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The University of Wisconsin System has been awarded a $470,580 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue the development of cloud retrieval algorithms for the next generation of geostationary weather satellite imagers. The goal is to provide algorithmic continuity with NASA's existing low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite data record, while adding the high temporal sampling of geostationary satellites to enable new capabilities for the NASA program. This effort will...

This federal contract award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is for the development of software and hardware to enable precise relative navigation and positioning of small spacecraft in formation. The project aims to mature a smoothing algorithm from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 to TRL 6, allowing for more accurate estimation of the relative poses and velocities between multiple spacecraft using available sensor data. This includes incorporating a long-range depth...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Intelligent Automation, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation doing business as Bluehalo Labs, LLC. The $125,000 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a self-learning and adaptive communication system (S-LEAD) architecture to enable network agility in space networks. The proposed technology focuses on cross-layer optimization and...

This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Texas at Austin Applied Research Laboratories Division (UT Austin ARL) to support continued development of the ATL08 algorithm for NASA's ICESat-2 satellite mission. The $149,809.56 grant aims to ensure continuity of personnel working on the ATL08 algorithm and build confidence that it is ready to process the large volume of data once ICESat-2 begins collecting data. The ATL08 algorithm...

This is a $249,898 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Colorado to develop an improved radiative transfer model for processing data from passive and active microwave remote sensing instruments. The model will incorporate advanced capabilities to handle complex hydrometeors and cloud structures, improving applications in weather forecasting, climate science, and satellite data assimilation. Key enhancements include...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Advanced Space LLC, a small business based in Westminster, Colorado. The contract, valued at $124,904.00, is for the development of a robust navigation filter optimized for highly dynamic spacecraft environments such as lunar libration orbits, orbits about small bodies, and orbits driven by low-thrust propulsion. The filter will be designed to be open-source...

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to M42 Technologies LLC, a small business contractor. The contract, valued at $124,932.00, is for the development of a radio frequency-based crosslink system with relative navigation and time transfer capabilities. This system is intended to enable autonomous precision formation flying of spacecraft as small as nanosatellites (1 to 10 kg) for human and robotic...

This federal contract award from NASA to Applied Geosolutions LLC is for the development of integrated algorithms and operationalization of multi-source synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and optical products to provide near real-time maps of rice extent, rice calendar, and rice crop growth stage in South Asia. The $186,751 grant supports the overall goal of enhancing food security and land use decision-making through the use of these advanced monitoring capabilities. The project aligns with the...

This is a $800,975 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center, for the GTOSAT mission. GTOSAT is a 4-year, 6U CubeSat project with the primary goal of advancing the scientific understanding of acceleration and loss of relativistic electrons in the Earth's outer radiation belt. The Aerospace Corporation is responsible for developing an energetic particle instrument to observe...

This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Science & Technology Corporation (STC), a minority-owned small business. The $893,446 grant funds the finalization and demonstration of the Community Long-term Infrared Microwave Coupled Atmospheric Product System (CLIMCAPS) algorithm, which was previously selected for development under the Suomi-NPP program element. CLIMCAPS maintains continuity and consistency in...