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Subsurface Prospecting by Planetary Drones, Phase II
Recurring slope linae (RSL), such as those in Newton Crater on Mars, methane plumes in hazardous Martian terrain, and water ice discovered during the LCROSS experiment in the... -
Metamaterials for Advanced Visible and Ultraviolet Optical Components
Metamaterials are artificial electromagnetic media nanostructured on a scale much shorter than their operating wavelength, having effective optical properties not found in... -
Bioinspired Broadband Antireflection Coatings at Long Wavelengths for Space...
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation observation is the primary tool for determining the global properties, content, and history of the universe. One efficient way to... -
High temperature superconductor bolometers for spectral imaging of cold...
The 2013 Planetary Science Decadal Survey recommends a number of missions that require thermal imaging and compositional analysis the surfaces of cold bodies to gain... -
F-18 Stereo Vision Data collection - FY18
Primary Technical Hurdles: • Accurate time synchronization of distributed stereo system • Real-time camera to camera pose estimation and on-board map construction • Vibration... -
CubeSat Handling of Multisystem Precision Time Transfer (CHOMPTT)
The CubeSat Handling of Multisystem Precision Time Transfer (CHOMPTT) mission is a precision timing satellite equipped with atomic clocks synchronized with a ground clock via... -
Advanced Low Temperature Thermoelectric Materials for Cryogenic Power Generation
The current state of the art thermoelectric materials for low temperatures for the past 50 years have been alloys based upon Bi2Te3 with ZT of 1.2 at 300 K. These heritage... -
Approximate Models for Closed-Loop Trajectory Tracking in Underactuated Systems
Control of robotic systems, as a field, spans both traditional closed-loop feedback techniques and modern machine learning strategies, which are primarily open-loop. For certain... -
Polymer Derived Ceramic Based Structural Thermal Protection Systems for...
The development of robust and efficient Entry, Descent and Landing systems fulfill the critical function of delivering payloads to planetary surfaces through challenging... -
Operationalizing SAR for agricultural decision support, Phase I
The innovation of Synthetic Aperture Radar for AGriculture (SARAG) is the operationalization and true integration of satellite radar remote sensing for agricultural monitoring... -
Integrated Photonic Engine for Miniaturized Fiber Optics Sensor...
Structural health monitoring is critical capability for NASA, and it is required for launch vehicles, space vehicles, re-entry vehicles, vehicle pressure systems, Space Station,... -
Manufacturing For Design of Titanium Alloys, Phase I
This SBIR Phase I program proposes to exploit the tremendous benefits that could be offered by the development of a microstructural refinement and control technology for... -
Windows to the Past: Using Gravitational Telescopes to Study our Cosmic Origins
Among the most important questions in science right now is how the universe evolved from a dense, opaque state into a transparent state rich with galaxies. Despite its vast... -
Development of the AMEGO Prototype Si Tracker Front End
Development of the front end electronics (FEE) for a prototype Si Tracker for AMEGO (All-sky Medium-Energy Gamma-ray Observatory; https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/amego/). AMEGO... -
Nanotechnology based X-ray Detectors for Space Observations, Phase I
X-Ray detector technologies that possess improved number of readout pixels, lower power, faster readout rates, greater quantum efficiency, and enhanced energy resolution are... -
Solar Electric Propulsion
Mission planning for infusion in the ARRM mission with key technology developments including: - Design, develop, and test a high-power, 12.5 kW Hall Effect thruster. - Design,... -
Bifunctional Membrane for High Energy, Long Shelf Life Li-S Batteries, Phase I
The adoption of high energy lithium sulfur batteries hinges on significant improvements in charge/recharge cycle life. Cycle life is limited by migration of dissolved... -
SPYDER Technology GNC AVA Development
Work is required to finish NASA’s AVA system. Areas to be covered include: LV Simulations, AVA GNC Software, AVA hardware generation (4 units) and testing support which... -
SOUL System Maturation, Phase II
Busek Co. Inc. proposes to advance the maturity of an innovative Spacecraft on Umbilical Line (SOUL) System suitable for a wide variety of applications of interest to NASA, DoD... -
Cryogenic Selective Surfaces
Selective surfaces have wavelength dependent emissivity/absorption. These surfaces can be designed to reflect solar radiation, while maximizing infrared emittance, yielding a...