NASA announced on Friday that it has selected five technologies to fund, which could revolutionize Americas space capabilities. <\/p>\n
Earlier this year, NASA launched its Game Changing Development program, calling for proposals focused on sudden and unexpected innovations that could potentially change the game. Now, we know which ones NASA is betting on. <\/p>\n
The awards for the projects range from $125,000 to $1.8 million, with a total NASA investment of approximately $6 million through 2015. <\/p>\n
Here are the projects: <\/p>\n
This proposal comes from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. NASA says the technology could improve autonomous robotic operations using artificial intelligence during deep space missions. <\/p>\n
This proposal comes from NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. This technology could suppress acoustic environments during launch, NASA explains. By reducing vibrations by acoustic suppression during launch, the amount of prelaunch vibration stress testing for onboard instruments also could be reduced. <\/p>\n
This one comes from the agencys Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA says this technology could enhance navigation capabilities for spacecraft, by improving the performance of existing gyroscopes by a factor of 1,000. <\/p>\n
This one comes from Boeing, which recently reached an agreement with NASA as part of its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative. <\/p>\n
According to NASA, the development of this thermal material could provide better heat management for spacecraft. <\/p>\n
This one comes from Oceaneering Space Systems in Houston. Simply put, it could reduce the number of life support systems required for Astronauts. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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