NIAC 2025 Selections

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A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2025 NIAC awardees for possible future missions.
NASA/Left to Right: Saurabh Vilekar, Marco Quadrelli, Selim Shahriar, Gyula Greschik, Martin Bermudez, Ryan Weed, Ben Hockman, Robert Hinshaw, Christine Gregg, Ryan Benson, Michael Hecht

Phase I

Phillip Ansell

Hydrogen Hybrid Power for Aviation Sustainable Systems (Hy2PASS)

University of Illinois

Urbana, IL 61801-2957

2025 Phase I

Ryan Benson

Construction Assembly Destination

ThinkOrbital Inc.

Boulder, CO 80303-0001

2025 Phase I

Martin Bermudez

Lunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling Construction of Monolithic Habitats in Low-Gravity Environment

Skyeports LLC

Sacramento, CA 95811-0001

2025 Phase I

Christine Gregg

Dynamically Stable Large Space Structures via Architected Metamaterials

NASA Ames Research Center

Moffett Field, CA 94035

2025 Phase I

Gyulaz Greschik

The Ribbon: Structure Free Sail for Solar Polar Observation

Tentguild Engineering Co

Boulder, CO 80305-0001

2025 Phase I

Michael Hecht

Exploring Venus with Electrolysis (EVE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA 02139-0001

2025 Phase I

Robert Hinshaw

MitoMars: Targeted Mitochondria Replacement Therapy to Boost Deep Space Endurance

NASA Ames Research Center

Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001

2025 Phase I

Ben Hockman

TOBIAS: Tethered Observatory for Balloon-based Imaging and Atmospheric Sampling

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA 91109-8001

2025 Phase I

John Mather

Inflatable Starshade for Earthlike Exoplanets

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, MD 20771-2400

2025 Phase I

Marco Quadrelli

PULSAR: Planetary pULSe-tAkeR

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA 91109-0001

2025 Phase I

Selim Shahriar

SUPREME-QG: Space-borne Ultra-Precise Measurement of the Equivalence Principle Signature of Quantum Gravity

Northwestern University, Evanston

Evanston, IL 60208-0001

2025 Phase I

Saurabh Vilekar

Thermo-Photo-Catalysis of Water for Crewed Mars Transit Spacecraft Oxygen Supply

Precision Combustion

North Haven, CT 06473-3106

2025 Phase I

Kimberly Weaver

Beholding Black Hole Power with the Accretion Explorer Interferometer

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001

2025 Phase I

Ryan Weed

Fusion-Enabled Comprehensive Exploration of the Heliosphere

Helicity Space LLC

Pasadena, CA 91107-0001

2025 Phase I

Justin Yim

LEAP - Legged Exploration Across the Plume

University of Illinois

Urbana, IL 61801-0001

2025 Phase I

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Jan 10, 2025
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