{"id":335220,"date":"2023-06-05T11:05:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=335220"},"modified":"2024-05-16T16:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T20:26:16","slug":"game-changing-development-projects","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/game-changing-development-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Changing Development Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>STMD Game Changing Development<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 hds-secondary-navigation-has-breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-breadcrumbs display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-flex flex-align-center\"><nav class=\"usa-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><ol class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list\"><li class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" class=\"usa-breadcrumb__link\"><span>Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/\" class=\"usa-breadcrumb__link\"><span>Space Technology Mission...<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-breadcrumb__list-item usa-current\" aria-current=\"page\"><span>Game Changing Development...<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-game-changing-development\/\">Game Changing Development<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/about-gcd\/\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/game-changing-development-projects\/\">Projects<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/game-changing-development-program-news\/\">News<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-spacer\"> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-0 padding-bottom-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md display-block width-full margin-bottom-1\">GCD Projects<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-6 padding-bottom-5 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 padding-0\">GCD\u2019s efforts are focused on the mid Technology Readiness Level (TRL) range of 3 to 5 or 6, generally taking technologies from initial lab concepts to a complete engineering development prototype. Learn more about Game Changing Development featured projects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/game-changing-development-program-news\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary link-external-false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">\n                                GCD News <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about GCD Projects<\/span>                            <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-video bg-carbon-black padding-y-8 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-video\">\t<div class=\"grid-container-widescreen grid-container padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-5 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-featured-videos-video-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-40 margin-0 margin-bottom-2\">Game Changing Development 2023 Highlights<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-36 color-spacesuit-white margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2\">Each technology project within the Game Changing Development Program focuses on advancing capabilities for going to and living in space.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"color-carbon-20 p-sm margin-bottom-3\">Game Changing Development projects aim to advance space technologies that could lead to new approaches for the agency\u2019s future space missions and provide solutions to significant needs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/about-gcd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-false\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tAbout GCD                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 desktop:padding-left-5 position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-featured-videos-video-player\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vMFPmRP0ZsA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen title=Live High-Definition Views from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream)><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">GO.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 padding-0\">These\u00a0space technology\u00a0projects\u00a0aim to\u00a0enable\u00a0rapid, safe and efficient\u00a0travel\u00a0for future missions.\u00a0\u201cGO\u201d\u00a0technologies\u00a0will\u00a0help\u00a0facilitate\u00a0low-cost\u00a0delivery of robotic payloads to\u00a0the\u00a0Moon, Mars and beyond.\u00a0Several projects focus on reducing mission\u00a0costs and complexity by advancing\u00a0reusable\u00a0launch and in-space propulsion systems.\u00a0Other projects in this area are advancing\u00a0in-situ\u00a0resource\u00a0utilization (ISRU)\u00a0technologies for\u00a0creating\u00a0propellants in space.\u00a0Among others, some\u00a0\u201cGO\u201d\u00a0technology\u00a0projects\u00a0in the\u00a0Game Changing Development\u00a0portfolio\u00a0include:\u00a0An advanced\u00a0thruster engine design that uses propellants capable of operating at\u00a0extremely low\u00a0temperatures for an extended period of time without freezing.\u00a0\u00a0Lighter\u00a0rocket\u00a0hardware pieces\u00a0that\u00a0could\u00a0substantially\u00a0reduce the fabrication time and cost of rocket thrust chamber assemblies.\u00a0High-power hall thrusters for Mars nuclear electric propulsion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA and Frontier Aerospace are developing next-generation thrusters for use on Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png 3050w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=768,430 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=1024,573 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=1536,860 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=2048,1147 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=400,224 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=600,336 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=900,504 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=1200,672 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/31320-talos_test.png?resize=2000,1120 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Thruster Advancement for Low-temperature Operation in Space<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Thruster Advancement for Low-temperature Operation in Space (TALOS) provides rapid, safe, and efficient space transportation.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-game-changing-development\/thruster-advancement-for-low-temperature-operation-in-space-talos\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rampt_imgfeature1.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Engineers at NASA tested a 2,400 lbf thrust 3D-printed copper rocket thrust chamber with composite overwrap to see if the uniquely made hardware could withstand the heat and structural loads from testing.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 70% 54%; object-position: 70% 54%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rampt_imgfeature1.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rampt_imgfeature1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rampt_imgfeature1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rampt_imgfeature1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rampt_imgfeature1.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rampt_imgfeature1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rampt_imgfeature1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Rapid Analysis and Manufacturing Propulsion Technology (RAMPT) provides rapid, safe, and efficient space transportation.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/rapid-analysis-and-manufacturing-propulsion-technology\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cte-web-page-photo-2.jpg?w=993\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A control panel sits in front of a large payload machine.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 100% 64%; object-position: 100% 64%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cte-web-page-photo-2.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cte-web-page-photo-2.jpg?resize=291,300 291w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cte-web-page-photo-2.jpg?resize=768,792 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cte-web-page-photo-2.jpg?resize=993,1024 993w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cte-web-page-photo-2.jpg?resize=388,400 388w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cte-web-page-photo-2.jpg?resize=582,600 582w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cte-web-page-photo-2.jpg?resize=873,900 873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Composite Technologies for Exploration<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Composite Technologies for Exploration (CTE) provides rapid, safe, and efficient space transportation.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/composite-technologies-for-exploration-cte\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">LAND.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 padding-0\">\u201cLAND\u201d\u00a0projects aim to expand access to diverse\u00a0planetary\u00a0surface destinations. These\u00a0technologies\u00a0will enable lunar and Mars\u00a0\u00a0access in order to land large payloads to support human missions.\u00a0The\u00a0\u201cLAND\u201d-focused\u00a0developments\u00a0in the GCD portfolio\u00a0include:\u00a0A\u00a0suite of landing technologies that\u00a0will enable future Moon missions\u00a0to target landing sites that weren\u2019t possible during the Apollo missions,\u00a0such as regions with hazardous boulders and\u00a0\u00a0shadowed craters.\u00a0Instruments on the Perseverance rover\u00a0that\u00a0will measure the pressure\u00a0and\u00a0heat on the\u00a0\u00a0Mars 2020 entry vehicle\u2019s\u00a0backshell, an area with minimal pressure flight data and no heating flight\u00a0data.\u00a0Modeling and testing capabilities to better understand how rocket exhaust plumes affect a landing site.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Plume gas density on a logarithmic scale indicating the large plume expansion envelope in a vacuum background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png 1603w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png?resize=1536,768 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png?resize=400,200 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png?resize=600,300 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png?resize=900,450 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/psi_web_image_3.png?resize=1200,600 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Plume Surface Interaction<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Plume Surface Interaction (PSI) expands access to diverse surface destinations.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/plume-surface-interaction\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/19_wright_m_sc16_image1_v0.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Pleiades supercomputer simulation for entry, descent and landing\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 90% 49%; object-position: 90% 49%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/19_wright_m_sc16_image1_v0.png 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/19_wright_m_sc16_image1_v0.png?resize=300,250 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/19_wright_m_sc16_image1_v0.png?resize=768,640 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/19_wright_m_sc16_image1_v0.png?resize=1024,853 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/19_wright_m_sc16_image1_v0.png?resize=400,333 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/19_wright_m_sc16_image1_v0.png?resize=600,500 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/19_wright_m_sc16_image1_v0.png?resize=900,750 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Entry System Modeling<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Entry System Modeling (ESM) expands access to diverse surface destinations.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/entry-systems-modeling-esm-2\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Bruce Barnes routes fiber optic cables from the navigation doppler lidar laser source to the instrument\u2019s telescopes. Two telescopes, three sighting scopes, and a sighting camera are visible in this picture.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg 2736w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=300,261 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=768,667 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=1024,889 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=1536,1334 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=2048,1779 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=400,347 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=600,521 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=900,782 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=1200,1042 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/splice_web_image_3_final.jpg?resize=2000,1737 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Safe Precise Landing Integrated Capabilities Evolution<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Safe and Precise  Landing — Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) expands access to diverse surface destinations.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/safe-and-precise-landing-integrated-capabilities-evolution-splice\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">LIVE.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 padding-0\">\u201cLIVE\u201d\u00a0projects\u00a0enable humans to live and work\u00a0farther\u00a0away\u00a0from Earth. These projects\u00a0will\u00a0conduct human and robotic lunar surface missions beyond 28 days without resupply, and conduct human Mars missions beyond 800 days including transit without resupply. The projects help to enable surface habitats that use\u00a0local resources\u00a0to create\u00a0a\u00a0variety of valuable items, such as propellant and water.\u00a0Among others, some\u00a0\u201cLIVE\u201d\u00a0technologies\u00a0within the GCD portfolio\u00a0include:\u00a0 The\u00a0capability\u00a0to manufacture and repair parts on-demand in space.\u00a0\u00a0A\u00a0platform for producing nutrients on-demand during deep space missions\u00a0A\u00a0software system that could eventually enable astronauts on long-duration missions to diagnose and treat emergency\u00a0 conditions quickly, rather than waiting on delayed expert medical advice from ground support\u00a0.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Rover on lunar surface with earth in distant sky\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/extreme-environment-2-coldarm-bmgg.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) sustains living and working farther from Earth.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/cold-operable-lunar-deployable-arm-coldarm\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Artist concept of the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) drill on the surface of the Moon in search of lunar water ice.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 43% 48%; object-position: 43% 48%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lsii-isru-primedrill-v1.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment – 1<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) sustains living and working farther from Earth.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/polar-resources-ice-mining-experiment-1-prime-1\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Umpqua Research\u2019s subscale reactor\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 7%; object-position: 50% 7%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/scor_thumbnail.jpg?resize=900,900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">SpaceCraft Oxygen Recovery<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how SpaceCraft Oxygen Recovery (SCOR) sustains living and working farther from Earth.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/spacecraft-oxygen-recovery-scor\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/isaac_web_image_2.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Artists concept of a free-flying robot mapping signal sources by measuring signal strength as it moves.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/isaac_web_image_2.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/isaac_web_image_2.jpg?resize=300,218 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/isaac_web_image_2.jpg?resize=768,558 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/isaac_web_image_2.jpg?resize=1024,745 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/isaac_web_image_2.jpg?resize=400,291 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/isaac_web_image_2.jpg?resize=600,436 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/isaac_web_image_2.jpg?resize=900,654 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how the Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking (ISAAC)\u00a0 sustains living and working farther from Earth.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/integrated-system-for-autonomous-and-adaptive-caretaking-isaac\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sac-thumbnail-and-web-image.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Carbon Nanotubes create high-strength, lightweight carbon yarn.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sac-thumbnail-and-web-image.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sac-thumbnail-and-web-image.jpg?resize=300,174 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sac-thumbnail-and-web-image.jpg?resize=768,444 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sac-thumbnail-and-web-image.jpg?resize=1024,592 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sac-thumbnail-and-web-image.jpg?resize=400,231 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sac-thumbnail-and-web-image.jpg?resize=600,347 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sac-thumbnail-and-web-image.jpg?resize=900,521 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sac-thumbnail-and-web-image.jpg?resize=1200,694 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Superlightweight Aerospace Composites<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Superlightweight Aerospace Composites (SAC) sustain living and working farther from Earth.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/superlightweight-aerospace-composites\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/syntheticbio_0.png?w=320\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/syntheticbio_0.png 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/syntheticbio_0.png?resize=300,250 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Space Synthetic Biology<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Space Synthetic Biology (SynBio) sustains living and working farther from Earth.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-synthetic-biology-synbio\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bmgg_web_page_photo_2_0.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Updated BMG Gears test setup at NASA KSC.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 67% 1%; object-position: 67% 1%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bmgg_web_page_photo_2_0.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bmgg_web_page_photo_2_0.jpg?resize=300,280 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bmgg_web_page_photo_2_0.jpg?resize=768,717 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bmgg_web_page_photo_2_0.jpg?resize=1024,956 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bmgg_web_page_photo_2_0.jpg?resize=400,373 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bmgg_web_page_photo_2_0.jpg?resize=600,560 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bmgg_web_page_photo_2_0.jpg?resize=900,840 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Bulk Metallic Glass Gears<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Bulk Metallic Glass Gears (BMGG) sustain living and working farther from Earth.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-game-changing-development\/bulk-metallic-glass-gears\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">EXPLORE.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 padding-0\">\u201cEXPLORE\u201d\u00a0projects\u00a0support\u00a0transformative missions and discoveries at the Moon, Mars and other extreme space environments. The space technologies\u00a0developed\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0area\u00a0will enable\u00a0architectures\u00a0that are more rapid, affordable and capable than ever before.\u00a0NASA\u2019s EXPLORE projects\u00a0are\u00a0developing new approaches for\u00a0in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing. These projects take space data processing to the next generation with higher-performance computing, communications and navigation.\u00a0Among others, the \u201cEXPLORE\u201d-focused technologies in the GCD portfolio include:\u00a0Shoebox-sized robots\u00a0to\u00a0autonomously\u00a0scout regions on the Moon and gain intel about locations that may be difficult for astronauts to investigate on foot, like hard-to-reach craters and narrow caves.\u00a0A payload that will significantly improve the utility for lunar landers by providing manipulation capabilities through the lunar night by using novel Bulk Metallic glass gears.\u00a0A system that could unpack and assemble into an antenna or small habitat on its own.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Game Changing Development Projects CADRE: NASA\u2019s Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration project is developing a network of shoebox-size mobile robots that could enable future autonomous robotic exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 0% 6%; object-position: 0% 6%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/photolab-cadre-robots.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) transforms missions and discoveries.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/cooperative-autonomous-distributed-robotic-exploration-cadre\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"HPSC\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg 2736w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=300,221 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=768,566 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=1024,755 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=1536,1132 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=2048,1509 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=400,295 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=600,442 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=900,663 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=1200,884 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hpsc_web_image_5.jpg?resize=2000,1474 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">High Performance Spaceflight Computing<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) transforms missions and discoveries.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/high-performance-spaceflight-computing-hpsc\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><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><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dsa_web_image_1.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Artist rendition of a multi-spacecraft mission as a software payload on the Starling mission\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dsa_web_image_1.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dsa_web_image_1.jpg?resize=300,175 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dsa_web_image_1.jpg?resize=768,447 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dsa_web_image_1.jpg?resize=1024,596 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dsa_web_image_1.jpg?resize=400,233 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dsa_web_image_1.jpg?resize=600,349 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dsa_web_image_1.jpg?resize=900,524 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Learn how Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy (DSA) transforms missions and discoveries.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/game-changing-development-projects\/distributed-spacecraft-autonomy-dsa\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; 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