This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (CRG), a small business aerospace and defense company based in Miamisburg, Ohio. The contract, valued at $754,891, is for the development of a multifunctional, reversible attachment method to facilitate modular in-space construction. CRG will demonstrate a mechanically robust, easily reversible, self-aligning fastener system with provisions for electrical power connections. This state-of-the-art fastening system leverages CRG's space-qualifiable shape memory polymer technology to provide NASA with a scalable, modular joining capability that can be used with autonomous assembly systems. The contract has a completion date of May 31, 2021, and represents a continuation of CRG's prior SBIR Phase I work in this area. In follow-on development, CRG's joining technology will be integrated with automated assembly robotic systems to support critical mission demonstrations.
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