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Improved Materials and Processes for RF Antennas, Phase I
Improved Materials and Processes for RF Antennas, Phase I -
High-Performance Warm-Gas Thrusters for Micro/Nanosatellites, Phase I
The current push to develop small satellites, referred to as microsatellites (<100 kg) and nanosatellites (<10 kg), has resulted in the need to miniaturize several key... -
Deep Space Cryocooler System (DSCS), Phase I
As NASA missions continue to extend the horizon beyond near-Earth missions, higher performance systems must evolve to address the challenges of reduced power resources, longer... -
Radio Frequency Micro Ion Thruster for Precision Propulsion, Phase I
Busek proposes to develop radio frequency discharge, gridded micro-ion thruster that produces sub-mN thrust precisely adjustable over a wide dynamic thrust range. Such... -
Deep UV Semiconductor Sources for Advanced Planetary Science Instruments, Pha...
This proposal addresses the need for miniature, narrow-linewidth, deep UV optical sources that operate at very low ambient temperatures for use in advanced in situ planetary... -
High Resolution Silicon Deformable Mirrors, Phase II
In this proposal we describe a plan to build a deformable mirror suitable for space-based operation in systems for high-resolution imaging. The prototype DM will be fabricated... -
Nanostructured Super-Black Optical Materials, Phase I
NASA faces difficulties in imaging and characterizing faint astrophysical objects within the glare of brighter stellar sources. Achieving a very low background requires control... -
A Monolithic, Non-Field-Widened Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer for Solar Sys...
The goal of this project is to produce a monolithic Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer (a Fourier Transform Interferometer) for use in Solar System exploration. In Phase I, the... -
Control Valve for Miniature Xenon Ion Thruster, Phase II
NASA is continuing its development of electric propulsion engines for various applications. Efforts have been directed toward both large and small thrusters, depending on the... -
Novel Approaches for Spacecraft Formation Robustness and Performance using Di...
Formation flight can provide the benefits of a large effective telescope using precision formation flying of smaller, lower cost, collaborating telescopes. A decentralized... -
Two-Phase Thermal Control Technology for Small Spacecraft Exploration
The challenge of this task is to provide an order of magnitude reduction in thermal control power using half the mass while accommodating high heat fluxes and milli-Kelvin... -
Development of a Hermetically Sealed Canister for Sample Return Missions, Pha...
The goal of the Phase I is to perform breadboarding and testing of the promising sealing techniques as well as perform a system level study to determine implementation... -
VORTEX Gimbal, Phase I
To overcome the communication gap to Venus, TUI proposes to develop the Venus or Titan Exploratory (VORTEX) Gimbal to point a meter scale diameter, high gain antenna. The VORTEX... -
Precision Mobile-Joint and Latching Technologies for Deployable Optical Syste...
Planned future NASA missions in astrophysics will push the state of the art in current opto-mechanical technologies. Specifically, precision deployable structures will be... -
Compact Low-Power Driver for Deformable Mirror Systems, Phase I
Boston Micromachines Corporation (BMC), a leading developer of unique, high-resolution micromachined deformable mirrors (DMs), will develop a compact, low-power, high-voltage... -
Frequency Multipliers for 200-400GHz, Phase I
This proposal is responsive to NASA SBIR Subtopic S1.02: Microwave Technologies for Remote Sensing, specifically the interest in frequency multipliers that can work in the... -
20GSps 6-bit Low-Power Rad-Tolerant ADC, Phase I
The proposed project aims to develop a 20GSps 6-bit radiation hardened analog to digital converter (ADC) required for microwave radiometers being developed for space and air... -
Three Dimensional Situational Awareness Sensor to Assist Descent and Landing ...
In order to address NASA's needs identified in the RFP, TetraVue proposes the use of a unique, non GPS and non-observer position dependent 3D sensor system to achieve both high... -
Ultra High-Density Deformable Mirror for Large Telescopes, Phase II
Ultra High-Density Deformable Mirror for Large Telescopes, Phase II -
Extended Wavelength InP Based Avalanche Diodes for MWIR Response, Phase I
For this NASA STTR program, we propose to develop a novel superlattice-based near infrared to midwave infrared avalanche photodetector (APD) grown on InP substrates for single...
