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Four Thruster Microfluidic Electrospray Propulsion (MEP) Cubesat Board Demons...
A cubesat Microfluidic Electrospray Propulsion (MEP) system module prototype will be designed, built and demonstrated. This system is under development to deliver >1000 m/s of... -
In-situ Airborne Sampler for Advanced Guided Dropsonde, Phase I
The proposed innovation is a low-cost, retrievable and reusable, autonomously guided dropsonde capable of in-situ atmospheric measurements. The proposed effort will focus on... -
Space Compatible Radar Absorbing Materials, Phase I
This SBIR Phase 1 project shall investigate novel radar absorbing materials (RAM) for use in space or simulated space environments. These materials are lightweight composites... -
DISCUS: Distributed Intelligent Swarm Control & Utilization System, Phase I
SSCI and University of Washington (Prof. Behcet Acikmese) propose to develop, integrate and test an innovative Distributed Intelligent Swarm Control & Utilization System... -
Ultra-Low Power Extreme Environment Capable Avionics System-on-a-Chip
Develop ultra-low-power, wide-temperature (-150° C to +250 ° C), digital System-on-a-Chip (SOC) ASIC technology in a high resolution, inherently rad-hard IBM... -
Inexpensive Compact Sensor for In Situ Sulfur Dioxide Measurement in Volcanic...
Volcanic research is a significant part of the "Earth Surface & Interior" focus area of the NASA Earth Science program. Of particular interest are sensors for... -
High Thrust Efficiency MPD Thruster, Phase I
Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters can provide the high-specific impulse, high-power propulsion required to support human and robotic exploration missions to the asteroids,... -
Ka-Band Klystron Amplifier for CUBESATs, Phase I
We propose a Ka-Band klystron amplifier for use in CubeSats. It will operate at 35.7 GHz, have 400 MHz of bandwidth, and output at least 32 watts of saturated power. Small... -
Adaptive EMI Mitigation for Enhanced Spacecraft Telecom
Almost all of the science data from NASA's Mars rovers is returned via a relay link from the surface to a Mars Orbiter. For operational simplicity these relay links... -
Compact Raman Spectrometer For In-Situ Planetary Chemistry, Phase I
In this proposal, we demonstrate a new Raman imaging sensor based on a compact, CCD-mounted spectrometer. This enables high sensitivity and specificity for UV-Raman that will be... -
PERISCOPE: PERIapsis Subsurface Cave Optical Explorer (Phase II)
PERISCOPE is an instrument and mission concept with the goal of investigating and mapping lunar skylights from an orbiting platform using photon time-of-flight imaging. A... -
Low-Power-Consumption Integrated PPM Laser Transmitter, Phase II
Conventional PPM laser transmitters, a CW laser followed by a modulator, are inherently inefficient since the data must be carved from the laser's steady output. 95% of the... -
In-Space Hybrid Energy Storage System Demonstration on CSUNSat1
Objective: Flight demonstrate the JPL Hybrid Energy Storage System (low temperature, high power) using the SSTP-funded CSUNSat1 CubeSat: Environmental testing complete 9/25/15;... -
Durable Silver Mirror Coating Via Ion Assisted, Electron Beam Evaporation For...
Highly reflective optical coatings with low scatter properties are needed to image very faint objects such as extra-solar planets. Silver has the highest reflectivity of all... -
Micro Pulsed Inductive Thruster with Solid Fuel Option (uPIT_SF), Phase I
The Micro Pulsed Inductive Thruster with Solid Fuel Option (µPIT_SF) is a high-precision impulse bit electromagnetic plasma micro-thruster. The µPIT prototype is a small (<... -
Cloud Enabled Scientific Collaborative Research Environment
The Cloud Enabled Scientific Collaborative Research Environment Project will enable scientists to interactively chsare algorithms, software using the following approach: 1.... -
Achromatic Vector Vortex Waveplates for Coronagraphy, Phase I
Diffractive waveplates are optical components made of thin films of anisotropic materials by modulating their optical axis orientation in the plane of the waveplate. The family... -
Sensor Array Analyzer for Planetary Exploration, Phase I
Future planetary exploration missions such as those planned by NASA and other space agencies over the next few decades require advanced chemical and biological marker... -
Calibration/Validation Technology for the CO2 Satellite, Phase I
We are proposing to develop high altitude CO2 analyzer technology that can be deployed on the research aircraft of NASA's Airborne Science Program (ASP). The ultimate scientific... -
Spacecraft Cabin Particulate Monitor, Phase II
We have built and tested an optical extinction monitor for the detection of spacecraft cabin particulates. This sensor sensitive to particle sizes ranging from a few nanometer...