Instrument Incubator Program

NASA's competitive Earth-science instrument technology programme, funding recurring portfolios of novel concepts, prototypes, maturation work, and laboratory or airborne demonstrations to reduce the risk, cost, size, and development time of future observing instruments and enable new measurements.

Identity

Aliases: IIP
Domains: spaceflightaviation
Name: Instrument Incubator Program
Status: active

Details

Description: NASA's competitive Earth-science instrument technology programme, funding recurring portfolios of novel concepts, prototypes, maturation work, and laboratory or airborne demonstrations to reduce the risk, cost, size, and development time of future observing instruments and enable new measurements.
Start Date: 1998-10-01

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Creation Time: July 29, 2026 at 11:44:26 UTC
Updated Time: July 29, 2026 at 11:44:26 UTC

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Leads
Official Urls: https://esto.nasa.gov/iip/https://esto.nasa.gov/1998-iip-projects-awarded/https://esto.nasa.gov/project-selections-for-iip-23/
Participants: -
Types: researchdevelopment