123:(USRA) for NASA from 1998 until its closure on 31 August 2007. NIAC was to serve as "an independent open forum, a high-level point of entry to NASA for an external community of innovators, and an external capability for analysis and definition of advanced aeronautics and space concepts to complement the advanced concept activities conducted within NASA." NIAC sought proposals for revolutionary aeronautics and space concepts that could dramatically impact how NASA developed and conducted its missions. It provided a highly visible, recognizable, and high-level entry point for outside thinkers and researchers. NIAC encouraged proposers to think decades into the future in pursuit of concepts that would "leapfrog" the evolution of contemporary aerospace systems. While NIAC sought advanced concept proposals that stretch the imagination, these concepts were expected to be based on sound scientific principles and attainable within a 10 to 40-year time frame. From February 1998 to 2007, NIAC received a total of 1,309 proposals and awarded 126 Phase I grants and 42 Phase II contracts for a total value of $ 27.3 million.
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Ryan Gosse: New Class of Bimodal NTP/NEP with a Wave Rotor Topping Cycle Enabling Fast Transit to Mars
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Marco Pavone: ReachBot: Small Robot for Large Mobile Manipulation Tasks in Martian Cave Environments
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Congrui Jin: Biomineralization-Enabled Self-Growing Building Blocks for Habitat Outfitting on Mars
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Arrieta, Juan: The Regolith Biters: A Divide-And-Conquer Architecture for Sample-Return Missions
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Ronald Polidan: FarView Observatory – A Large, In-Situ Manufactured, Lunar Far Side Radio Array
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Flynn, Michael: Water Walls: Highly Reliable and Massively Redundant Life Support Architecture
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Adam Arkin: A Synthetic Biology Architecture to Detoxify and Enrich Mars Soil for Agriculture
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Miller, Timothy: Using the Hottest Particles in the Universe to Probe Icy Solar System Worlds
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Longman, Anthony: Growth Adapted Tensegrity Structures - A New Calculus for the Space Economy
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Wang, Joseph: CubeSat with Nanostructured Sensing Instrumentation for Planetary Exploration
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Lynn Rothschild: Myco-architecture off planet: growing surface structures at destination
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John Lewis : Massively Expanded NEA Accessibility via Microwave-Sintered Aerobrakes
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Skelton, Robert: Tensegrity Approaches to In-Space Construction of a 1g Growable Habitat
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Whittaker, William: Technologies Enabling Exploration of Skylights, Lava Tubes and Caves
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Pavone, Marco: Spacecraft/Rover Hybrids for the Exploration of Small Solar System Bodies
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Theresa Benyo: Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission
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John Brophy: A Breakthrough Propulsion Architecture for Interstellar Precursor Missions
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Hoyt, Robert: SpiderFab: Process for On-Orbit Construction of Kilometer-Scale Apertures
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Javid Bayandor: BREEZE- Bioinspired Ray for Extreme Environments and Zonal Exploration
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John Slough: Spacecraft Scale Magnetospheric Protection from Galactic Cosmic Radiation
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Chang-kwon Kang: Marsbee - Swarm of Flapping Wing Flyers for Enhanced Mars Exploration
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David Akin: Biobot: Innovative Offloading of Astronauts for More Effective Exploration
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Bugga, Ratnakumar: Venus Interior Probe Using In-situ Power and Propulsion (VIP-INSPR)
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Engblom, William: Virtual Flight Demonstration of Stratospheric Dual-Aircraft Platform
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Zachary Cordero: Bend-Forming of Large Electrostatically Actuated Space Structures
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Ronald Polidan: FarView – An In Situ Manufactured Lunar Far Side Radio Observatory
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Nan Yu: Gravity Observation and Dark Energy Detection Explorer in the Solar System
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Artur Davoyan: Extreme Metamaterial Solar Sails for Breakthrough Space Exploration
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Agogino, Adrian: Super Ball Bot - Structures for Planetary Landing and Exploration
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Steven Barrett: Silent, Solid-State Propulsion for Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles
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Darmindra Arumugam: Quantum Rydberg Radar for Surface, Topography, and Vegetation
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Peter Gural: Sutter Ultra: Breakthrough Space Telescope for Prospecting Asteroids
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Nickolas Solomey: Astrophysics and Technical Study of a Solar Neutrino Spacecraft
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Nan Yu: A direct probe of dark energy interactions with a solar system laboratory
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Graf, John: Thirsty Walls - A new paradigm for air revitalization in life support
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William Whittaker: Robotic Technologies Enabling the Exploration of Lunar Pits
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Robert Staehle: Low-Cost SmallSats to Explore to Our Solar System's Boundaries
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Jeffrey Balcerski: Lofted Environmental and Atmospheric Venus Sensors (LEAVES)
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Oleson, Steven: Triton Hopper: Exploring Neptune's Captured Kuiper Belt Object
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Steven Howe: Pulsed Plasma Rocket: Shielded, Fast Transits for Humans to Mars
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Cash, Webster: The Aragoscope: Ultra-High Resolution Optics at Low Cost
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Robert Romanofsky: Magneto-Inductive Communications for Ocean Worlds
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Oleson, Steven: Titan Submarine: Exploring the Depths of Kraken Mare
580:
Peck, Mason: Soft-Robotic Rover with Electrodynamic Power Scavenging
321:
Silvera, Isaac: Metallic Hydrogen: A Game Changing Rocket Propellant
1501:
1499:
1234:
E Nemanick: Atomic Planar Power for Lightweight Exploration (APPLE)
1165:
Nickolas Solomey: Cube-Sat Space Flight Test of a Neutrino Detector
3046:
2819:
2783:
2778:
2569:
1327:
Lynn Rothschild: A Flexible, Personalized, On-Demand Astropharmacy
1220:
Mahmooda Sultana: SCOPE: ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration
844:
Jordan Wachs: Spectrally-Resolved Synthetic Imaging Interferometer
372:
100:
65:
1700:
2013 NASA Advanced Technology Phase I Concepts Selected For Study
922:
George Sowers: Thermal Mining of Ices on Cold Solar System Bodies
673:
Sauder, Jonathan: Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments (AREE)
428:
Saif, Babak: Atom Interferometry for detection of Gravity Waves-a
91:
on behalf of NASA), and was reestablished in 2011 under the name
2141:
2061:
2035:
2009:
1983:
1957:
1931:
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James Bickford: Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER)
1297:
Stephen Polly: Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator
1244:
Also, one project was selected for continuation into Phase III:
1208:
John Mather: Hybrid Observatory for Earth-like Exoplanets (HOEE)
1161:
Also, one project was selected for continuation into Phase III:
1054:
Also, one project was selected for continuation into Phase III:
895:
Erik Brandon: Power Beaming for Long Life Venus Surface Missions
783:
Jonathan Sauder: Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments (AREE)
276:
Gilland, James: The Potential for Ambient Plasma Wave Propulsion
83:
2114:
679:
VanWoerkom, Michael: NIMPH: Nano Icy Moons Propellant Harvester
661:
Mueller, Robert: Mars Molniya Orbit Atmospheric Resource Mining
652:
Hughes, Gary: Molecular Composition Analysis of Distant Targets
595:
Tabirian, Nelson: Thin-Film Broadband Large Area Imaging System
532:
Oleson, Steven: Titan Submarine: Exploring the Depths of Kraken
431:
Winglee, Robert: Sample Return Systems for Extreme Environments
1154:
Jeffrey Balcerski: Lofted Environmental Venus Sensors (LEAVES)
1109:
Steven Oleson: A Titan Sample Return Using In-Situ Propellants
1006:
Matthew Kuhns: Instant Landing Pads for Artemis Lunar Missions
876:
Michael VanWoerkom: NIMPH: Nano Icy Moons Propellant Harvester
649:
Dunn, Jason: Reconstituting Asteroids into Mechanical Automata
550:
The 2015 Phase-1 projects included a hopping vehicle to visit
26:
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Ethan Schaler: SWIM — Sensing with Independent Micro-swimmers
855:
Robert Adams: Pulsed Fission-Fusion (PuFF) Propulsion Concept
2085:
1865:, Popularmechanics.com, July 7, 2015 (retrieved 28 Oct 2015)
1518:"The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) is Closing"
1371:: Coherent Picospacecraft Swarms Over Interstellar Distances
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Ethan Schaler: SWIM- Sensing with Independent Micro-swimmers
936:
John Kendra: Rotary-Motion-Extended Array Synthesis (R-MXAS)
841:
Grover Swartzlander: Advanced Diffractive MetaFilm Sailcraft
820:
John Kendra: Rotary Motion Extended Array Synthesis (R-MXAS)
1661:
NASA - NIAC 2012 Phase I & Phase II Awards Announcement
1357:
Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE)
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No projects were selected for continuation into Phase III.
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Mary Knapp: Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW)
727:
John-Paul Clarke : Evacuated Airship for Mars Missions
451:
Adams, Rob: Pulsed Fission-Fusion (PuFF) Propulsion System
339:
Tarditi, Alfonso: Aneutronic Fusion Spacecraft Architecture
309:
Ritter, Joe: Ultra-Light "Photonic Muscle" Space Structures
1782:"A Submarine to Explore the Ocean on Saturn's Moon, Titan"
1765:"Stasis or deep sleep may make Mars trip affordable: NASA"
829:
Hari Nayar: BALLET: BALloon Locomotion for Extreme Terrain
676:
Thomas, Stephanie: Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander
1812:"Why We Should Use This Jumping Robot to Explore Neptune"
1605:
2012 NASA Advanced Technology Concepts Selected For Study
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Stephanie Thomas: Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander
567:
Lewis, John: In-Space Manufacture of Storable Propellants
457:
Hemmati, Hamid: Two-Dimensional Planetary Surface Landers
1533:, SpacePolicyOnline, 10-Aug-2009 (accessed 6 Sept. 2012)
1493:, SpacePolicyOnline, 02-Mar-2011 (accessed 6 Sept. 2012)
1380:
Geoffrey Landis: Sample Return from the Surface of Venus
1015:: Aqua Factorem: Ultra Low-Energy Lunar Water Extraction
733:
Benjamin Goldman : Pluto Hop, Skip, and Jump Global
2110:
1980:"NIAC 2021 Phase I, Phase II and Phase III Selections"
564:
Hecht, Michael: A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By
134:
Studies funded by the original NIAC 1998–2007 include
1648:"What’s Next for NASA? 10 Wild Newly Funded Projects"
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Peter Cabauy: Autonomous Tritium Micropowered Sensors
1118:
Ethan Schaler: FLOAT — Flexible Levitation on a Track
696:
Lubin, Philip: Directed Energy for Interstellar Study
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Plescia, Jeffrey: Seismic Exploration of Small Bodies
481:
Stoica, Adrian: Transformers For Extreme Environments
119:) was a NASA-funded program that was operated by the
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Moore, Mark: Eternal Flight as the Solution for 'X'
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Gellett, Wayne: Solid State Air Purification System
357:
Wie, Bong: Optimal Dispersion of Near-Earth Objects
1339:The thirteen projects selected for Phase I were:
1257:The fourteen projects selected for Phase I were:
988:Caroline Genzale: Fueling a Human Mission to Mars
664:Ono, Masahiro: Journey to the Center of Icy Moons
330:Strekalov, Dmitry: Ghost Imaging of Space Objects
279:Gregory, Daniel: Space Debris Elimination (SpaDE)
254:According to Michael Gazarik, director of NASA's
1074:The sixteen projects selected for Phase I were:
971:The sixteen projects selected for Phase I were:
955:Also, two projects were selected for Phase III:
798:The sixteen projects selected for Phase I were:
717:The fifteen projects selected for Phase I were:
708:Youngquist, Robert: Cryogenic Selective Surfaces
604:Youngquist, Robert: Cryogenic Selective Surfaces
1273:Peter Curreri: Lunar South Pole Oxygen Pipeline
1174:The twelve projects selected for Phase I were:
888:The twelve projects selected for Phase I were:
658:Mann, Chris: Stellar Echo Imaging of Exoplanets
913:Geoffrey Landis: Power for Interstellar Fly-by
901:Tom Ditto: Dual Use Exoplanet Telescope (DUET)
780:Chris Mann: Stellar Echo Imaging of Exoplanets
2126:
1575:"NASA Starts Spending On Advanced Technology"
1559:NASA announces advanced technology proposals"
1178:Darmindra Arumugam: Cryospheric Rydberg Radar
1130:Joshua Vander Hook: Solar System Pony Express
8:
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1702:, August 29, 2013 (accessed 5 November 2014)
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861:Devon Crowe: Kilometer Space Telescope (KST)
2032:"NIAC 2023 Phase I and Phase II Selections"
2006:"NIAC 2022 Phase I and Phase II Selections"
1954:"NIAC 2020 Phase I and Phase II Selections"
1928:"NIAC 2019 Phase I and Phase II Selections"
1727:"NIAC 2013 Phase I and Phase II Selections"
1675:"NIAC 2013 Phase I and Phase II Selections"
1650:August 14, 2012 (accessed 1 September 2012)
847:Ryan Weed: Radioisotope Positron Propulsion
523:Matthies, Larry: Titan Aerial Daughtercraft
288:Howe, Steven: Economical Radioisotope Power
2713:
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2505:Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
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1581:, August 15, 2011 (accessed 9 August 2012)
505:Atchison, Justin: Swarm Flyby Gravimetry
3399:Hubble Space Telescope anniversary images
2086:NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts site
1915:NIAC 2018 Phase I and Phase II Selections
1902:NIAC 2017 Phase I and Phase II Selections
1889:NIAC 2016 Phase I and Phase II Selections
1876:NIAC 2015 Phase I and Phase II Selections
1428:AIAA SPACE 2013 Conference and Exposition
410:Landis, Geoffrey: Venus Landsailing Rover
2104:List of NIAC studies funded 2012-present
1543:NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC)
1475:9th Annual & Final Report, 2006-2007
612:Atchison, Justin: Swarm Flyby Gravimetry
508:Boland, Eugene: Mars Ecopoiesis Test Bed
139:Bio-Nano-Machines for Space Applications
3484:NASA International Space Apps Challenge
1801:, June 5, 2014 (retrieved 28 Oct 2015).
1663:, Feb. 11, 2013 (retrieved 28 Oct 2015)
1590:NASA Office of the Chief Technologist,
1563:August 5, 2012 (accessed 9 August 2012)
1412:
1248:Amber Dubill: Diffractive Solar Sailing
1145:Lynn Rothschild: Mycotecture Off Planet
375:to schemes to explore under the ice of
241:United States National Research Council
121:Universities Space Research Association
89:Universities Space Research Association
2272:Administrator and Deputy Administrator
2099:NASA Innovative Advanced concepts site
1771:October 7, 2014 (accessed 5 Nov. 2014)
1754:, June 5, 2014 (accessed 5 Nov. 2014)
1473:NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts,
1402:Advanced Propulsion Physics Laboratory
1084:Amelia Greig: Ablative Arc Mining for
777:Siegfried Janson: Brane Craft Phase II
3062:Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
2092:List of NIAC studies funded 1998-2007
1917:Apr 30, 2018 (retrieved 30 Jun 2018).
1430:(AIAA 2013-5376). September 10, 2013.
1148:Kerry Nock: Pluto Hop, Skip, and Jump
1044:Masahiro Ono: Enceladus Vent Explorer
192:Mini-magnetospheric plasma propulsion
7:
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1904:Apr 6, 2017 (retrieved 30 Jun 2018).
1891:Apr 7, 2016 (retrieved 30 Jun 2018).
1878:May 7, 2015 (retrieved 28 Oct 2015).
1318:Philip Lubin: PI – Planetary Defense
113:NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts
1421:"NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts"
1304:Core Fission Fragment Rocket Engine
1140:LCRT - Lunar Crater Radio Telescope
977:LCRT - Lunar Crater Radio Telescope
315:Short, Kendra: Printable Spacecraft
2178:National Aeronautics and Space Act
1788:Jun 6 2014, (accessed 5 Nov. 2014)
1545:web page (accessed July 10, 2013.)
379:. Phase I projects selected were:
249:NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts,
25:
3132:Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
2686:Commercial Lunar Payload Services
1508:web page (accessed 1 August 2012)
1506:NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
1027:Lynn Rothschild: An Astropharmacy
93:NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
76:NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
18:NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
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3427:Apollo 15 postal covers incident
3185:Space Flight Operations Facility
2371:Operations and Checkout Building
760:Robert Youngquist: Solar Surfing
639:Phase I projects selected were:
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2646:Lunar Precursor Robotic Program
1619:"Windsurfing on a Wicked World"
655:Janson, Siegfried: Brane Craft
501:2014 Phase I selections were:
1:
3557:Futures studies organizations
1725:Hall, Loura (10 April 2015).
1673:Hall, Loura (10 April 2015).
1204:Terminal Defense for Humanity
3464:Space program on U.S. stamps
3389:Gemini and Apollo medallions
3339:Solar System Family Portrait
3115:Joint Polar Satellite System
2984:Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
2238:Vision for Space Exploration
2208:Space Exploration Initiative
1799:NIAC 2014 Phase I Selections
1752:NIAC 2014 Phase I Selections
1711:NASA, Press release 13-270,
1592:2011 NIAC Phase I Selections
1335:2024 NIAC Project Selections
1253:2023 NIAC Project Selections
1170:2022 NIAC Project Selections
1127:Charles Taylor: Light Bender
1086:In-Situ Resource Utilization
1070:2021 NIAC Project Selections
967:2020 NIAC Project Selections
884:2019 NIAC Project Selections
794:2018 NIAC Project Selections
713:2017 NIAC Project Selections
635:2016 NIAC Project Selections
546:2015 NIAC Project Selections
486:2014 NIAC Project Selections
439:2013 NIAC Project Selections
362:2012 NIAC Project Selections
262:2011 NIAC Project Selections
245:National Academy of Sciences
229:Vision for Space Exploration
223:Closing of the Original NIAC
3459:U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
3416:We choose to go to the Moon
3379:Apollo 11 goodwill messages
2937:International Space Station
2917:Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
2656:Great Observatories program
2500:International Space Station
2478:Roscosmos State Corporation
2395:Science Mission Directorate
2341:Manned Space Flight Network
1698:NASA Press Release 13-222,
1617:Hall, Loura (7 June 2013).
1464:(accessed 6 September 2012)
1142:on the Far-Side of the Moon
979:on the Far-Side of the Moon
951:Doug Willard: Solar Surfing
187:– Phase II final report.pdf
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3087:James Webb Space Telescope
2999:Solar Dynamics Observatory
2220:U.S. National Space Policy
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2351:Vehicle Assembly Building
1367:Thomas Eubanks: Swarming
1138:Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay:
975:Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay:
447:Phase I selections were:
40:This article needs to be
3422:Apollo 8 Genesis reading
3346:The Day the Earth Smiled
2681:Solar Terrestrial Probes
1594:(accessed 1 August 2012)
1063:Solar Gravitational Lens
256:Space Technology Program
198:Momentum exchange tether
3479:Other primates in space
3191:Deep Space Atomic Clock
3011:Mars Science Laboratory
2799:Spitzer Space Telescope
2388:Lunar Sample Laboratory
2331:Launch Services Program
1607:(accessed 10 July 2013)
736:Jason Gruber: Turbolift
3494:National Astronaut Day
3437:The Astronaut Monument
3259:Space Shuttle missions
2959:Mars Exploration Rover
2942:Hubble Space Telescope
2851:Kepler space telescope
2651:Earth Observing System
2625:Mars Exploration Rover
2336:Mercury Control Center
2058:"NIAC 2024 Selections"
1397:Advanced Concepts Team
1099:Christopher Morrison:
947:Diffractive Lightsails
143:Constantinos Mavroidis
71:
3442:Lunar sample displays
3432:Space Mirror Memorial
3374:Voyager Golden Record
3266:United States rockets
2458: (with the
2366:Launch Control Center
945:Grover Swartzlander:
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2460:Soviet space program
2378:Johnson Space Center
2346:Kennedy Space Center
2309:spinoff technologies
1780:Alexis C. Madrigal,
1573:Frank Morring, Jr.,
157:Lunar space elevator
3469:Apollo 17 Moon mice
3325:Pillars of Creation
3232:Space Shuttle crews
2710:(human and robotic)
2704:Individual featured
2287:Ranks and positions
2012:. February 18, 2022
1986:. February 25, 2021
1202:Philip Lubin: Pi –
194:– Robert M. Winglee
3271:NASA cancellations
3166:Deep Space Network
3156:Near Earth Network
2641:Living With a Star
2615:Project Prometheus
2595:Planetary Observer
217:Bradley C. Edwards
207:New Worlds Mission
202:– final report.pdf
200:– Thomas J. Bogar
185:/ Anthony Colozza
164:– final report.pdf
152:Penelope J. Boston
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3222:Gemini astronauts
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2038:. January 9, 2023
1529:Marcia S. Smith,
1489:Marcia S. Smith,
1462:978-0-309-14051-5
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3408:Related
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