Nasa has selected 21 research and technology proposals from American small businesses and research institutions that will enable Nasa’s future missions into the solar system and alien worlds further out in space.
The agency says its selections also consider America’s technology-driven economy here on Earth.
The Phase II selectees of Nasa’s Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program are permitted to enter negotiations for possible contract awards worth a combined total of approximately $15.8 million.
The program selected 21 innovative technology and projects from 41 US firms and research institutions in 20 different states. [Read more…] about Nasa selects ideas for space robotics, 3D printing and alien technologies