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Flight Demonstration of a Micropump-based Stage Pressurization System, Phase I
Vector Launch, Inc. proposes to apply recent advances in micropump and additive manufacturing technologies to develop and demonstrate a micropump-based autogenous pressurization... -
ICICLES: Intelligence for Choosing Icy Landing and Exploration Sites
We propose transformative optical perception capability, inspired by physics-based computer vision principles, for undersea exploration. Submerged caves and other phenomena like... -
Carbonaceous Asteroid Volatile Recovery (CAVoR) system, Phase II
The Carbonaceous Asteroid Volatile Recovery (CAVoR) system produces water and hydrogen-rich syngas for propellant production, life support consumables, and manufacturing from... -
A Reconfigurable Broadband Sensor Signal Processing Platform for...
Classes of future scientific instrumentation in the Astrophysics, Earth Science, and Planetary Science application areas share a common requirement - broadband signal readout,... -
Optical Metal Oxide Multilayers with Optimal Transparency and Mechanical Properties
The future of long-term human spaceflight and deep space exploration hinges on the development of reliable and efficient materials for extreme environments. Within specialized... -
Composite Repair System, Phase I
GTL has developed an innovative composite repair methodology known as the Composite Repair System (CRS). In this phase I effort, CRS is being developed for the repair of damaged... -
Cathode for Electric Space Propulsion Utilizing Iodine as Propellant, Phase I
We propose a hollow reservoir cathode suitable for use in ion or Hall thrusters which utilizes iodine as a propellant. Reservoir cathodes have several unique features which will... -
Lightweight and Flexible Metal Halide Perovskite Thin Films for High...
The goal of this project is to develop metal halide perovskites (MHPs) based solar cells for high temperature operation. MHPs have been recently discovered as high performance... -
Automated Precision Maneuvering and Landing in Extreme and Constrained Environments
Autonomous, precise maneuvering and landing in extreme and constrained environments is a key enabler for future NASA missions. Missions to map the interior of a lunar skylight... -
Lunar Flashlight
Lunar Flashlight (LF) is an innovative cubesat mission sponsored by NASA’s Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) division to be launched on the Space Launch System (SLS) EM-1... -
An Assessment of NDE Capability and Materials Characterization for Complex...
This multi-center activity investigates the correlation between nondestructive evaluation (NDE), mechanical testing, microstructure, and additive manufacturing (AM) process... -
High Temperature "Smart" P3 Sensors and Electronics for Distributed Engine...
Current engine control architectures impose limitations on the insertion of new control capabilities due to weight penalties and reliability issues related to complex wiring... -
MoBall: An Energy-Harvesting & Self-Propelling Spherical Sensor Platform
There are many harsh, windy environments where a persistent in situ mobile sensor network could provide valuable data to help answer outstanding questions in the planetary... -
Palomar Habitable Zone Planet Finder
Diffraction limited high resolution spectrograph for Doppler measurements of the host stars of extrasolar planets. This may enable the design of highly stable, high resolution... -
Flexible Agent-based Communications for Exploration, Phase I
Because close collaboration between the crew and mission control will not be practical for inter-planetary exploration, NASA envisions the need for an intelligent autonomous... -
Airframe Icing
The Airframe Icing challenge enables assessments of icing risk with a 80% accuracy for advanced ultra-efficient airframes operating in supercooled liquid droplet environments. -
Digital Array Gas filter Radiometer Passive Methane Sensing Instrument
As one of the driving greenhouse gases, methane’s (CH4) presence in the atmosphere affects the Earth's temperature and climate system. It is emitted from a variety of... -
Comprehensive Modeling for Off-Earth Mining Optimization and Resource...
The multi-months duration and energy constraints of the Earth-Mars journey are forcing an evolution toward the self-sufficiency of human crews in their readiness to adapt to... -
High-Fidelity Prediction of Launch Vehicle Lift-off Acoustic Environment, Phase II
Launch vehicles experience extreme acoustic loads during liftoff driven by the interaction of rocket plumes and plume-generated acoustic waves with ground structures. Currently... -
Deep Learning for Super-Resolution of Time Series Satellite Images
We propose to use deep learning techniques to enhance the spatial resolution of time series satellite images. This improvement, also called “super-resolution” is...