NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NAIC)
Ground-Based Lasers Could Accelerate Spacecraft to Other Stars
The future of space exploration includes some rather ambitious plans to send missions farther from Earth than ever before. Beyond…
11 months ago
Instead of Building Structures on Mars, we Could Grow Them With the Help of Bacteria
A new process that combines bacteria and lichen could "grow" bricks from Martian soil. The proposal selected for development by…
2 years ago
New Nuclear Rocket Design to Send Missions to Mars in Just 45 Days
NASA's Advanced Innovation Concepts (NAIC) program selected a new type of bimodal nuclear propulsion that could allow for missions to…
2 years ago
A Titan Mission Could Refuel on Site and Return a Sample to Earth
As part of the 2021 NAIC proposals, NASA is investigating a concept for a sample-return mission to Titan that would…
4 years ago
Forget Mars, Now You Can Kickstart an Antimatter Propulsion System to Another Star!
Dr, Gerald Jackson and Hbar Technologies LLC are looking to crowdsource the creation of the world's first antimatter engine!
8 years ago