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Flight Opportunities

Rapidly demonstrating promising technologies for space exploration, discovery, and the expansion of space commerce through suborbital testing with industry flight providers. Flight Opportunities matures capabilities needed for NASA missions and commercial applications while strategically investing in the growth of the U.S. commercial spaceflight industry.

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Program Highlights

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Flight Test Sheds New Light on In-Space 3D Printing, Propellant Slosh

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TechLeap Universal Payload Interface Challenge Selections

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Testing In-Space Manufacturing Techs and More in Flight

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NASA Opportunities Fuel Growth and Entrepreneurship for Bronco Space Club Students

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Next Generation NASA Technologies Tested in Flight

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NASA Program Sends University Payloads to Space

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Compact Robot Takes Flight to Support CERISS Initiative

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Flight Opportunities offers several avenues for accessing flights on commercial vehicles in order to test and demonstrate space technologies. Whether you are a NASA employee, a student, or a researcher with a university, research institute, or commercial organization, funds may be available directly through the program or in collaboration between Flight Opportunities and other NASA programs.

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A research team from University of California – Davis tested reaction wheels for CubeSats on parabolic flights in December 2021. The flights were provided by Zero Gravity Corporation and made possible through TechFlights.
Zero Gravity Corp. / Steve Boxall

Resources

We offer a wealth of information to help researchers engage effectively with the Flight Opportunities program – from our Community of Practice webinar series and newsletters to reports, fact sheets, and archives of past solicitations.

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Tech Portfolio

This technology portfolio highlights the technologies that have been supported by Flight Opportunities and details how flight testing contributes to their maturation.

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Flight preparation: The Orion Labs team makes final hardware checks on their Quantum Earth Observation payload prior to launch. From left to right: Frank Soboczenski, Lead Machine Learning Scientist; Philippe Ludivig, Lead Payload Engineer; Sara Jennings, CEO and Principal Investigator; and Kolbron Schoenberger, Payload Science Intern.
Orion Labs / Margarita Reyes

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You are welcome and encouraged to contact us to learn more about NASA's Flight Opportunities program. (nasa-flightopportunities@mail.nasa.gov)

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