NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) division is pioneering innovative approaches and public-private partnerships to rapidly develop prototype systems, advance key capabilities, and validate operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. AES activities are related to crew mo...
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) project is a NASA-industry partnership with Bigelow Aerospace (BA) that is developing the first human-rated expandable (also called "inflatable") space habitat for demonstration on the International Space Station (ISS). The partnership offers NASA substa...
The RadWorks project's overarching objective is the maturation and demonstration of affordable, enabling solutions to the radiation-related challenges presented to human exploration beyond Earth orbit.
Solicit innovative ideas enabling new capabilities or radically altering current approaches to launch, build, and operate space systems.
The primary objective of the Advanced Space Suit project is to develop EVA Systems technology to enhance and enable efficient human exploration missions to any destination. The project is focused on technologies for a new advanced Portable Life Support System (PLSS), Power and Avionics Systems, and...
The AES Modular Power Systems (AMPS) project will demonstrate and infuse modular power electronics, batteries, fuel cells, and autonomous control for exploration ground system demonstrations; assess and provide recommendations for improvements of proposed power systems for other Advanced Exploration...
The Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE) will be the first in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology demonstration on Mars. Competitively selected in 2014, MOXIE will fly with the Mars 2020 mission in 2020, to land on Mars in 2021. Sponsored by HEOMD and the Space Technology Mission Directorate ...
The purposes of the SBIR/STTR programs, as established by law, are to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector; to strengthen the role of SBCs in meeting Federal research and development needs; to increase the commercial application of these research results; and to encourage partici...
The Coiled Brine Recovery Assembly (CoBRA) project will result in a proof-of-concept demonstration for a lightweight, compact, affordable, regenerable and disposable solution to brine water recovery. The heart of CoBRA is an evaporator that produces water vapor from brine. This evaporator leverages ...
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System Project »
The goal of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration in the National Airspace System (NAS) Project is to provide research findings to reduce technical barriers associated with integrating UAS into the NAS utilizing integrated system level tests in a relevant environment. These barriers include: a lack of sense-and-avoid concepts and technologies that can operate within the NAS, robust communication technologies, robust human systems integration, and a relevant environment for use in testi...
