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’s Psyche spacecraft will use solar-electric propulsion again after the Mars flyby.
NASA-USGS Geologic Earth Mapping Experiment (GEMx) uses the AVIRIS sensor to identify potential critical mineral sources in the United States.
The NASA system was developed by researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Spatial Informatics Group.
Initial GRITSS data collection passes will focus on broadcasting signals to NASA tracking stations in Maryland, Texas, and Hawaii.
NASA’s Geodetic Reference Instrument Transponder for Small Satellites (GRITSS) technology demonstration spacecraft launched into low Earth orbit on July 7, 2026.
The NASA system uses a self-supervised machine learning model to recognize relationships across different data sources without prior operator classification.
Blue Origin is a prime contractor for NASA’s human landing system under the Artemis lunar initiative and for Space Systems Command national security launch missions.
The Hera mission is the European contribution to an international planetary defense program developed with NASA.
The Mars flyby changed NASA’s Psyche spacecraft’s orbital energy and trajectory without using propellant.
NASA developed an artificial intelligence system for Earth observation that integrates data from multiple satellite missions to detect harmful algal blooms.
AVIRIS was developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
NASA plans to insert the Psyche spacecraft into orbit around asteroid Psyche in August 2029.
The Mars flyby increased NASA’s Psyche spacecraft’s speed by about 1,600 kilometers per hour.
The Psyche mission is part of NASA’s Discovery Program.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory verified the Mars flyby results using data from NASA’s Deep Space Network.
The Mars flyby changed NASA’s Psyche spacecraft’s orbital plane by about 1 degree relative to the Sun.
NASA awarded a commercial contract to ISISPACE for the physical assembly, mission design, and payload integration logistics for GRITSS.
NASA researchers are extending the system's training to other coastlines and new environments, including lakes.
The new NASA system-on-a-chip integrates a central processor, auxiliary processing units, memory, networking systems, and input/output interfaces in a compact, energy-efficient architecture.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is using high-fidelity landing scenarios derived from real NASA missions to simulate real-time processing of navigation and descent sensor data.