NASA Selects Advanced Cooling Technologies as ACO Partner for Innovative Space Thermal Management Flight Demonstration
Lancaster, PA, July 27th, 2026— Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a leader in advanced thermal management solutions, is proud to announce that NASA has selected the company as an Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) partner for the 3D-Printed Loop Heat Pipe with Deployable Radiator Panel and Thermal Control Valve Flight Test.
The collaboration recognizes ACT’s leadership in developing next-generation spacecraft thermal management technologies that leverage additive manufacturing to improve performance, reduce mass, and lower production costs for future space missions.
The flight demonstration will evaluate a highly integrated thermal control system featuring a 3D-printed Loop Heat Pipe (LHP), a Deployable Radiator Panel (DRP), and a Thermal Control Valve (TCV). Together, these technologies are designed to efficiently transport and reject heat from spacecraft electronics while enabling higher-power payloads within the size and weight constraints of modern small satellites.
NASA’s Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity program brings together government, industry, and academic partners to mature promising technologies that support future exploration and commercial space missions. ACT’s participation in this flight demonstration represents another milestone in the company’s long history of developing innovative thermal management solutions for aerospace and defense applications.
“Being selected as an ACO partner by NASA is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate technologies that have the potential to significantly improve spacecraft thermal management,” said Bryan Muzyka, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing at ACT. “This collaboration highlights our commitment to advancing additive manufacturing and passive thermal control technologies that enable more capable and cost-effective space systems.”
ACT has pioneered the development of additively manufactured Loop Heat Pipes, integrating complex wick structures and evaporator components into single 3D-printed assemblies. These innovations simplify manufacturing while maintaining the high reliability and performance required for spaceflight. Coupled with deployable radiator technology and advanced thermal control, the system is intended to provide efficient heat rejection for next-generation spacecraft operating in increasingly demanding environments.
The collaboration builds upon years of ACT research and development in advanced thermal technologies and reinforces the company’s role as a trusted partner supporting NASA’s mission to advance space exploration through innovation.
More information about NASA’s Space Technology Industry Partnerships and the Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity program is available on NASA’s Space Technology website.
Special acknowledgements to Philip Graybill and Larry Bradley.
About Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) is a premier thermal management solutions company, providing design and manufacturing services to meet our customers’ needs across all points of the product lifecycle. We serve our global customers’ thermal management and energy recovery needs in diverse Markets including Defense, Aerospace, Electronics, HVAC, Data Centers and Energy. We specialize in providing innovative and performance-optimized thermal management technologies and solutions that meet the unique needs of each customer.