{"id":615962,"date":"2024-02-20T11:43:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=615962"},"modified":"2024-02-20T11:43:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:43:34","slug":"nasa-techflights-2023-selections","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-flight-opportunities\/access-flight-tests\/nasa-techflights-solicitation-information\/nasa-techflights-2023-selections\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA TechFlights 2023 Selections"},"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-light 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 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margin-bottom-1\">TechFlights 2023 Selections<\/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\">NASA\u2019s TechFlights solicitation enables researchers from U.S.-based industry, academia, and private research institutions to test technologies on commercial suborbital vehicles or orbital platforms that can host payloads. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-flight-opportunities\/access-flight-tests\/nasa-techflights-solicitation-information\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">\n                                Learn more about NASA TechFlights <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about TechFlights 2023 Selections<\/span>                            <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-flight-opportunities\/about-flight-opportunities\/\">Flight Opportunities<\/a> program, TechFlights aims to advance technologies that align with U.S. space exploration priorities and support the expanding space economy. This year, selected technologies will fly on reusable suborbital rockets, rocket-powered landers, and aircraft following parabolic profiles that achieve micro-, lunar, or Martian gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/armstrong\/nasa-seeks-space-technologies-for-suborbital-and-orbital-flight-tests-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/armstrong\/nasa-seeks-space-technologies-for-suborbital-and-orbital-flight-tests-2\/\">2023 NASA TechFlights solicitation<\/a> also included a call for technologies to support the agency\u2019s Commercially Enabled Rapid Space Science (<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/biological-physical\/commercial\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/biological-physical\/commercial\" rel=\"noopener\">CERISS<\/a>) initiative, part of the Science Mission Directorate\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/biological-physical\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Biological and Physical Sciences<\/a> division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s selected technologies set out to address critical technology gaps facing NASA and the nation, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In-space manufacturing capabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Systems for landing and living on planetary surfaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tools for in-space research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Efficient spacecraft designs for deep-space missions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Arizona State University<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tempe, Arizona<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A device that will evaluate the producibility and stability of ultrasmall nanobubbles at different gravity levels. These bubbles can potentially enhance water purification and other life support systems for astronauts on deep-space missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flight Provider: <\/strong>Zero Gravity Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Auburn University<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Auburn, Alabama<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 3D printer designed to streamline and simplify in-space manufacturing of electronics for use in long-duration space missions as well as on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Zero Gravity Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Blue Origin<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kent, Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sensor system designed to help spacecraft navigate and safely land on the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Blue Origin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>CisLunar Industries<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Denver, Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equipment for processing metal materials in microgravity to support on-demand in-space manufacturing for building lunar infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Zero Gravity Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Creare<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hanover, New Hampshire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A freeze-tolerant radiator to maintain thermal control of spacecraft and planetary habitats in extreme conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Zero Gravity Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Georgia Tech Research Corporation<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atlanta, Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A super-strong permanent magnet and a capillary mesh \u2013 both designed to position propellants within a small spacecraft\u2019s tank in a more efficient manner than current methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Zero Gravity Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Interlune<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tacoma, Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A device designed to pulverize lunar regolith into a material useful for mineral extraction, propulsion, life support, and construction on the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Zero Gravity Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cambridge, Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A device to perform high-resolution measurements of surface effects on cryogenic fluids in microgravity to develop models needed to design tanks and fuel lines that minimize propellant boil-off during storage and transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Zero Gravity Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ProtoInnovations<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An apparatus for testing how wheeled rovers perform when driving on a slope covered in simulated lunar regolith, gaining insight into the traction and slipping rovers will experience as they traverse the lunar surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Zero Gravity Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Sierra Lobo<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Milan, Ohio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A compact robot designed to prepare samples for physical and biological science experiments in microgravity, improving in-flight sample preparation capabilities and potentially reducing astronauts\u2019 time tending to such research while on the International Space Station or future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/commercial-space\/low-earth-orbit-economy\/commercial-destinations-in-low-earth-orbit\/\">commercial destinations in low Earth orbit<\/a>. This selection is supported, in part, by the CERISS initiative within NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Zero Gravity Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Truventic<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Orlando, Florida<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A laser system designed to characterize particle sizes in the damage-causing clouds of planetary surface dust created by a lander\u2019s rocket plume. The data can be used improve models of surface erosion and enable safer landings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flight Provider<\/strong>: <\/strong>Astrobotic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u201cTechFlights enables NASA to identify and rapidly mature the kinds of high-payoff technologies that will help achieve America\u2019s space exploration and economic goals. By accelerating the pace of technology advancement and using commercial capabilities, we\u2019re broadening innovators\u2019 access to space, helping the commercial space ecosystem thrive, and building a robust space economy with the potential to generate new products, services, and jobs.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Danielle McCulloch<\/strong><br>Program Manager, Flight Opportunities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/armstrong\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card 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>Armstrong Flight Research Center<\/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\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1229\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/afrc2018-0020-06_eclipse_composite_cropped-1.jpg?w=1229\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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