Commercial Flight Opportunities for the Rapid Development of Space Technology

Commercial Flight Opportunities
for the Rapid Development of
Space Technology

Maturation, and through maturation, adoption of a new and innovative space technology is dependent on the ability to demonstrate the technology in a relevant operational environment prior to mission use. Flight Opportunities seeks to increase the availability and affordability of access to relevant environments by using commercial flight services and employing developmental partnerships with commercial flight service providers.

Leveraging commercial products and services for NASA's mission & technology needs

Through Flight Opportunities, NASA selects promising new space technologies from industry, academia and government, and provides them access to relevant environments for flight testing. This approach takes technologies from a laboratory environment and gives them flight heritage, increasing their Technology Readiness Level (TRL), while also nurturing the development of U.S. commercial spaceflight capabilities, services, and skills.

Our Program has two objectives: 1) Maturate technology payloads from TRL4 to TRL6, and 2) foster growth in the commercial space industry.

Flight Opportunities is part of the Commercial Partners Portfolio of the NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD).