- The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program has released the details behind its 28 funded concepts. http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/early_stage_innovation/niac/niac_2012_phaseiandii_awards.html 4 comments science
- NASA inspires Scientists to examine and develop unexpected ways for traveling through, exploring, and understanding space. Besides these goals, the agency has picked seven studies for additional funding – totaling $5 million – from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. https://robologiclab.com/a-radio-telescope-built-in-a-crater-on-the-moon-and-other-groundbreaking-nasa-tech-concepts-being-researched/ 5 comments science
- NASA just announced funding for 13 new "Innovative Advanced Concepts" under the NIAC program. They include a swarm of autonomous "gram-scale interstellar probes" designed to send back images of Proxima Centauri, and a sample return mission to Venus. https://www.supercluster.com/editorial/nasa-awards-money-to-far-out-mission-concepts 41 comments space