Low velocity to ultra-high velocity impact studies swri believes that our facilities and knowledge of impact phenomena can be a benefit to JSC researchers. We understand that JSC often has…

This is a federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research and development organization, for $300,000.00. The grant is for conducting low velocity to ultra-high velocity impact studies to assist NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) researchers, particularly in areas such as low-mass impact sensors and shielding for lunar projects. SwRI has the facilities and experienced personnel to support JSC's requirements for low velocity impact testing as well as provide expertise in high to ultra-high velocity impact studies related to micrometeoroid and orbital debris impacts. This grant is not set aside and is part of SwRI's extensive track record of securing federal contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements across defense and civilian agencies, leveraging its multidisciplinary capabilities in areas like space science, automotive engineering, and energy research.

Low velocity to ultra-high velocity impact studies swri believes that our facilities and knowledge of impact phenomena can be a benefit to JSC researchers. We understand that JSC often has requirements for conducting tests using low velocity impactors. In particular, JSC is currently studying low-mass impact sensors. Swri has the facilities and experienced personnel to assist with that study. Additionally, much of the new shielding for lunar projects must consider threats from the lunar environment and debris from launch vehicles; both of these occur at low to medium velocity. In addition to studies occurring in this low to medium velocity range, swri still can provide impact test experience in the high to ultra-high velocity regime, for the study of micrometeoroid and orbital debris impacts. Our staff with materials expertise along with our computational modeling group can work together with JSC researchers to develop new state of the art shield designs.