across America. To that end, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)Loura Hall (NASA)
NASA Prize Targets Inclusive Community Building for Tech Development
Revolutionary space technology research and development relies on novel ideas across America. To that end, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)Loura Hall (NASA)