NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the United States government agency responsible for space exploration, space technology, and aeronautics research. As a space agency, NASA leads both crewed and robotic missions, develops new space technologies, and conducts research in space science. NASA is known for its partnerships with organizations like ESA and its work on programs like the International Space Station (ISS), the Artemis Program, and the Space Launch System (SLS). Associated keywords include: space exploration, aeronautics, space technology, and scientific discovery.
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NASA plans to certify the new processor for spaceflight before integrating it into future operational platforms.
NASA, Game Changing Development, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory defined the mission requirements and coordinated the processor development cycle.
NASA’s new High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor has reached performance up to 500 times higher than the radiation-hardened processors currently used in space missions in preliminary tests.
NASA is testing a new processor developed under the High Performance Spaceflight Computing program.
The new NASA processor is designed to increase spacecraft computing power without compromising reliability in orbital and deep-space environments.
The new NASA processor is intended to support more autonomous spacecraft, faster scientific data processing, and future human missions to the Moon and Mars.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is validating NASA’s new processor through radiation, thermal, shock, and functional testing.
Eugene Schwanbeck is the NASA Game Changing Development program manager at the Langley Research Center.
NASA’s R5-S9 cubesat is carrying demo payloads including low-cost laser communications in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories.
NASA is moving forward with its original plan to support stand-alone replacements for the ISS.
NASA wants to use helicopters as operational platforms in future Mars missions.
NASA released a draft request for proposals for commercial low Earth orbit stations on Monday.
NASA intends to award early development contracts to at least two station builders.
NASA’s future Mars helicopters are intended to support exploration of hard-to-reach areas, terrain reconnaissance, and scientific data collection for future robotic and crewed missions.
NASA will later hold another competition to award a final design contract to one or more companies.
NASA industry feedback on the draft request for proposals is due at the end of the month.
NASA’s SkyFall mission concept will send three next-generation Mars helicopters to the planet in a December 2028 arrival window.
NASA’s future Mars helicopters are intended to carry heavier scientific instruments and travel longer distances than previous designs.
NASA intends to publicly release a list of companies interested in competing for the commercial station project.
Blue Canyon Technologies components appear on Space Development Agency Tranche 0 and Tranche 1 satellites, commercial remote sensing platforms, and multiple NASA science missions.