Technology Demonstration

Glenn Research Center

Space Communications Technology

NASA Laser Terminal Enhances Views During Artemis II Mission

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

I Am Artemis: Peter Rossoni

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

Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected

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

Space Communications Technology

NASA’s Wideband Technology Demo Proves Space Missions are Free to Roam

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

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technology

NASA’s Fly Foundational Robots Demo to Bolster In-Space Infrastructure

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)

NASA, Northrop Grumman to Send Medical, Technology Studies to Space

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

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technology

NASA’s Mini Rover Team Is Packed for Lunar Journey

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

General

Ames Research Center

Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC)

Europa Clipper

Game Changing Development Program

Langley Research Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

Science & Research

Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

Space Operations Mission Directorate

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technology

Technology Demonstration Missions Program

NASA Technologies Named Among TIME Inventions of 2024

As NASA continues to innovate for the benefit of humanity, agency inventions that use new structures to harness sunlight for space travel, enable communications with spacecraft at record-breaking distances, and determine the habitability of a moon of Jupiter, were named Wednesday among TIME’s Inventions of 2024.

Posted October 30, 2024

Ames Research Center

Small Satellite Missions

Space Communications Technology