NASA TechFlights enables researchers from U.S.-based industry, academia, and private research institutions to test technologies on commercial suborbital vehicles or orbital platforms that can host payloads. TechFlights aims to advance technologies that align with U.S. space exploration priorities and support the expanding space economy.
Who is eligible to apply?
TechFlights is open to researchers from U.S.-based industry, academia, and other non-NASA organizations (both for-profit and non-profit).
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NASA TechFlights Overview Video
This 6-minute video describes the basics of NASA TechFlights and the proposal process.
Download video transcriptLatest Solicitation
The NASA 2023 TechFlights solicitation is now closed. See solicitation milestone dates below:
- May 10, 2023: Live Q&A session
- June 7, 2023: Mandatory preliminary proposals due
- October 4, 2023, by 5 p.m. EDT: Full proposals due (by invitation only)
- February 16, 2024: 2023 TechFlights selections released
The program encourages researchers planning to respond to future TechFlights solicitations to review the resources listed below as they prepare.
Previous Solicitations
View previous TechFlights solicitations in our solicitations archive.
TechFlights Overview Infographic
View important details about the TechFlights opportunity in this easy-to-read infographic.
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Helpful Webinars
These webinars, held as part of our Community of Practice series, provide insights and tips for researchers and potential flight providers.
Best Practices for Proposing
Commercially Enabled Space Science
NASA TechFlights News
TechFlights 2023 Selections
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NASA Seeks Space and Earth Science Technologies for Flight Testing
NASA Selects Nine Space Technologies for Commercial Suborbital Flight Tests
Attention Researchers: Space, Suborbital, and Climate-Focused Technologies Wanted
NASA Selects 31 Promising Space Technologies for Commercial Flight Tests
NASA Seeks Input on New ‘Tech Flights’ Solicitation that Allows for Human-tended Suborbital Payloads
NASA Selects 25 Promising Space Technologies for Commercial Flight Tests
NASA Seeks Research Proposals for Space Technologies to Flight Test
NASA Selects New Technologies for Flight Tests for Future Space Exploration
NASA Selects New Technologies to Flight Test on Parabolic Aircraft, Balloons and Suborbital Rockets
NASA Selects New Technologies for Flight Tests for Future Space Exploration
NASA Selects New Technologies for Flight Tests
The Review Process
Dual-Anonymous Peer Review
Under the TechFlights solicitation review system, the identity of reviewers will not be shared with proposers, and the identity of proposers will not be shared with reviewers until after the technical merit has been evaluated for all of the anonymized proposals.
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