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High-Tech Computing
Technology
Copernicus, a generalized spacecraft trajectory design and optimization system, is capable of solving a wide range of trajectory problems such as planet or moon centered trajectories, libration point trajectories, planet-moon transfers and tours, and all types of interplanetary and asteroid/comet missions.
Posted March 24, 2026
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
Technology
As NASA seeks to understand the mysteries of the universe, the agency is advancing technologies to locate and explore Earth-like planets far beyond our solar system. A key element of this research involves observing reflected light from exoplanets, which can reveal indicators of Earth-like features such as water and oxygen.
Posted March 24, 2026
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Parker Solar Probe (PSP)
Technology
A testing replica of the “backbone” of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and a full-scale model of the agency’s Parker Solar Probe are now on permanent display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
Posted March 13, 2026
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Flight Opportunities Program
Technology
Technology Transfer
Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the agency and America’s space industry.
Posted January 29, 2026
Spinoffs
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology
Technology Transfer
Technology Transfer & Spinoffs
As NASA fosters technologies needed to live and work farther away from home than ever before, the agency’s Technology Transfer program has the sole mission of getting those innovations into the hands of companies, entrepreneurs, and, ultimately, everyday people.
Posted January 26, 2026
Goddard Space Flight Center
Goddard Technology
NASA Centers & Facilities
Technology
NASA has selected ADNET Systems, Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland, to provide global modeling and data assimilation support at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Posted January 23, 2026
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Biological & Physical Sciences
Centennial Challenges
Centennial Challenges News
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
Earth Science Division
Get Involved
Heliophysics
Human Research Program
Mars Campaign Development Division
Marshall Space Flight Center
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Prizes, Challenges, & Crowdsourcing News
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Technology
NASA is getting ready to send four astronauts around the Moon with Artemis II, laying the foundation for sustainable missions to the lunar surface and paving the way for human exploration on Mars. As the agency considers deep space endeavors that could last months or years, it must develop ways to feed astronauts beyond sending […]
Posted January 13, 2026
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology
As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon that will pave the way for human exploration on Mars, the agency is tapping into America’s expanding space economy to help guide its strategic technology investments. This initiative, led by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate invites collaboration from U.S.
Posted January 12, 2026
Wallops Flight Facility
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Centers & Facilities
Technology
NASA has selected ARES Technical Services Corporation of McLean, Virginia, to provide launch range operations support at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Wallops Range Contract has a total potential value of $339.8 million with a one-year base period expected to begin Tuesday, Feb.
Posted January 6, 2026
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