NASA Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-21 - Deployment - NASA-supported robotic servicing mission launches for geosynchronous operations - Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle launched on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. NASA supplied simulation tools, software-performance analysis and flight robot operators. The spacecraft is designed to inspect and upgrade satellites using twin… - source: nasa.gov
• 2026-07-15 - Capability - Wisk and NASA complete three-aircraft autonomy supervision trial - The exercise tested a 1:3 supervisor-to-aircraft concept on routes between Moffett Field and San Martin Airport. Controllers continued using existing procedures and tools while scenarios included operational contingencies. The trial formed part of Wisk’s… - source: wisk.aero
• 2026-07-08 - Contract Award - NASA awards Ground Control Robotics STRIDE work - Ground Control Robotics was one of seven companies selected under NASA's Science Transport and Robotic Innovation for Deployment and Exploration initiative. The STRIDE awards support commercial robotic mobility concepts intended to reach difficult terrain… - source: science.nasa.gov
• 2026-04-28 - Demonstration - NASA and UNOS plan organ-transport drone trial - Through this agreement, NASA will apply its aeronautics expertise and flight research capabilities to evaluate whether drones can help reduce those delays, improve delivery timelines, potentially improving medical outcomes. The partnership brings together… - source: uasvision.com
• 2026-04-11 - Demonstration - Innate runs 25 MARS robots at Y Combinator RoboHacks - Innate and Iterate co-hosted the two-day robotics hackathon at Y Combinator's San Francisco office. More than 120 builders developed projects using at least 25 general-purpose MARS robots. NASA, Google DeepMind and other technology organizations supported… - source: events.trymimetic.com
• 2026-02-16 - Partnership - NASA selects Orbit Fab for Lunar Gateway fluid-transfer work - Orbit Fab is working with NASA on a coolant coupling for Gateway's thermal-control architecture. The work addresses reliable fluid transfer in the lunar-orbit environment. The project extends Orbit Fab's interface experience beyond propellant refueling into… - source: orbitfab.com
• 2026-01-09 - Contract Award - HEBI Robotics awarded $850K NASA SBIR Phase II contract for modular space actuators - HEBI Robotics received an $850,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from NASA to develop modular actuation hardware for space environments. The two-year project will focus on control electronics compatible with HEBI's actuator ecosystem… - source: hebirobotics.com
• 2025-12-10 - Award - NASA awards Reliable Robotics airport-integration contract - The NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate contract covers flights of an automated Cessna 208B Caravan in and around airports. Reliable will also test contingency-management functions for large uncrewed aircraft operations. Flight data is intended to… - source: businesswire.com
• 2025-12-10 - Capability - NASA Perseverance completes first AI-planned Mars drive - The AI-planned drives were executed on December 8 and 10, 2025. A vision-capable AI generated safe waypoints without manual route planning by rover operators. NASA framed the milestone as a step toward more autonomous rover operations on planetary surfaces. - source: jpl.nasa.gov
• 2024-09-18 - Award - HEBI Robotics receives NASA SBIR Phase I grant - NASA awarded HEBI Robotics a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant. HEBI said the award will support development of smart robotic actuation hardware and building blocks compatible with the HEBI platform. The company said the project is aimed at… - source: hebirobotics.com
• 2022-11-02 - Product Launch - PSYONIC releases Ability Hand for research users - PSYONIC announced the Ability Hand was being released for robotics researchers worldwide. The company said the hand''s API enabled torque, velocity, and position control of six brushless DC motors plus streaming of encoder and touch-sensor values. PSYONIC… - source: psyonic.io
• 2022-09-20 - Partnership - NASA-derived controls advance Apptronik humanoid development - u003cstrongu003eCredits: Apptroniku003c/strongu003e The NASA collaboration with Apptronik focused on the modularity of the robot, which allows it to be reconfigured to perform different functions. NASA plans to collaborate in a similar fashion using robots… - source: nasa.gov
• 2022-07-22 - Contract Award - NASA awards Thinking Robots Phase I TRACS contract - The award start date is 22 July 2022. The project applies the TRACS cognitive architecture to deep-space support. The amount is recorded from the federal award record. - source: sbir.gov
• 2021-07-13 - Partnership - SkyGrid signs NASA Space Act Agreement for advanced air mobility - SkyGrid was one of thirteen organizations selected to work with NASA on future advanced-air-mobility systems. The work covered airspace-system capabilities, integrated vehicle and airspace demonstrations, and simulations for National Campaign-1. SkyGrid… - source: skygrid.com
• 2021-06-25 - Partnership - NASA's NeBula enables Spot to explore Martian-like caves - • NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) integrated its NeBula autonomy and AI system with Boston Dynamics' Spot robot. • The combined system autonomously explored Martian-like caves on Earth without prior maps or human guidance. • This demonstration… - source: youtube.com
• 2021-01-14 - Partnership - Elroy Air and NASA partner on autonomous cargo-aircraft integration - The work covered collision avoidance, flight-path management and two-way network flight-plan communications. NASA planned to supply simulation scenarios and interface details. The partners intended to demonstrate integrated scenarios with Chaparral flights. - source: elroyair.com