Technology Research Stories

NASA Pilots Add Perspective to Research

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NASA research pilots are experts on how to achieve the right flight-test conditions for experiments and the tools needed for successful missions. It is that expertise that enables pilots to help researchers learn how an aircraft can fly their technology…

Article2 months ago

Station Science Top News: August 16, 2024

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Locations designed as a maintenance work area and an exercise area on the International Space Station are commonly used by crew members for stowage and body maintenance activities, respectively. These differences between intended and actual use demonstrate that systematic observation of material…

Article4 months ago

NASA Selects Commercial Service Studies to Enable Mars Robotic Science

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Nine companies have been selected to conduct early-stage studies of concepts for commercial services to support lower-cost, higher-frequency missions to the Red Planet. NASA has identified nine U.S. companies to perform a total of 12 concept studies of how commercial…

Article8 months ago

NASA Researcher Honored by Goddard Tech Office for Earth Science Work

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Earth science researcher Dr. Antonia Gambacorta earned the 2023 Goddard IRAD Technology Leadership award for pioneering new ways to measure lower layers of Earth’s atmosphere from space. The award from the chief technologist of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in…

Article1 year ago

Goddard Engineers Improve NASA Lidar Tech for Exploration

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Cutting edge innovations by NASA researchers seek to refine lidars into smaller, lighter, more versatile tools for exploration.

Article1 year ago

More than Grants: Perspectives from Past NASA-funded Researchers

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Each year, researchers nationwide embark on journeys of discovery facilitated by funding from NASA’s Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) program. They uncover innovations that benefit future research and their careers after graduation. In 2023, STRG hit a significant milestone, making…

Article1 year ago

Previous NASA Awards for In Space Production Applications

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As of spring 2023, NASA has invested greater than $60M in more than twenty In Space Production Applications (InSPA) awards to U.S. entities seeking to demonstrate the production of advanced materials and products on the International Space Station.  These InSPA…

Article1 year ago

Goddard Physicist Inducted to NASA Inventors Hall of Fame

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NASA physicist Edward J. Wollack is among those inducted into the NASA Inventors Hall of Fame this year.

Article1 year ago

NASA Tech Lets Scientists See Snow-Water Through the Trees

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NASA scientists are testing a technology that from orbit could more accurately measure water stored in snow.

Article1 year ago

NASA’s New Detectors Could Improve Views of Gamma-Ray Events

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NASA scientists are developing upgraded gamma-ray sensors to reveal more details about black hole outbursts and exploding stars.

Article2 years ago