Grant For Research NNX16AK33G
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- This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit organization, to further develop the "Brane Craft" concept - an active membrane spacecraft with integrated systems for debris removal missions. The $475,493.43 Phase II effort will analyze the benefits, limitations, operations, and scalability of the Brane Craft design, as well as attempt laboratory demonstrations of the thin-film electronics. The Aerospace...
- This $120,021 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was awarded to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) focused on the space enterprise. The grant supports research on "Electron Acceleration by Transient Ion Foreshock Phenomena", which is a fundamental physical process in space, laboratory, and astrophysical plasmas. The research aims to improve understanding of electron acceleration, which is ubiquitous...
- This is a $448,377.21 grant award issued by NASA to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The grant is for research to study the interactions between plasma waves and energetic electrons that contribute to the formation of the Earth's radiation belts. The work will make detailed comparisons between particle and wave observations from the Van Allen Probes mission and theoretical calculations. This research supports NASA's scientific...
- This is a $712,595 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), to execute a balanced science program. The grant supports The Aerospace Corporation's participation 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. The grant aims to advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and...
- This is a $369,718.67 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit research and development organization. The grant funds Dr. Lawrence DeLucas to provide scientific guidance and support for protein purification, crystal analysis, and operation of the confocal fluorescent microscope on the International Space Station (ISS). This includes responsibilities for the initial ISS mission in 2017 and a second mission planned for...
- This is a research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit organization that provides technical and scientific research and advisory services to NASA and other government agencies. The grant, valued at $287,222.44, is for a project to understand the variability of the radiation environment in the inner magnetosphere and assess its impact on spacecraft materials. The key objectives are to characterize how solar wind...
- This is a $864,740 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) located in El Segundo, California. The grant is part of NASA's Responsive Open Source Science Elements (ROSES) funding opportunity, which aims to execute a balanced science program, participate as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, and advance discovery in emerging fields. The Aerospace...
- This is a $523,896 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The grant is for research to develop a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) system to detect and remove biological contamination from spacecraft surfaces without damaging the underlying materials. This supports NASA's planetary protection requirements for higher-category space missions, where current...
- This is a $99,699.55 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The grant is for research related to "particle energization and transport" in the near-Earth magnetotail, which is an important process for understanding space weather phenomena. The Aerospace Corporation has a broad portfolio of federal contracts and grants supporting advanced scientific...
- This is a $852,702 grant award from the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The award is for a project titled "SPACE DEBRIS DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING AN IN-SITU LIDAR SENSOR PLATFORM" and has a period of performance through February 28, 2026. The Aerospace Corporation is a technical advisor and research organization that provides engineering, scientific, and...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), for a project to study the design of an ultra-light dynamic membrane spacecraft, or "brane craft." The brane craft concept involves flattening a spacecraft into a membrane or 2-brane structure to achieve an ultra-high power-to-weight ratio, which could enable missions to targets like near-Earth asteroids and the Martian moon Phobos. The $99,917.31 grant will fund research on the technical challenges of this approach, including attitude determination and control, navigation, and the use of alternative sensors instead of traditional star trackers. The goal is to develop brane craft technology that could significantly reduce the cost of removing orbital debris in low-Earth orbit, an important issue for space operations. This grant award is not associated with a set-aside program. The Aerospace Corporation, as a non-profit FFRDC, has received numerous prime contract and grant awards from NASA and other federal agencies to provide specialized technical expertise and research in support of civil, defense, and commercial space initiatives.
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| Not listed | Not listed | $100.0k | 5/27/16 |