The proposed effort seeks to have undergraduates build a 3U cubesat with onboard plasma propulsion and high gain telemetry for low earth orbit that would be a precursor for an attempt at a larger 6U…

Ended Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action

Contract number
NNX16AI96A
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$199,757

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$199,757.04 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
NAICS code
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 0 offers Basic Research
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action 4 -$239
Other Administrative Action 3 $0
Other Administrative Action 2 $0
Other Administrative Action 1 $0
Original award $199,996

About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

This is a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington for the HuskySat-I project, a 3U CubeSat with plasma propulsion and high-gain telemetry for low-Earth orbit. The goal is to develop a CubeSat system enabling more extensive mapping of solar system objects, including lunar magnetic anomalies, as a precursor to a 6U CubeSat for lunar orbital insertion. The $199,757.04 award supports an interdisciplinary student team building the CubeSat, which has a planned completion date of March 16, 2020. This effort aligns with NASA's strategic objectives to understand the Sun and its interactions, transform missions through innovative space technologies, and attract a diverse STEM workforce. The University of Washington is the prime contractor, with no set-aside designation.

Description

As the agency reported it.

The proposed effort seeks to have undergraduates build a 3U cubesat with onboard plasma propulsion and high gain telemetry for low earth orbit that would be a precursor for an attempt at a larger 6U cubesat designed for orbital insertion at the moon as part of NASA's centennial challenge: cubequest. The ultimate goal is to develop a cubesat system that would enable more extensive mapping of solar system objects including the lunar magnetic anomalies. The proposed plasma propulsion system will use a pulsed plasma thruster using sulfur as its propellant. This system offers higher specific thrust than teflon equivalents and as such would provide an important resource for cubesats for orbital maneuvers. The communication system will utilize a deployable reflectarray that has the potential for greatly increasing the telemetry rate and range for communications for cubesats and there greatly increase their scientiflc return. The development of this project is a single institution effort at the university of washington, but involves an interdisciplinary team with students from the couege of arts and sciences, college of engineering and college ofthe environment. The team is diverse not only in majors but includes several women, asians, an african american and a hispanic. I t will have a significant outreach component through couaborations with radio amateur in space (amsat) and with aviation high school. Their participation comes at no cost to the proposal but adds significantly to the full impact that the proposed efforts would have on stem education. The proposed work addresses NASA strategic address NASA's strategic objectives: 1.4: understand the sun and its interactions with earth and the solar system, including space weather. Objective 1.7: "transform NASA missions and advance the nation's capabiuties by maturing crosscutting and innovative space technologies" and objective 3.1: "attract and advance a highly skilled, competent, and diverse workforce, cultivate an innovative work environment..."

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract NNX16AI96A?

NNX16AI96A was awarded to University Of Washington by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on May 9, 2016.

How much is contract NNX16AI96A worth?

The government has obligated $199,757 on NNX16AI96A.

Was contract NNX16AI96A competed?

The extent of competition for NNX16AI96A was full and open competition. The government received 0 offers.

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