HP, for your best work on Earth and beyond
From Earth to orbit, HP enables leading space agencies to do their best work — even in the most extreme working environments.
With an average mission duration of six months, they have limited time to conduct experiments, run simulations, and analyze data that can lead to breakthroughs in science, health, and technology. Every experiment, every system check, every line of communication matters.
On the ground, NASA’s Mission Control is just as critical for mission success. Electrical, mechanical, and aerospace engineers oversee missions and simulation, while guidance and navigation teams receive and relay information.
When the stakes are this high, the tools can’t afford to fail. In space, just like on Earth, technology is the engine of employee experience.
250 miles above Earth, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) begin their day in one of the most demanding workplaces.
HP workstations are the primary compute platform on the International Space Station
100
HP workstations are in active use onboard
20
additional HP workstations are sent as backup
Operational proof
Systems built for moments that can’t go wrong.
Inside Mission Control, the pressure is immediate. Electrical, mechanical, and aerospace engineers perform predictive analysis and troubleshoot systems like environmental control, while aerodynamics and physics experts calculate and analyze data that supports guidance and navigation.
The pressure
NASA teams operate on critical missions where technology must perform without interruption. Downtime isn’t an option. Equipment must be trusted and reliable for the most pivotal moments.
The system
Many of the HP workstations in Mission Control have run 11-12 years with minimal failures, providing mission-grade compute across consoles. They support applications from modelling and simulation to processing data that keeps missions safe and on track.
The enterprise translation
On Earth or in space, downtime costs time, trust, revenue, and safety. Building on standardized, durable infrastructure can reduce operational risk at scale. Reliability becomes a strategy, enabling teams to focus on the decisions that matter, rather than the tools they depend on.
HP Z Workstations
Up to 11-12
years of use in Mission Control.
1,000+
deployed in control rooms and support areas.
360,000
hours of extreme-environment testing.
HP, for your best work.
How NASA uses HP ZBook Fury mobile workstations onboard the ISS.
Inside the journey of HP ZBook Fury Mobile Workstations to the ISS.
For decades, HP technology has powered humanity’s boldest missions
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1968: Early mission support
HP supplies diodes, switches for the Eagle lunar module, precision frequency sources, cesium-beam clocks, digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, and communications technologies used in mission control and tracking stations.
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1969: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
Neil Armstrong’s first words from the Moon were through a Poly (Plantronics) headset.
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2014: Monitoring astronaut health
HP Workstations are selected by NASA to support their retina imaging machine on the International Space Station (ISS).
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2016: Workstations sent to ISS
120 HP ZBook Mobile Workstations are sent to the ISS, becoming the primary compute devices.
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2018: Printing in space
HP OfficeJet 5740 Printer becomes the first modern printer operating in zero gravity.
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2024: Operating Mission Control
HP Workstations and select headsets are used at Johnson Space Center for launch control, guidance, navigation, and backroom support.
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2025: 3 generations in space
35 HP ZBook Mobile Workstations (G9) are launched into space as NASA’s 3rd generation onboard the ISS.
HP create experiences that drive growth and more fulfilling work experiences for people everywhere. You may not work on an International Space Station, but your time and resources need to optimised to deliver your best performance. This is where HP can deliver for you, and your organisation.
Big Ideas, Real Impact.
HP Z Remote Graphics Software
Experience HP’s premiere remote workstation software for power users in engineering, CAD, VFX, animation, finance and more. HP Z Remote Graphics Software is tailored for the unique demands of the most compute and graphically demanding industries.
Set Your Power Users Free
Give your power users the performance boost they need. Users can remotely connect a laptop or thin client to the powerful workstation PC back in the office and work on their most demanding, graphics-intensive projects from anywhere.
Dedicated Performance
Give power users a transformative remote experience with 1:1 access to workstation-class performance. Now they can experience fast responsiveness and image quality, even with film editing and big data visualizations.
Pro-grade Collaboration
Share your workstation screens and mouse input with the extended team for fast, fluid design reviews. Interact live with design files on any application. Optimized for creative and technical collaboration.
Securely Access Your Data
Only encrypted pixels are transferred over the network, so your data remains locked down on the world's most secure workstations.²
HP Z Boost
The World's first on-demand GPU compute solution, turning your workstation into a shareable resource.¹
HP Z Boost shifts GPU access from hardware bound to on demand, accelerating rendering, visualization, and AI workloads through shared resources. Give every engineer, designer, or AI professional the performance they need when they need it, without overprovisioning
1. Access GPUs from an end user PC for complex workflows.
2. With HP Z Boost view and select workstations with available GPUs to connect to.
3. Tap into up to four high-end GPUs within a HP Z workstation for increased GPU performance.
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