Technology Demonstration

Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM)
Marshall Space Flight Center
Missions
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology Demonstration
Technology Demonstration Missions Program
For NASA’s next generation of deep space exploration missions, spacecraft may need to refuel in Earth orbit before pushing farther into the solar system. Similar to how a gas pump needs a nozzle to fit your fuel tank, future spacecraft could require a special device in order to fill up prior to departure, known as […]
Posted June 26, 2026
Technology Demonstration
Glenn Research Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Nuclear Propulsion (SNP)
Space Technology Mission Directorate
A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. On Feb. 24, for the first time in years and at power levels exceeding any previous test in the United States, a team fired up […]
Posted April 28, 2026
Artemis 2
Artemis
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
Glenn Research Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Space Communications Technology
Technology Demonstration
Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission’s 10-day journey around the Moon as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen ventured farther into space than any human before.
Posted April 28, 2026
I Am Artemis
Artemis
Artemis 2
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
Goddard Space Flight Center
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Technology Demonstration
Listen to this audio excerpt from Peter Rossoni, Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System flight manager: As a child, Peter Rossoni watched the Apollo missions launch with his family. In April 2026, he became a part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, helping enable communications as astronauts journeyed around the Moon.
Posted April 24, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 2
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Technology Demonstration
NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the Moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voice, images, video, and vital mission data must traverse thousands of miles, carried on signals from NASA’s communications systems.
Posted January 28, 2026
Commercial Space
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
Space Communications Technology
Technology Demonstration
Just like your cellphone stays connected by roaming between networks, NASA’s Polylingual Experimental Terminal, or PExT, technology demonstration is proving space missions can do the same by switching seamlessly between government and commercial communications networks.
Posted December 19, 2025
Goddard Space Flight Center
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology
Technology Demonstration
NASA and industry partners will fly and operate a commercial robotic arm in low Earth orbit through the Fly Foundational Robots mission set to launch in late 2027. This mission aims to revolutionize in-space operations, a critical capability for sustainably living and working on other planets.
Posted December 2, 2025
ISS Research
General
International Space Station (ISS)
Technology Demonstration
NASA and Northrop Grumman are preparing to send the company’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station, flying research to support Artemis missions to the Moon and human exploration of Mars and beyond, while improving life on Earth.
Posted September 4, 2025
CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration)
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Earth's Moon
Game Changing Development Program
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Technology
Technology Demonstration
A trio of suitcase-size rovers and their base station have been carefully wrapped up and shipped off to join the lander that will deliver them to the Moon’s surface. Three small NASA rovers that will explore the lunar surface as a team have been packed up and shipped from the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in […]
Posted February 11, 2025
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