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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Lockheed Martin has performed technical and programmatic analysis for human lunar landers to return humans to the Moon as quickly as possible if NASA calls on the company.
NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration signed a Memorandum of Agreement at NASA Headquarters in Washington to launch the SBIC-NASA Initiative.
The SBIC-NASA Initiative pairs NASA’s Office of Strategic Capital with the SBA’s Small Business Investment Company Program.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the NASA Office of Strategic Capital and the SBA partnership will help small businesses access the capital they need.
NASA-identified sectors include energy production and storage, nuclear power and propulsion, advanced avionics and communications, specialized materials and components, scaled launch infrastructure, and biomedical and life support technology.
The SBIC-NASA Initiative is intended to expand access to growth financing for small businesses across the space industry.
NASA will define strategic technology focus areas and identify supply chain gaps under the SBIC-NASA Initiative.
The SBIC-NASA Initiative is intended to strengthen the industrial base supporting U.S. plans for a sustained human presence on the Moon and Mars.
Participating investment funds must commit at least 60% of their capital to NASA-identified sectors.
The SBIC-NASA Initiative is intended to support small businesses operating further up the space-industry supply chain where capital has historically been harder to secure.
The SBIC-NASA Initiative is intended to help small businesses operating further up the space supply chain, where capital has historically been harder to secure.
NASA-identified sectors under the SBIC-NASA Initiative include energy production and storage, nuclear power and propulsion, advanced avionics and communications, specialized materials and components, scaled launch infrastructure, and biomedical and life support technology.
NASA confirmed that Pegasus launched and reached orbit.
The SBIC-NASA Initiative falls under President Trump’s National Space Policy.
The SBA will use NASA’s priorities to attract and license private investment funds.
The SBA will use NASA’s priorities to attract and license private investment funds that commit to investing at least 60% of their capital in NASA-identified sectors.
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and L3Harris jointly tested a prototype cryocoupler for transferring super-cold propellants between spacecraft in Earth orbit.
NASA is reviewing a proposal to send the PROMISE rover to the Moon’s south pole.
NASA has not set a new date for the Pegasus-XL launch.
NASA expects the selected proposals to expand or open new commercial space markets, reduce costs, and create new technological capabilities.