This is a federal training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on August 1, 2018. The purpose of the $194,624.44 grant is to develop a new approach for the design of space systems that can take advantage of the relaxed design constraints enabled by in-space manufacturing (ISM) technology. The grant seeks to analyze the maximum allowable ISM facility cost and minimum required...
This is a $217,167 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research on modeling the in-space manufacturing of large, lightweight structures using robotic deformation processing. The grant has an ultimate completion date of September 1, 2025 and is not set aside for any specific business type. MIT, a premier private research university, has a broad range of federal contract and...
This is a $99,997.98 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a commercial space technology roadmap. The research aims to identify key technology gaps and their relationship to proposed commercial space enterprises, NASA's exploration and scientific objectives, and economic development. MIT will conduct a survey of existing and proposed commercial space activities to develop an ontology of the commercial space economy, and...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC21K0541, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), doing business as MIT. The contract, valued at $448,514.00, is a grant for research to support MIT's Space Enabled Research Group's multi-year experimental investigation into in-space manufacturing of wax. The contract has no set-aside designation. MIT frequently partners with the U.S. federal government, including NASA,...
This is a $336,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research and development. The grant is not associated with a set-aside contract and will run through August 28, 2028. MIT is a premier private research university known for its cutting-edge work across scientific and technological domains, including space exploration, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and advanced materials. This grant...
This is a $38,496.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The grant aims to have MIT participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. It also requires...
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...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $66,979.70 grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a project titled "Disintegrating Rocky Bodies Transiting White Dwarfs: The Key to Understanding Exoplanet Compositions: Cycle 4". The grant is for a research project that will run from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024. This award is part of a larger NASA research program and is not set aside for any specific business type. As a premier private...
This is a $553,666 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to contribute to the development of a fully coupled cryosphere-climate model capability in MODELE and related science applications. The grant is not set aside and runs through June 10, 2026. MIT is a premier private research university that specializes in delivering advanced scientific research, technological development, and engineering solutions to...
This is a research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to analyze and extend the InSPACE 1, 2, 3, and 3+ experiments on the self-assembly of magnetically responsive nanoparticles in a time-varying magnetic field. The $199,650 grant aims to re-evaluate the InSPACE data using new insights on out-of-equilibrium self-assembly, and to develop and validate a computational model of the nanoparticle self-assembly...
This is a grant awarded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research on in-space manufacturing capabilities. The $97,933.50 grant aims to determine the parameters for profitable space-based manufacturing operations within the new space economy, with a focus on additive manufacturing technologies. The research will develop validated system models accounting for technology development, customer demand, supplier capabilities, and orbital mechanics constraints. The findings will be disseminated through conference proceedings and journal articles. This grant does not have any set-aside designation and supports research that could enable Earth-independent space exploration and development of the new space economy.