Imagine a craft that could enter pluto s atmosphere at 14 KM/s and deliver a 200 KG lander to the surface using aerodynamic drag and just a few KG of propellant. Pluto s surface pressure is just 10…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC18K0062
- Awardee
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Global Aerospace Corporation UEI KTJCLBJKAYX5
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $63,167
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $63,167.49 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 Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Irwindale, CA 91706, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$22 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$22 | |
| Original award | $63,211 |
Description
Imagine a craft that could enter pluto s atmosphere at 14 KM/s and deliver a 200 KG lander to the surface using aerodynamic drag and just a few KG of propellant. Pluto s surface pressure is just 10 millionths of earth s, but its atmosphere is about 7 times higher than earth s and its volume is about 350 times the volume of pluto itself. Over a several hundred kilometer entry distance, this ultra-low ballistic coefficient craft can dissipate over 99.999% of its initial kinetic energy, resulting in a terminal velocity comparable to or less than past planetary landers or rovers. With this architecture, the total propellant requirement for landing on pluto is less than 3.5 KG! After making science measurements at its initial landing site, the lander switches to hopper mode, taking advantage of the low gravitational acceleration (0.063 GEE) and a modest propellant store to literally HOP, skip, and jump around the surface, sometimes kilometers at a time, investigating features of interest. The proposed concept would enable in-situ surface science at pluto with low overall mass, a reasonable cost, and in a timeframe of about 10-15 years.
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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC18K0062?
80NSSC18K0062 was awarded to Global Aerospace Corporation by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on October 19, 2017.
How much is contract 80NSSC18K0062 worth?
The government has obligated $63,167 on 80NSSC18K0062.
Was contract 80NSSC18K0062 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC18K0062 was full and open competition.
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