Space Technology

Propulsion systems, avionics, reentry systems, life support, launch infrastructure, materials science, and the engineering advances enabling the next generation of space access.

Space Technology July 18, 2024

Space Launch Propulsion Research: What the SLI Era Taught Us About Reusable Engine Technology

A technical retrospective on reusable rocket engine research conducted under NASA's Space Launch Initiative and NGLT programs from 2001 to 2004.

Space Technology February 8, 2024

Next Generation Launch Technology: NASA's Advanced Propulsion and Reusability Research Program

Inside NGLT, NASA's early-2000s research program for advanced propulsion, thermal protection, and reusability technologies for future launch vehicles.