The NASTRAN program has evolved over many versions. Each new version contains enhancements in analysis capability and numerical performance. In addition, many errors from previous versions are corrected. In one notorious case, an internal error in NASTRAN was identified as responsible for the 1991 collapse of the Sleipner A offshore platform. Today, NASTRAN is widely used throughout the world in the aerospace, automotive and maritime industries. It has been claimed[5] that NASTRAN is the industry standard for basic types of analysis for aerospace structures, e.g. linear elastic static and dynamic analyses.
2002年11月,诺世创软件公司与联邦贸易委员会(FTC)达成最终协议,以解决由该公司收购竞争对手Universal Analytics, Inc.(UAI)和Computerized Structural Analysis & Research Corp.(CSAR)引发的反垄断案。FTC指控MSC软件公司的收购代表了反竞争行为。根据和解条款,MSC需提供当前Nastran软件的一份副本。该副本对优集公司(UGS)是完全免版税的、永久的和非排他许可的。优集公司在2007年被西门子收购。