This is a $301,468.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Shared Services Center (a civilian agency of the U.S. government) to the San Diego State University Foundation, a non-profit organization and Hispanic-serving institution. The contract is not set aside for any specific business category. The purpose of the contract is to further develop a new apparatus to replace or augment the current NASA Standard 6001 Test 1, which is used to screen materials for space flight applications. This aligns...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $345,000 grant to the San Diego State University (SDSU) Research Foundation for field and analytical support services related to pre-, active-, and post-fire characterization in Southern California. The grant, which runs through June 2027, does not have a set-aside designation. The SDSU Research Foundation, a non-profit auxiliary organization of the university, will provide a range of technical and student support services...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $514,328.00 grant to the San Diego State University (SDSU) Research Foundation, a non-profit organization, to continue investigating steady and unsteady flame propagation over solid fuels in a microgravity environment. This grant builds upon the foundation's previous ground and space-based studies, both theoretical and experimental, in this area. The SDSU Research Foundation often serves as a prime contractor on federal...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $750,000.00 grant to the San Diego State University (SDSU) Research Foundation to conduct flight testing of advanced powered descent guidance algorithms. This grant, awarded under contract number 80NSSC23K0851, has an ultimate completion date of October 4, 2025. The SDSU Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides research, analytical, and technical services to federal agencies, primarily the Department of...
This $179,467 award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to San Diego State University Foundation, doing business as the San Diego State University Research Foundation. The award, which is a training grant with no set-aside designation, funds research to investigate modeling approaches to predict transient and interface damage in composite sandwich structures under impact loads. Key objectives include improving modeling of sandwich core...
This is a $539,998 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the San Diego State University Research Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides research, analytical, and student support services to federal agencies. The award is for a project titled "Comparative Analysis of Spectroscopic Mixing Spaces: To What Extent Does Fine Particulate Cover Affect Impervious Surface Reflectance in Global Built Environments?". The project aims to conduct...
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC24K1613, was issued by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the San Diego State University Research Foundation, a non-profit organization and auxiliary of San Diego State University. The $297,000 grant is for research and analysis related to aerocapture techniques for potential Uranus and Neptune planetary missions. The award does not have a set-aside designation. The San Diego State...
This federal contract award, valued at $249,948.00, was granted to the San Diego State University Foundation (SDSU Foundation) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a project titled "SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT FOR FIRE MANAGEMENT IN INDIGENOUS CULTURAL AND STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES". The contract is a grant for research without a set-aside designation, with a performance period ending on October 2, 2025. The SDSU Foundation, an auxiliary organization of San Diego...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC23K1184, was issued by the Shared Services Center (SSC) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to San Diego State University Foundation, a non-profit educational institution. The $336,000.00 grant contract is for research on "AUTONOMOUS END-TO-END TRAJECTORY PLANNING AND GUIDANCE FOR CONSTRAINED ENTRY AND PRECISION POWERED DESCENT BY UNIFIED.OPTIMIZATION THEORY". The contract has a completion date of August 14, 2027 and is...
This is a $314,064.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the San Diego State University (SDSU) Research Foundation to conduct fieldwork in support of the FIRESENSE Airborne Science project. The project will involve 3D structure, live fuel moisture, soil moisture, and burn temperature measurements to support NASA's research activities. The SDSU Research Foundation, a non-profit auxiliary organization of the university, will leverage its capabilities in...