Topic: NASA’s Space Technology Mission

NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock activated

August 27, 2019 |

Pasadena, CA – NASA says an atomic clock that could pave the way for autonomous deep space travel was successfully activated last week and is ready to begin its year-long tech demo, the mission team confirmed on Friday, August 23rd, 2019.

Launched in June, NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock is a critical step toward enabling spacecraft to safely navigate themselves in deep space rather than rely on the time-consuming process of receiving directions from Earth.

NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, the first GPS-like technology for deep space, started its one-year space mission on Friday. If the technology demonstration proves successful, similar atomic clocks will be used to navigate the self-flying spacecraft. (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)

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NASA has New Technology set to Launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy early Tuesday morning

June 25, 2019 |

Pasadena, CA – NASA reports that SpaceX is now targeting 1:30am CDT, Tuesday June 25th, 2019, for the Falcon Heavy launch of the Department of Defense Space Test Program-2 to allow time for additional ground system checkouts—vehicle and payload continue to look good.

NASA TV live launch coverage will start 30 minutes before launch, at 1:00am: www.nasa.gov/nasalive

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying new NASA technology.

New technology from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will launch on the first night flight of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy on June 25th, 2019, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The technology includes an atomic clock for self-driving spacecraft, climate-observing satellites and more. (SpaceX)

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NASA picks proposals from American Small Businesses for Advance Space Tech Development

June 19, 2019 |

Washington, D.C. – NASA has selected 363 proposals from small businesses and research institutions across 41 states to help advance the types of capabilities needed for those future missions, as well as to support the agency in other areas.

American businesses will help NASA land astronauts on the Moon in five years and establish a sustainable presence there, as part of the agency’s larger Moon to Mars exploration approach.

NASA has selected 363 proposals from American small businesses and research institutions advance technologies in the areas of human exploration and operations, space technology, science, and aeronautics. (NASA)

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NASA moves closer to launching new Technology aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket

April 15, 2019 |

NASA Headquarters

Washington, D.C. – A new kind of atomic clock, non-toxic propellant system and missions to characterize how space weather interferes with satellites and communication transmissions are one step closer to liftoff. With the second-ever SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch complete, these NASA technologies await the powerful rocket’s next flight.

“We are pleased with the success of yesterday’s Falcon Heavy launch and first-stage landings,” said Acting Associate Administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate Jim Reuter. “We have important technologies that are ready to fly, and this success helps put us on that path.”

On Thursday, April 11th, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the Arabsat-6A satellite from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (SpaceX)

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