Technology assessmentNasa programsPatent policyResearch managementA systematic effort is made to describe how NASA's new technology reporting system operates today, and how that system might be enhanced. The system is documented in terms of organization, operational practices, and other program benefits....
A successful rocket launch is the product of many interdependent parts and systems that must all work together perfectly. Even small changes to one system can significantly impact another seemingly unrelated system. For example, engineers must ensure that humans will be able to tolerate the rocket’...
Neil Armstrong made history when he stepped onto the moon. Then some of the dust he carried back vanished.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 - NASA has awarded a $116.9 million contract to Intuitive Machines of Houston to deliver a new set of science experiments and technology demonstrations to the lunar South Pole in 2027 as part of the a
NASA is the United States space agency and was founded in 1958 to do human and robotic exploration of the solar system and to study the universe as well.
NASA has completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system, marking a significant advancement in space communication technology. The successful demonstration of two-way laser communications on Dec. 5 between laser terminals in different orbits could provide a basis for faster communic...
Now half a century later, NASA ison the cusp of launchingits new powerful megarocket to the moon, a class of rocket the aerospace industry calls a "super heavy-lift launch vehicle." Indeed, this rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), is set to supersede Saturn V as the most powerful ...
Here are some of DAVINCI's coming "firsts" in Venus exploration: Exploring Solar System's One-of-a-Kind Terrain The DAVINCI mission will be the first to closely explore Alpha Regio, a region known as a "tessera." So far found only on Venus, where they make up about 8% of...
interests and potential for conflicts so that nothing is hidden and to ensure that the composition of an advisory committee is sufficiently broad and balanced that potential individual conflicts are balanced by the perspectives of other members. That system of checks and balances has been largely effe...
"You're opening up the outer solar system to scientific exploration. You don't have to wait for the planets to align. You'll have launch opportunities every year." The "game-changer" in developing the technology today is a new form of uranium, which is not considered a weapons-grade mat...