TRACLabs, Inc. developed its Procedure Integrated Development Environment (PRIDE) software through NASA SBIR contracts. Astronauts use the paperless system to help them accomplish tasks in space – and on Earth.

The Refabricator allows astronauts to make tools to exact specs so that they can make replacement parts in space, rather than wait months for what they need.

Three private companies partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create an autonomous, site-specific irrigation management system that saves ag business owners money and increases crop yield.

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA developed a Fiber Optic Sensing System for extended space travel which can also be used in airplanes.

Through its Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program, NASA developed a hydroponic system for growing plants that don’t need soil.

The International Space Station (ISS) National Lab is working with private companies to prevent muscle loss during spaceflight.