The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program nurtures visionary ideas that could transform future NASA missions with the creation of breakthroughs — radically better or entirely new aerospace concepts — while engaging America’s innovators and entrepreneurs as partners in the journey.
Detoxifying Mars
Great news for exploration: scientists confirmed there’s frozen water on Mars but there’s a challenge: Martian water is full of toxic chemicals: perchlorates.
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NIAC Funded Studies
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program nurtures visionary ideas that could transform future NASA missions with the creation of breakthroughs – radically better or entirely new aerospace concepts – while engaging America's innovators and entrepreneurs as partners in the journey.
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Advancing Technologies
On episode 310, NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts leaders Mike LaPointe and John Nelson discuss unique and interesting solutions to complex spaceflight challenges.
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