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NASA\u2019s latest open Software Catalog, released Wednesday, offers more than 1,200 downloadable codes developed by agency engineers that could enable faster solutions to energize the space economy and stimulate American ingenuity. The catalog is part of NASA\u2019s effort to place advanced technologies, including agency software, into the hands of businesses, researchers, and entrepreneurs to foster economic growth and innovation.<\/p>\n
Agency developers will provide more information about the Software Catalog, the only repository of its kind in the federal government, during NASA\u2019s summer software webinar series beginning Tuesday, July 22.<\/p>\n
\u201cNASA has droves of talented experts creating software to automate elements of agency missions,\u201d said Dan Lockney, program executive, Technology Transfer at NASA Headquarters in Washington. \u201cThe resulting efficiency benefits humankind, and its public value increases exponentially when the agency provides access to those software programs for companies, enabling them to save time and money, improve commercial offerings, and build their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n
The four webinars accompanying this year\u2019s NASA Software Catalog feature developers of popular programs for mission planning, systems design, propulsion analysis, and more, each consisting of a presentation followed by a live question-and-answer session.<\/p>\n
Programs offered in NASA\u2019s 2025-2026 Software Catalog are grouped into 15 categories that may be useful for organizations working with spacecraft and aircraft. For example, the Vehicle Management category includes a tool for designing satellite constellations and a software library for minimizing public safety risks around expendable launch vehicles. The Aeronautics section includes several programs that are widely used by industry for creating, modifying, and analyzing aircraft designs.<\/p>\n
Although the categories have specific themes, the codes are meant to be useful to various innovators. Companies can use aircraft programs NASA wrote to design cars, trucks, and countless other products. The catalog\u2019s Business Systems and Project Management section includes software for estimating project costs, building and assessing complex schedules, and uncovering root causes of mishaps. Other popular programs support 3D rendering for simulation and virtual reality, bring hyper-accuracy to GPS tracking, and analyze electrical power system architectures.<\/p>\n
NASA released its first Software Catalog more than a decade ago in 2013, and since then, the agency\u2019s annual rate of software downloads has skyrocketed, reaching up to 5,722 downloads in a single year.<\/p>\n
The Software Catalog is a product of NASA\u2019s Technology Transfer program, managed by the agency\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate. NASA routinely makes improvements to the Software Catalog website, ensuring the process is fast and easy. Access restrictions apply to some software that may be limited to use by U.S. citizens or for U.S. government purposes only.<\/p>\n
View and learn more about NASA\u2019s Software Catalog by visiting:<\/p>\n