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STMD Solicitations and Opportunities

This page provides information about ways to engage with STMD through current and forthcoming solicitations or opportunities. Please also view STMD’s Tipping Point and Announcement of Collaboration Opportunities page. To see what STMD opportunities might be best suited for you, visit TechPort.

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TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge

Register by July 29, 2026; Applications due August 12, 2026

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Mars to Table Challenge

Register by July 31, 2026

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Program Year 2026 Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program (CCRPP)

Responses due: August 29, 2026

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NASA Space Roboticist Challenge

Register by September 23, 2026

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NASA SBIR/STTR Broad Agency Announcement

Responses due: September 30, 2027

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Flight Opportunities continually seeks impactful options to help rapidly identify, test, and demonstrate space technologies. To accomplish this, the program offers several avenues for accessing flights on commercial vehicles. Whether you are a NASA employee; a student; or a researcher with a university, research institute, or commercial organization, funds may be available directly through the program or in collaboration between Flight Opportunities and other NASA programs.

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The Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) uses partnerships to expand important space technologies and capabilities.

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