Technology Demonstration in Suborbital Flight

The portfolio of suborbital flight testing payloads includes all payloads selected from the beginning of the program in October 2010. At present, this pool includes over 200 technology payloads. More details are available in our Annual Reports, as well as at https://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/technologies

Recent Technology Payload Awards

• NASA Selects 31 Promising Space Technologies for Commercial Flight Tests (Oct. 14, 2020)
• NASA Selects 25 Promising Space Technologies for Commercial Flight Tests (Oct. 3, 2019)
• NASA Selects 15 New Potential Space Technologies for Flight Tests, Looks to Expand Opportunities (Aug. 29, 2018)

View full archive of past solicitations and calls for Flight Opportunities testing. 

Small Launch Vehicle Technology Development

The program oversaw 14 awards from previous Tipping Point and ACO solicitations (5 from ACO15, 6 from TP16 and 3 from ACO17). A description of each of the awards is listed on this page.