One of the specific solutions the space agency is looking for has already been made and proven by this company's subsidiary.

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 ...

A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together, they complete NASA's first two-way, end-to ...

NASA is calling on companies and research groups to develop the technologies needed for a future human base near the Moon’s ...

WASHINGTON — NASA Headquarters has created a new office devoted to technology and policy issues, part of a restructuring that includes creating a new space security position at the civil space agency.

Work done by General Motors and NASA has led to the creation of robotic, grip- strengthening gloves that the space agency says could help both astronauts and assembly-line workers on the job. The ...

WASHINGTON - As NASA focuses on exploring the Moon, Mars, and the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is shifting how it prioritizes ...

NASA’s annual Spinoff Report highlights some of its latest technologies that big companies, startups, and nonprofits are leveraging here on our home planet. From cell phone cameras to microchips, life ...

Kurt “Spuds” Vogel, NASA associate administrator for space technology, said in April the community input on space technology shortfalls will help the agency prioritize investments in them. Credit: ...