Commercial Space

Low-Earth Orbit Economy
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
Two small businesses are benefitting from NASA’s expertise as they develop heat shield technologies, cargo delivery systems, and new protective materials for spacecraft and space stations in the growing commercial industry of low Earth orbit operations. The two American companies – Canopy Aerospace Inc.
Posted November 29, 2023
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Artemis
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
NASA will host a What’s on Board media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 29, to discuss the science payloads flying aboard the first commercial robotic flight to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative under the Artemis program. Carrying NASA and commercial payloads to the Moon, […]
Posted November 20, 2023
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Science & Research
Technology Research
As of spring 2023, NASA has invested greater than $60M in more than twenty In Space Production Applications (InSPA) awards to U.S.
Posted October 31, 2023
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Science & Research
The Future of Commercial Space
NASA knows it takes a village to make commercial manufacturing in space a reality. NASA is collaborating with experts from industry, academia and other U.S. Government agencies on the technologies in play with the InSPA portfolio.
Posted October 31, 2023
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Space
For Researchers
ISS Research
Science & Research
The Future of Commercial Space
After four decades of microgravity research, NASA and the ISS National Lab have identified numerous applications that are within reach for NASA’s In Space Production Applications (InSPA) portfolio.
Posted October 31, 2023
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Space
For Researchers
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Science & Research
The Future of Commercial Space
Why Go To Space
NASA supports In Space Production Applications (InSPA) awards to help the selected companies raise the technological readiness level of their products and move them to market, propelling U.S. industry toward the development of a sustainable, scalable, and profitable non-NASA demand for services and products in low-Earth orbit.
Posted October 31, 2023
Kennedy Space Center
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA and Boeing are working to complete the agency’s verification and validation activities ahead of Starliner’s first flight with astronauts to the International Space Station.
Posted October 27, 2023
Humans in Space
Commercial Crew
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
International Space Station (ISS)
Kennedy Space Center
NASA and its industry partners Boeing and SpaceX are planning for the next set of missions to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew-8 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the orbiting laboratory is targeted to launch no earlier than mid-February.
Posted October 27, 2023
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
Low-Earth Orbit Economy
As part of NASA’s efforts to foster commercially owned and operated low Earth orbit destinations, Nanoracks, part of Voyager Space’s Exploration Segment, and Northrop Grumman are teaming up to support Nanoracks’ development of the Starlab commercial space station.
Posted October 4, 2023
Humans in Space
Commercial Space
Low-Earth Orbit Economy
NASA is asking American companies to provide input on the agency’s requirements for end-to-end services as part of the Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development Program.
Posted October 2, 2023
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