An Integrated Technology Approach for Low-Cost Landers

The primary goal is to provide direction of the Low Cost Lander proposal elements and control of the development space. It would evaluate the proposed technologies and their requirements / constraints, how they address the lander requirements, and how they fit with potential design concepts and overall cost. It would also bring together the functional experts for those areas not currently identified as needing funding for technology development. Each area would support and evaluate all other areas to ensure that information flow is unconstrained and transparent – all challenges are shared challenges.

Low cost lander missions will benefit from an integrated technology cost approach.

This is a mature technology (TRL 7+) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.

None of these are guaranteed paths for this specific project — TechPort itself doesn't have an "apply" button. Reaching out to the contact(s) above with a specific question is usually the fastest way to find out what's actually open.