The NASA innovative advanced concepts (NIAC) program focuses on early-stagefeasibility studies of visionary concepts that address national government andcommercial aerospace goals

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded $117,673 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa on June 1, 2026, under the Space Technology (CFDA 43.012) program to support an early-stage feasibility study of visionary concepts addressing national government and commercial aerospace goals through the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. Performance takes place in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a period of performance from June 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027. The NIAC program focuses on concept development in any field of study offering radical advances in space capability. NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate leads development, demonstration, and infusion of transformational technologies to enhance exploration, benefit Earth applications, and solve critical stakeholder needs while advancing U.S. space technology innovation and competitiveness in a global context.

Concepts are solicited from any field of study that offers aradica