SMD Technology Programs
SMD develops cutting-edge technologies to enable groundbreaking science via technology development programs sponsored by its science divisions.
Overview of the Astrophysics Division Technology Development Programs
- Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT)
- Astrophysics Research and Analysis (APRA)
- Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships (RTF)
- Pioneers Program
Managed by the Heliophysics Strategic Technology Office (HESTO)
- Heliophysics Technology and Instrument Development for Science (H-TIDeS)
- Heliophysics Flight Opportunities for Research and Technology (H-FORT)
- Low Cost Access to Space (LCAS)
Managed by the Biological and Physical Sciences Division
- Space Biology Program
- Physical Sciences Program
- Fundamental Physics
- Commercially Enabled RapId Space Science (CERISS)
Managed by the Planetary Exploration Science Technology Office (PESTO)
- Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations (PICASSO)
- Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration (MatISSE)
- Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation (DALI)
- High Operating Temperature Technology (HOTTEch)
- Concepts for Ocean worlds Life Detection Technology (COLDTech): technologies for instruments and technologies for vehicles
- Radioisotope Power Systems Program (RPSP)
- Applied Information Systems Research: Autonomous Robotics Research for Ocean Worlds (AISR-ARROW)
Managed by the Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO)
- Instrument Incubator Program (IIP)
- Advanced Component Technologies (ACT)
- Sustainable Land Imaging Technology (SLI-T)
- Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST)
- In-space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST)
- Decadal Survey Incubator (DSI)
- FireSense Technology
- Sounding Rocket Program (managed by HPD)
- NASA Scientific Balloon Program (managed by APD)
