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NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate carefully identifies the outcomes they want to achieve and the technical capabilities that are needed in space and on Earth.

Some microorganisms from Earth are tough enough to survive the journey from here to Mars.

In 1915, our nation’s leaders were concerned the U.S. was losing its edge in aviation technology.

The prevalence of specific gases in the atmosphere determines the color of the auroras.

Satellite data can complement ground-based measurements for certain pollutants, but their use has been rare in the air quality management community.

To learn more about the deceleration process when spacecraft land on Mars, NASA sent sensors on the heat shield along for the ride.

A new startup company produces an air filter that can be checked and changed remotely.

When Relativity Space’s commercial rocket lit up the night sky over Cape Canaveral, it marked the first launch of a test rocket made entirely from 3-D printed parts.

NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate has a unique strategy for selecting the technologies that advance space exploration while benefiting us on Earth.

NASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team is working to re-envision how applied science teams work.

Dress rehearsals are paving the way for Starliner’s first crewed flight, which will carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew program.

The noise level inside the cabin of a commercial jet is about eighty decibels, or more than four times the noise level in a typical office.

Floods are among the most deadly and destructive natural hazards worldwide, but a new tool, called, “MoM,” aims to change that.

The NASA astronaut corps includes fearless women who find ways to build their families while working to advance science through groundbreaking research and exploration.

Instruments on satellites provide information about the atmosphere and where smoke travels. But NASA also looks at fuels on the ground.

This navigation technology could soon be used for more than precision landings.

NASA is a leader in aeronautics, improving flight and working to develop innovative technologies that advance the field.

Astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt roved the lunar surface in search of geologically significant rocks.

A team of food scientists, dieticians, and the technicians who prepare and package the food work to ensure that astronauts have access to the same variety of food they enjoy on Earth.

Lasers in space may sound like something out of Star Wars, but NASA’s GEDI uses lasers to study the carbon cycle.