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NASA is partnering with six US companies to develop technologies that have the potential to benefit the commercial space economy and future NASA missions.

The updated, two-volume report details NASA's role in advanced materials and composites development since pre-WWII, and offers areas for future research.

NASA’s X-57 Maxwell has been delivered to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in its Mod II configuration and will soon undergo extensive ground testing of its integrated electric propulsion system.

Selected companies will develop Artemis lander design concepts, evaluating their performance, design, construction standards, mission assurance requirements, interfaces, safety, crew health accommodations and medical capabilities.

Agency details a plan to reduce aviation carbon emissions by 2030 via a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge (SAFGC), investment in cost-sharing partnerships and demonstration of new technologies, including composite materials.

New players proliferate, increasing CMC materials and manufacturing capacity, novel processes and automation to meet demand for higher part volumes and performance.

The partnerships will advance the commercial space sector and help bring new capabilities to market that could benefit future NASA missions.

NASA announcement calls for companies to participate in development of technologies to support the next generation of lunar landers.

Purdue, the University of New Hampshire and the University of Alabama will work with NASA to develop a roadmap for in-space manufacturing.

The Phase II STTR contract from NASA, adding on to the company’s two Phase I programs in 2022, enables AnalySwift to develop and release DATEC, a design tool for engineers to design and analyze tailorable composite structures.