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NASA Tipping Point

Invests Funded Space Act Agreements to mature commercial space technologies through demonstration through the NASA Tipping Point.

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NASA Tipping Point sits under the NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate and funds technology demonstrations that can move commercial space hardware closer to mission use. It is a funded Space Act Agreement route, with industry cost-share built into the model and the goal of maturing technologies for both government and commercial applications.

Industry must contribute at least 25 percent of t…

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No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.

Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: www.nasa.gov