Technology Development

Innovators at NASA Armstrong craft creative solutions that advance emerging technologies from concept development and experiment formulation to final testing. Armstrong’s chief technologist works with the center’s Technology Transfer Office and Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer teams to foster technology partnerships. The aim of these efforts is to continue to expand Armstrong’s world-class capabilities and further the center’s impact on NASA goals and missions as well as the world around us.

The X-56A flies a research flight in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base.

Explore Armstrong Research

Andrew Holguin prepares an experiment to verify the strength of the magnetic forces as two mounted magnets are moved closer and closer to each other.

Early Career Initiative

Congratulations to the members of the Armstrong team that won an FY2022 Early Career Initiative award.

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Center Innovation Fund

Congratulations to winners of FY2022 Armstrong Center Innovation Fund awards.

Small Business Programs

Providing opportunities for small companies and research institutions to participate in government-sponsored efforts in key technology areas.

Technology Transfer

Providing benefit to the Nation by transferring NASA technologies to U.S. companies and academia

Research, Technology, & Engineering Report

NASA Armstrong’s project teams tackle the nation’s most complex flight research projects. We highlight many of these accomplishments in the biannual Research, Technology, and Engineering (RTE) Report.

2023 RTE Report

NASA's X-59 parked inside the hangar with a head-on view.

Technology Development Areas

NASA Armstrong’s project teams tackle the nation’s most complex flight research projects.

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Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies

Biography

Armstrong Chief Technologist

David Voracek

David F. Voracek is the chief technologist at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. He leads the effort on advocating for innovation, advising on technology strategy and helping in technology program decisions such as for Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer.

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