NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier joins Jacobs General Manager Lon Miller during a tour of the company's Engineering Development Facility in Houston. Jacobs provides advanced technologies used aboard the International Space Station and for deep space exploration. From left: NASA’s Johnson Space Center Chief Technologist Chris Culbert, Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, Jacobs Clear Lake Group Deputy General Manager Joy Kelly and Jacobs Clear Lake Group General Manager Lon Miller. Date: 08-10-2017 Location: B1 & Jacobs Engineering Subject: NASA Acting Chief Technology Officer Douglas Terrier Tours JSC and Jacobs Photographer: David DeHoyos

NASA Acting Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier delivers the keynote address at the CodeX Technology Conference in London on September 29, 2017.

NASA Acting Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier (right) tours London’s Science Museum with Dr. David Rooney, Keeper of Technologies and Engineer and Doug Millard, Deputy Keeper of Technologies and Engineering.

NASA Acting Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier (right) tours London’s Science Museum with Dr. David Rooney, Keeper of Technologies and Engineer and Doug Millard, Deputy Keeper of Technologies and Engineering.

NASA Acting Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier presents on strategic leadership to students and faculty at the Warwick Business School at The Shard during his trip to London in September 27, 2017.

NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck discusses technology and innovation during a meeting with staff at NASA Headquarters on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck discusses technology and innovation during a meeting with staff at NASA Headquarters on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ANDREW S. KEYS. MSFC CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier joined Jacobs General Manager Lon Miller during a tour of the company's Engineering Development Facility in Houston. Jacobs provides advanced technologies used aboard the International Space Station and for deep space exploration. Date: 08-10-2017 Location: B1 & Jacobs Engineering Subject: NASA Acting Chief Technology Officer Douglas Terrier Tours JSC and Jacobs Photographer: David DeHoyos

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier joined Jacobs General Manager Lon Miller during a tour of the company's Engineering Development Facility in Houston. Jacobs provides advanced technologies used aboard the international Space Station and for deep space exploration.

Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier meets with members of the media at “NASA Day in Arkansas” at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, on Jan. 27, 2020.

NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck discusses technology and innovation during a meeting with staff at NASA Headquarters on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

During MIT's "Better MIT Innovation Week 2018," a group of experts discussed innovation as a critical component to and professional accomplishment. From left: Rebecca Chui, founder, RootsStudio; Reinaldo Normand, entrepreneur in residence, MIT; Douglas Terrier, NASA chief technologist; Linda Foster, chief technologist, Lockheed Martin. (Photo: Damian Barabonkov/MIT Technique)

Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier inspects Jacobs’ mockup of the on-orbit Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer hardware. Astronauts use the mockup hardware to train on the ground to prepare to perform operations on the International Space Station. Jacobs provides advanced technologies used aboard the International Space Station and for deep space exploration. Date: 08-10-2017 Location: B1 & Jacobs Engineering Subject: NASA Acting Chief Technology Officer Douglas Terrier Tours JSC and Jacobs Photographer: David DeHoyos

A Jacobs engineer shows NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier how the company uses 3-D printers to create inexpensive physical models of new electronically designed hardware. Date: 08-10-2017 Location: B1 & Jacobs Engineering Subject: NASA Acting Chief Technology Officer Douglas Terrier Tours JSC and Jacobs Photographer: David DeHoyos

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier moderated the discussion “NASA Leadership in the Future of Science and Technology" during the AAS 55th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium on March 8, 2017. Terrier was joined by Associate Administrator for Space Technology Steve Jurczyk, Chief Scientist Gale Allen and Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen.

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier moderated the discussion “NASA Leadership in the Future of Science and Technology" during the AAS 55th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium on March 8, 2017. Terrier was joined by Associate Administrator for Space Technology Steve Jurczyk, Chief Scientist Gale Allen and Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen.

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier moderated the discussion “NASA Leadership in the Future of Science and Technology" during the AAS 55th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium on March 8, 2017. Terrier was joined by Associate Administrator for Space Technology Steve Jurczyk, Chief Scientist Gale Allen and Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen.

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier moderated the discussion “NASA Leadership in the Future of Science and Technology" during the AAS 55th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium on March 8, 2017. Terrier was joined by Associate Administrator for Space Technology Steve Jurczyk, Chief Scientist Gale Allen and Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen.

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier moderated the discussion “NASA Leadership in the Future of Science and Technology" during the AAS 55th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium on March 8, 2017. Terrier was joined by Associate Administrator for Space Technology Steve Jurczyk, Chief Scientist Gale Allen and Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen.

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Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

Vicki Crisp Deputy Chief Technologist Visit from HQ

Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

NASA Chief Technologist Bobby Braun visited John C. Stennis Space Center on Aug. 26. While at Stennis, he spoke to employees and the media about innovation and technology in NASA's future and the important role Stennis will play in space exploration programs. Braun also toured facilities and received briefings on work under way at the nation's premier rocket engine test facility.

Pathways intern Duncan Manor presents his proposal during an “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 2. Civil servants and contractors throughout Kennedy participated in the event, which featured 39 proposals as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Presenters had two minutes to highlight their idea, followed by a three-minute question-and-answer period. The judging panel included senior staff, contractors and representatives throughout the center.

Judges listen to a presentation during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 2. There were 39 proposals from Kennedy civil servant and contractor employees, featuring a wide range of innovative ideas as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Presenters had two minutes to highlight their idea, followed by a three-minute question-and-answer period. The judging panel included senior staff, contractors and representatives throughout Kennedy.

Melanie Pickett, from the Exploration Research and Technology Programs directorate, presents her proposal during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 2. There were 39 proposals featuring a wide range of innovative ideas as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Presenters had two minutes to highlight their idea, followed by a three-minute question-and-answer period. The judging panel included senior staff, contractors and representatives throughout Kennedy.

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier meets with researchers conducting plant research relevant to space exploration during “NASA Day in Arkansas” at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, on Jan. 27, 2020.

Jesse Brady, an early career NASA employee at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, discusses a NASA aircraft simulation project with NASA Acting Deputy Chief Technologist Vicki Crisp. The simulation accesses aircraft controllability with limited pilot visibility, using only front view cameras and side windows.

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier joined students, faculty and experts in Boston as part of MIT's "Better MIT Innovation Week 2018," a week-long program promoting leadership, entrepreneurship and action for a better future. During the February event, Terrier spoke about a culture of innovation at America's Space Program. (Photo: Damian Barabonkov/MIT Technique)

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Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

Office of the Chief Technologist, OCT Innovation Workshop, and Facility Tours

Judges Josh Santora, left, a program specialist with Kennedy Space Center’s Communication and Public Engagement (PX) directorate, and Hortense Diggs, PX deputy director, take notes during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held in the Florida spaceports’ Space Station Processing Facility on Thursday, Aug. 2. There were 39 proposals featuring a wide range of innovative ideas as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Presenters had two minutes to highlight their idea, followed by a three-minute question-and-answer period. The judging panel included senior staff, contractors and representatives throughout Kennedy.

Guy Naylor, an associate engineer on the Test and Operations Support Contract (TOSC), presents his proposal to judges during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 2. Naylor won first place for individual and team projects in the “innovation ideas with little or no associated costs” category. There were 39 proposals featuring a wide range of innovative ideas as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Presenters had two minutes to highlight their idea, followed by a three-minute question-and-answer period. The judging panel included senior staff, contractors and representatives throughout Kennedy.

Guy Naylor, an associate engineer on the Test and Operations Support Contract (TOSC), presents his proposal to judges during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 2. Naylor won first place for individual and team projects in the “innovation ideas with little or no associated costs” category. There were 39 proposals featuring a wide range of innovative ideas as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Presenters had two minutes to highlight their idea, followed by a three-minute question-and-answer period. The judging panel included senior staff, contractors and representatives throughout Kennedy.

JOHN DANKANICH, MARSHALL’S CENTER CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST, ALSO GAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT NASA INNOVATION. DANKANICH DISCUSSED TYPES OF INNOVATION, BARRIERS AND HOW TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES.

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, right, being briefed on student-developed precision atmospheric laser technology mounted on a remotely-operated rover at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, while attending “NASA Day in Arkansas” hosted at the university on Jan. 27, 2020.

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, center, talk with a Harding University student about a miniaturized laser sample analysis device that may be used for planetary science research. Terrier attended “NASA Day in Arkansas,” hosted at the university in Searcy, Arkansas on Jan. 27, 2020.

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier presents to grade school students about NASA’s Artemis Program -- which will send the first woman and the next man to surface of the Moon by 2024 -- at “NASA Day in Arkansas” at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, on Jan. 27, 2020.

Goddard technologist Vivek Dwivedi (right) and his collaborator, University of Maryland professor Raymond Adomaitis (left), are preparing to insert a sample inside a reactor that will apply a thin film using the atomic layer deposition technique. Photo Credit: NASA/GSFC/Chris Gunn <b><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html" rel="nofollow">NASA image use policy.</a></b> <b><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html" rel="nofollow">NASA Goddard Space Flight Center</a></b> enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. <b>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/NASA_GoddardPix" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></b> <b>Like us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenbelt-MD/NASA-Goddard/395013845897?ref=tsd" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></b> <b>Find us on <a href="http://instagrid.me/nasagoddard/?vm=grid" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></b>

NASA Acting Deputy Chief Technologist Vicki Crips being briefed by Tim Cox, Controls Engineer at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, on the operation of the sonic boom prediction algorithms being used in engineering simulation for the NASA Supersonic Quest program.

NASA CTO Douglas Terrier is interviewed by NBC's Tom Costello during an Eclipse Across America broadcast aboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston, South Carolina on Aug. 21, 2017.

NASA CTO Douglas Terrier talks with the "Today Show's" Al Roker about NASA's science research during an Eclipse Across America broadcast aboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston, South Carolina on Aug. 21, 2017.

A Co-inventor of the Shape Memory Alloy, Spring Tire, shows the NASA Chief Technologist the first SMA Spring Tire Prototype during a tour of the Glenn Research Center, Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory (SLOPE).

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, left of center, meets with Dr. Ed Wilson, engineering professor emeritus and tours Wilson's atmospheric sciences laser lab during “NASA Day in Arkansas” at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, on Jan. 27, 2020.

NASA Acting Deputy Chief Technologist Vicki Crisp discusses Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser captive carry flight and future tests with former Astronaut Lee "Bru" Archambault, who is now a test pilot for the American company. The Dream Chaser completed a successful captive carry flight at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards, California, on Aug. 30, 2017.

Norfolk State University Associate Professor Rasha Morsi showcases a phone operated, 3D-printed robot sign language interpreter to NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier during a tour of the university’s Creative Gaming Simulation lab on February 6, 2018. (Credit: NASA)

WASHINGTON, D.C.---S&T Partnership Forum In-Space Assembly Technical Interchange Meeting-On September 6th 2017, many of the United States government experts on In-Space Assembly met at the U.S. Naval Research Lab to discuss both technology development and in-space applications that would advance national capabilities in this area. Expertise from NASA, USAF, NRO, DARPA and NRL met in this meeting which was coordinated by the NASA Headquarters, Office of the Chief Technologist. This technical interchange meeting was the second meeting of the members of this Science and Technology Partnership Forum. Glen Henshaw of Code 8231 talks to the group in the Space Robotics Lab.

Goddard scientist David Harding and Goddard technologist Tony Yu are developing a lidar system that could meet an ambitious requirement of the proposed LIST mission. ---------- In 2007, the National Research Council threw down a challenge: Design a space-based laser altimeter that could measure the height of Earth's surface everywhere to within a mere 10 centimeters — all at 5-meter resolution. To this day, some believe it can't be done. Goddard scientist Dave Harding begs to differ. He and his team have embraced the challenge and are developing a laser altimeter that could provide the data from a berth onboard the NRC-proposed Lidar Surface Topography, or LIST, mission. It would generate highly detailed maps of topography and vegetation that scientists could use to forecast and respond to natural hazards and study carbon storage in forests. Read more: <a href="http://1.usa.gov/17N3Bql" rel="nofollow">1.usa.gov/17N3Bql</a> <b><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html" rel="nofollow">NASA image use policy.</a></b> <b><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html" rel="nofollow">NASA Goddard Space Flight Center</a></b> enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. <b>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/NASA_GoddardPix" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></b> <b>Like us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenbelt-MD/NASA-Goddard/395013845897?ref=tsd" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></b> <b>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/nasagoddard?vm=grid" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></b> Credit: Bill Hrybck/NASA

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, center, and NASA Deputy Chief Technologist David Steitz, left, talk with a Harding University student researcher about LED technology being used to track atmospheric composition, while attending “NASA Day in Arkansas” hosted at the university in Searcy, Arkansas on Jan. 27, 2020.

NASA Chief Technologist Bobby Braun talks about technology and innovation to attendees at the AARP "Orlando @50+" Conference in Orlando, Fl., Oct. 1, 2010. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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Deputy Chief Technologist Julie Williams-Byrd of NASA Langley Research Center speaks to Norfolk State University students following a “Hidden Figures to Modern Figures” event on February 6, 2018. (Credit: NASA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, center, NASA's chief technologist, talks with managers of the Morpheus lander that will soon begin flight and landing tests at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, center, NASA's chief technologist, listens to details about the processing of the agency's first flight test Orion spacecraft by Lockheed Martin inside the Operations and Checkout Building's high bay at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, center, NASA's chief technologist, talks with managers of the Morpheus lander that will soon begin flight and landing tests at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier, right, and NASA Deputy Chief Technologist David Steitz, left, investigate a rover developed at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, in partnership with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Silicon Valley, California, and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock while attending “NASA Day in Arkansas” hosted at the university on Jan. 27, 2020.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, center, NASA's chief technologist, listens to details about the processing of the agency's first flight test Orion spacecraft by Lockheed Martin inside the Operations and Checkout Building's high bay at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lockheed Martin's Julian Schneider, left, led the presentation. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, center, NASA's chief technologist, listens to details about the processing of the agency's first flight test Orion spacecraft by Lockheed Martin inside the Operations and Checkout Building's high bay at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lockheed Martin's Julian Schneider, left, led the presentation. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck, official portrait, taken at NASA Headquarters on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, center, NASA's chief technologist, visits with Mike Woolley in the lobby of United Launch Alliance's Atlas V Space Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Karen L. Thompson, left, chief technologist for Kennedy Space Center, looks on. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman

NASA's Chief Technologists, Bobby Braun, hosts a Town Hall meeting to discuss agency-wide technology policy and programs at NASA Headquarters on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Mike Woolley of the United Launch Alliance, left, shows an Atlas V rocket to Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief technologist, during Peck's visit to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief technologist, examines the Morpheus lander that will soon begin flight and landing tests at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief technologist, talks with managers of the Morpheus lander that will soon begin flight and landing tests at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Mike Woolley of the United Launch Alliance, right, shows an Atlas V rocket to Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief technologist, during Peck's visit to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief technologist, visits United Launch Alliance's Atlas V Space Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief technologist, talks with managers of the Morpheus lander that will soon begin flight and landing tests at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief technologist, talks with managers of the Morpheus lander that will soon begin flight and landing tests at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief technologist, talks with managers of the Morpheus lander that will soon begin flight and landing tests at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossman

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief technologist, examines the Morpheus lander that will soon begin flight and landing tests at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, center, NASA's chief technologist, listens to details about the processing of the agency's first flight test Orion spacecraft by Lockheed Martin inside the Operations and Checkout Building's high bay at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmanns to details about the processing of the agency's first flight test Orion spacecraft by Lockheed Martin inside the Operations and Checkout Building's high bay at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lockheed Martin's Julian Schneider, left, led the presentation. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Karen L. Thompson, chief technologist for Kennedy Space Center, speaks during a visit by Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief Technologist, to to Kennedy Space Center's Space Life Sciences Laboratory. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - James Stanley, chief technologist for Qinetiq North America, speaks during a visit by Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief Technologist, to Kennedy Space Center's Space Life Sciences Laboratory. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, swears in A.C. Charania as NASA’s Chief Technologist, as Ellen Gertsen, chief of the administration branch of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate looks on, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, poses for a picture with A.C. Charania after his swearing-in as NASA’s Chief Technologist, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy shakes hands with A.C. Charania after swearing him in as NASA’s Chief Technologist, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Bobby Braun, NASA's Chief Technologist, answers questions during a Town Hall meeting to discuss agency-wide technology policy and programs at NASA Headquarters on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Bobby Braun, NASA's Chief Technologist, is seen on a video monitor during a Town Hall meeting to discuss agency-wide technology policy and programs at NASA Headquarters on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Bobby Braun, right, NASA's Chief Technologist, answers questions during a Town Hall meeting to discuss agency-wide technology policy and programs at NASA Headquarters on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

WASHINGTON, D.C.---S&T Partnership Forum In-Space Assembly Technical Interchange Meeting-On September 6th 2017, many of the United States government experts on In-Space Assembly met at the U.S. Naval Research Lab to discuss both technology development and in-space applications that would advance national capabilities in this area. Expertise from NASA, USAF, NRO, DARPA and NRL met in this meeting which was coordinated by the NASA Headquarters, Office of the Chief Technologist. This technical interchange meeting was the second meeting of the members of this Science and Technology Partnership Forum.

CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Dr. Mason Peck, right, NASA's chief Technologist, talks with Martin Belson, president and CEO of Diversified Industries CEIS, as Karen L. Thompson, chief technologist for Kennedy Space Center, looks on. Peck toured Kennedy Space Center's Space Life Sciences Laboratory during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

Athela Frandsen, an aerospace technologist with Kennedy Space Center’s analytical laboratories, presents her proposal concerning proactive approaches to cleanroom contamination to representatives from programs across Kennedy during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held inside the Space Station Processing Facility in Florida on June 14, 2019. A number of Kennedy employees presented their proposals as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. The event sought out ideas based on relevance, benefit, innovativeness, likelihood of success and sustainability.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, center, NASA's chief Technologist, listens as David Reed, right, explains an innovation during Pecks' tour of the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy. Karen L. Thompson, chief technologist for Kennedy Space Center, looks on. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dr. Mason Peck, right, NASA's chief Technologist, greets Frank DiBello, president and CEO of Space Florida as Karen L. Thompson, chief technologist for Kennedy Space Center, looks on. Space Florida manages the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

WASHINGTON, D.C.---S&T Partnership Forum In-Space Assembly Technical Interchange Meeting-On September 6th 2017, many of the United States government experts on In-Space Assembly met at the U.S. Naval Research Lab to discuss both technology development and in-space applications that would advance national capabilities in this area. Expertise from NASA, USAF, NRO, DARPA and NRL met in this meeting which was coordinated by the NASA Headquarters, Office of the Chief Technologist. This technical interchange meeting was the second meeting of the members of this Science and Technology Partnership Forum. Glen Henshaw of Code 8231 talks to the group in the Space Robotics Lab.

Athela Frandsen, an aerospace technologist with Kennedy Space Center’s analytical laboratories, presents her proposal concerning proactive approaches to cleanroom contamination to a panel of judges during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held inside the Space Station Processing Facility in Florida on June 14, 2019. A number of Kennedy employees presented their proposals as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Participants had five minutes to present their innovative ideas in one of three categories, which were innovative ideas that had little or no cost to implement, ideas with great returns on investments up to $20,000 and big ideas where participants could socialize ideas for projects that would take more than $20,000 to implement.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – David Reed, left, explains an innovation developed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to Mason Peck, center, NASA's chief Technologist, during Pecks' tour of the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Dr. Ray Wheeler, left, explains a plant experiment to Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief Technologist, during a tour of the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Martin Belson, president and CEO of Diversified Industries CEIS, speaks during a visit by Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief Technologist, to Kennedy Space Center's Space Life Sciences Laboratory. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Robert Mueller, left, explains differences in lunar, Martian and Earth soil using simulants to Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief Technologist, during a tour of the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Robert Mueller, left, explains differences in lunar, Martian and Earth soil using simulants to Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief Technologist, during a tour of the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief Technologist, saw some plant experiments during a tour of the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAl, Fla. - Dr. Ray Wheeler, left, explains plant growth experimentation facilities to Dr. Mason Peck, NASA's chief Technologist, during a tour of the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at Kennedy. Peck toured the lab facility during a visit to the space center. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin