NASA's Playbook software tool has been recognized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as an Honorable Mention for the NASA Software of the Year Award for 2025. Another Ames product,
CONDOR, was named co-winner of the coveted award.
Playbook Collaborative Planning, Scheduling, and Execution Tool for Space Operations is a revolutionary web-based software tool designed to seamlessly integrate a comprehensive suite of capabilities in mission operations, adept in both real-time and communication-delayed environments. Playbook provides a collaborative planning, scheduling, and execution software platform for mission operations.
Uniquely grounded in human-centered design principles from its inception, Playbook has evolved over thirteen years of development into a highly usable, operationally capable, and robust tool, enabling a diverse range of missions on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Playbook was developed by the Human Systems Integration Division’s Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Group at
NASA Ames Research Center.
