This $758,234 federal grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a coupled finite element and musculoskeletal modeling framework for simulating the dynamics of human exosuit systems. The research aims to enable model-based engineering approaches for evaluating the operational performance of exosuits, including sensitivity to parameters like material stiffness and muscle activation. The grant does not...
This is a $189,151.93 training grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The purpose of the contract is to develop quantitative metrics and methods for evaluating the health and injury risk to astronauts during extravehicular activity (EVA) operations while wearing spacesuits. The research aims to create a standardized approach for assessing spacesuit performance and informing future spacesuit design requirements to mitigate risks to...
This federal contract award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is focused on developing improved space suit designs to reduce injuries to astronauts during training and extravehicular activities (EVAs). The $158,323.64 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aims to create an adjustable protection garment to enhance astronaut comfort and decrease injury risk. The research will leverage MIT's previous work on analyzing pressure, body-suit contact, and...
This federal contract award is a $26,999.00 grant for research awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The goal of the award, known as the ROSES Funding Opportunity, is to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The award has an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026. There is no set-aside...
The federal government has awarded a $582,392 grant for research to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with performance expected to conclude on December 21, 2028. This grant-funded research contract, awarded on December 22, 2025, by a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center, supports MIT's execution of a balanced science program developed in accordance with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX15AG84G, was granted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency. The key objective is to create enhanced environments for computer-aided discovery to support human efforts in making new discoveries related to Earth surface deformation phenomena. The $611,110.15 grant is for research and does not have a set-aside designation. MIT has a history of partnering with federal agencies like the Department of...
This is a $174,999.09 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research on the bend-forming of large electrostatically actuated space structures. The award has no set-aside designation. MIT, a private non-profit research university, frequently partners with the U.S. federal government on cutting-edge research contracts and grants, often in areas like advanced materials, space technology, and emerging...
This is a $87,923.81 cost-reimbursement research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The award is for fundamental research to be conducted by MIT, a private university, without any set-aside designation. The grant supports MIT's educational mission and covers research related to emerging technologies that may have future defense applications, such as active camouflage, lightweight power generation, and...
This federal contract award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a $31,043 grant for research to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The contract has an ultimate completion date of July 1, 2026 and was awarded on July 2, 2025. MIT, a premier private research university, will participate as a key partner and enabler in the civilian...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K0193, was granted by the Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research to enable the design of next-generation low-boom aircraft. The $343,531.15 grant is intended to support the development of improved methods for propagation of nearfield signatures to the ground. This research aligns with the agency's focus on advancing aerospace technologies. The contract is not associated with a set-aside program and has a...
This federal contract award was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research on dynamic human-centered suit design. The $190,996.93 grant, which has no set-aside designation, will support the development of a computational and experimental method to evaluate the performance of integrated human-space suit systems. The research aims to create a modelling framework that can assess the impact of design changes on astronaut mobility and agility, with potential applications to healthcare, military, and aerospace wearable technologies. MIT will leverage finite element and musculoskeletal modeling to analyze the human-suit interface and improve the synergistic integration of these complex systems.