Science & Research

Biological & Physical Sciences
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Physical Sciences
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Space Biology
The SpaceX-29 commercial resupply spacecraft will deliver numerous physical sciences and space biology experiments, along with other cargo, to the International Space Station. The research aboard this resupply services mission will help researchers learn how humans, and the plants needed to sustain them, can thrive in deep space.
Posted November 10, 2023
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Earth Science
Earth Surface & Interior
ER-2
Science & Research
In September 2023, NASA aircraft began supporting an effort to find and map critical mineral deposits in Western regions of the U.S.
Posted November 7, 2023
Native American Heritage Month
Science & Research
Science Activation
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) and NASA’s Science Activation Program, Native Earth | Native Sky at Oklahoma State University (OSU) have partnered with Boeing to send about 500 grams of heirloom seeds from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to the International Space Station this November. With the initial launch attempt coming up on November 7th, […]
Posted November 3, 2023
General
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Exoplanet Detection Methods
Exoplanet Discoveries
Exoplanet Exploration Program
Exoplanet Transits
Exoplanets
Kepler / K2
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
The Universe
A system of seven sweltering planets has been revealed by continued study of data from NASA’s retired Kepler space telescope: Each one is bathed in more radiant heat from their host star per area than any planet in our solar system. Also unlike any of our immediate neighbors, all seven planets in this system, named […]
Posted November 2, 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)
ISS Research
Science & Research
The Future of Commercial Space
NASA’s In Space Production Applications (InSPA) implementation strategy consists of a multi-phase award process to demonstrate proof-of-concept, advance to high production quality, and ultimately to achieve scalability on a commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) destination or platform.
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
Technology
Goddard Space Flight Center
Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy (OTPS)
Science & Research
Science-enabling Technology
Technology for Space Travel
Technology Research
Lidar technology improvements will help NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation.
Posted October 24, 2023
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