{"id":140706,"date":"2022-08-23T17:48:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-482325"},"modified":"2024-01-30T08:42:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:42:24","slug":"technology-impact-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/technology-impact-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Impact Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">1 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Technology Impact Stories<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) develops technologies through a community of entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators to solve the nation\u2019s toughest challenges and enable future NASA and commercial missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Each impact story summarizes an STMD-enabled technology\u2019s journey. They follow STMD-funded technologies from idea to use \u2013 illustrating how support from NASA drives innovation, development, demonstration, and commercialization of new technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/nasa-tech-breathes-life-into-potentially-game-changing-antenna-design\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/nasa-tech-breathes-life-into-potentially-game-changing-antenna-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Large Balloon Reflector: NASA Tech Breathes Life Into Potentially Game-Changing Antenna Design<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Freefall in space above the Earth.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/freefall.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Large Balloon Reflector (LBR), an inflatable device that creates wide collection apertures that weigh a fraction of today\u2019s deployable antennas.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/nasa-tech-breathes-life-into-potentially-game-changing-antenna-design\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Go to Large Balloon Reflector\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Go to Large Balloon Reflector<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/impact-story-navigation-doppler-lidar\/\">Navigation Doppler Lidar: NASA Landing Innovation Helps Commercial Moon, Orbital Mission<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/Navigation_Doppler_Lidar\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>s<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"COBALT during launch.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/full_width\/public\/thumbnails\/image\/tech_impact_ndl.jpg?itok=negYlzdZ\" ><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NDL was flight-tested as part of the COBALT project in 2017, funded by the Flight Opportunities program in NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD).<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/impact-story-navigation-doppler-lidar\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Go to Navigation Doppler Lidar\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Go to Navigation Doppler Lidar<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/Terrain_Relative_Navigation\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Terrain Relative Navigation: Touchdown on Rocky New Worlds<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tech_impact_trn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tech_impact_trn.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"rosa in space above mars\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tech_impact_trn.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tech_impact_trn.jpg?resize=300,91 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tech_impact_trn.jpg?resize=768,233 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tech_impact_trn.jpg?resize=400,121 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tech_impact_trn.jpg?resize=600,182 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/tech_impact_trn.jpg?resize=900,273 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN), a technology developed by NASA, facilitates increased landing accuracy and helps spacecraft avoid surface hazards. It allows the exploration of other worlds, like Mars and various moons, in areas that were previously considered too difficult for the spacecraft to land.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/Terrain_Relative_Navigation\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Go to Terrain Relative Navigation\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Go to Terrain Relative Navigation<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/directorates\/spacetech\/Rolling_Out_a_Path_to_Future_Space_Travel\"><strong>Roll-Out Solar Arrays: Rolling Out a Path to Future Space Travel<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1336\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg?w=1336\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Two astronauts working on ROSA.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg?resize=300,91 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg?resize=768,233 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg?resize=1024,311 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg?resize=400,122 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg?resize=600,182 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg?resize=900,274 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rosa_1.jpg?resize=1200,365 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Standard solar arrays in space can be expensive, heavy, and often very complex to operate.<br>\nRoll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA) are an alternative to existing solar array technologies. These arrays are a compact design, more affordable, and offer autonomous capabilities that can enhance a wide spectrum of scientific and commercial missions, from low-Earth orbit all the way to interplanetary travel.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/Rolling_Out_a_Path_to_Future_Space_Travel\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"Go to Roll-Out Solar Arrays\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Go to Roll-Out Solar Arrays<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Space Technology Mission Directorate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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