NASA Opens LAVA CFD Tool to U.S. Aerospace Innovators

NASA has released the Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) CFD framework to the U.S. aerospace community, enabling faster, GPU-accelerated simulations of air flow around rockets and aircraft. The tool, used for Artemis mission analysis and other high‑fidelity aero problems, now lets researchers and companies run NASA‑grade simulations on modest hardware, supporting safer launches and broader design optimization across the industry.