Grant For Research NNX15AL86G
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- This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Southern California (USC) for a project focused on developing an advanced onboard computing framework to support NASA's future Earth science missions. The award, valued at $790,749, will extend USC's existing SpaceCubeX framework to incorporate support for GPU-based processing in addition to FPGAs, enabling portability across different satellite and UAV platforms. The project...
- This federal contract award to the University of Southern California (USC) seeks to develop a novel infrared detector array based on black phosphorus-arsenic (BP-AS) materials. The $263,973.14 grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aims to reduce the size, weight, and power requirements of imaging spectrometers, which have applications in areas such as environmental monitoring, earth science, and space exploration. USC, a leading private research...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $246,131.14 training grant contract to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Office of Research Administration to develop ion thrusters for CubeSat spacecraft. CubeSats are a promising platform for future NASA exploration and science missions, but currently lack the high propulsion required. This non-set-aside contract, awarded on August 1, 2017, will provide advanced propulsion capabilities to enable high-delta-V...
- This federal contract award, valued at $200,041.87, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Southern California (USC) to perform laboratory dielectric characterization of planetary analog materials. The goal is to understand the distribution of volatiles and potential presence of organics in icy and small bodies. The work will be conducted at USC's facility in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, part of the Viterbi School of...
- This federal contract award, valued at $85,983.90, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The award is for a research grant to evaluate the feasibility of mapping small (micron to sub-centimeter scale) orbital debris in low-Earth orbit (LEO) using a fleet of CubeSats equipped with sensors to detect the plasma signature of the debris. The goal is to develop a technology that could...
- This federal contract award, valued at $739,932.48, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to New Mexico State University (NMSU) under a Cooperative Agreement. The contract aims to develop a space-based virtual telescope system consisting of two 6U CubeSats for X-ray observations. One CubeSat will carry a phased Fresnel lens, while the other will house an X-ray sensitive camera. The two CubeSats will fly in precision formation to create a 100-meter virtual...
- This federal contract award to the University of Southern California (USC) is for a Cooperative Agreement to conduct research on Carbon Nanotube Molecular Electronics. The $189,998.00 award was made by a U.S. government agency and has a period of performance through February 28, 2003. USC, a leading private research university, has a long history of successfully collaborating with federal agencies on a wide range of research and development activities. While this particular award does not have a...
- This federal contract award is for the design, development, and delivery of a CubeSat to measure plasma electron density at sub-meter resolution. The project will be carried out by a team of undergraduate students under the mentorship of faculty at the University of South Alabama (USA), a public research university. The CubeSat will be designed to operate in the upper F layer of the ionosphere between 400 km and 800 km altitude, with an orbit inclination of roughly 50 degrees to make...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $816,026.00 grant for research to the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Contracts and Grants Division. This grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for an overseas contract with a completion date of December 2, 2021. USC is a private university that conducts research across various disciplines, including areas such as cancer, aging, genetics, and critical mineral assessments using artificial...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $1,291,214.00 grant to the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Contracts and Grants Division to conduct research on a project titled "SPCTOR: SENSING-POLICY CONTROLLER AND OPTIMIZER". This is a non-set-aside contract with a completion date of May 15, 2023. Based on USC's background as a leading research university, it is likely that this grant is funding research and development efforts related to...
This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) worth $99,999 was granted to the University of Southern California (USC) to conduct a concept study for developing a CubeSat integrated with a new, nanosensor-based instrument for low-cost in-situ analysis of asteroid and comet composition. The proposed instrument utilizes a TiO2 nanotube sensing platform with integrated compound semiconductor nanowires to determine surface composition via neutron activated analysis. This research will investigate the feasibility of an innovative, low-cost, CubeSat-based planetary mission concept to provide ground truth analysis of small asteroids and comets. The contract is part of NASA's CubeSat with Nanostructured Sensing Instrumentation for Planetary Exploration program and does not have a set-aside designation.
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| Not listed | $0 | 7/6/15 | ||
| 1 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/6/15 | |
| Not listed | $100.0k | 6/10/15 | ||
| Not listed | Not listed | $100.0k | 6/10/15 |