Ames Research Center

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Ames Research Center
Artemis
Missions
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Astrobotic are targeting 2:18 a.m. EST Monday, Jan. 8, for the first commercial robotic launch to the Moon’s surface.
Posted December 28, 2023
SBIR STTR
Ames Research Center
General
Space Technology Mission Directorate
As part of NASA’s ongoing commitment to supporting American innovators and advancing new aerospace technologies the agency announced its second round of Phase I awards for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ignite.
Posted December 20, 2023
Aeronautics
Advanced Air Mobility
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Drones & You
Researchers are one step closer to integrating air taxis and other electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles into the country’s busiest airports, thanks to a new air traffic simulation developed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley and Joby Aviation.
Posted December 20, 2023
Ames Research Center
Air Traffic Control Labs
Air Traffic Solutions
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
CubeSats
Earth Science
General
High-Tech Computing
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Jessica Watkins
Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA)
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer)
Quesst (X-59)
Rings of Saturn
Saturn
Saturn Moons
VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)
Water & Energy Cycle
Wildfires
It’s been another great year at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Join us as we review some of the highlights of the science, engineering, and innovation from 2023. Announcing a New Innovation Hub Planned for NASA Research Park at Ames Berkeley Space Center is a proposed new campus of the University of […]
Posted December 13, 2023
Airborne Science
Ames Research Center
Animal Biology
Earth
Earth System Observatory (ESO)
Ecostress (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station)
EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation)
International Space Station (ISS)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Plant Biology
NASA satellite and airborne tools aid an international team studying biodiversity on land and in the water around South Africa. An international team of researchers spent October and November 2023 in the field studying one of the world’s most biologically diverse areas – South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region.
Posted December 8, 2023
General
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Air Mobility Pathfinders project
Ames Research Center
Learning Resources
The field of aerial vehicle autonomy focuses on self-reliance, building the flight equivalent of puppets without puppeteers. Behind the scenes, however, is a rich network of people and systems that work together to develop frameworks, test new technologies, and inspire a pipeline of engineers to create the breakthroughs of the future.
Posted November 28, 2023
Drones & You
Aeronáutica
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
NASA en español
Lee esta historia en inglés aquí. Hoy podemos recibir paquetes más rápido que antes gracias a los pedidos en línea y los servicios de entrega rápida. La demanda de este tipo de entrega rápida sigue aumentando y se necesitan nuevos medios de transporte de carga para mantener el ritmo. La NASA está especialmente cualificada para ayudar […]
Posted November 22, 2023
Events
Ames Research Center
Artemis
Artemis 2
Artemis 3
Artemis 4
Artemis 5
Earth's Moon
General
VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)
Connect your sci-fi fandom and learn about how NASA explores the unknown in space for all humanity! Join experts and engagement team members from NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley at FAN EXPO San Francisco 2023. Visit the exhibit, panels, and more to hear about NASA’s plans for human exploration at the Moon and […]
Posted November 21, 2023
LOFTID (Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator)
Ames Research Center
Langley Research Center
Technology Demonstration
A little more than a year ago, a NASA flight test article came screaming back from space at more than 18,000 mph, reaching temperatures of nearly 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit before gently splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. At that moment, it became the largest blunt body — a type of reentry vehicle that creates a […]
Posted November 17, 2023
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