Purchase Order 80NSSC20P2385

This is a $15,743.83 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Yale University to develop deployable and reconfigurable compliant mechanisms based on origami and pop-up book folding principles using high strength bulk metallic glass. The research project is focused on designing and fabricating multipurpose structures that can be easily deployed and reconfigured for use in space applications such as habitat development and solar arrays. The effort will include...

This is a $500,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) for research and development of ceramic and metallic truss core sandwich panels for large-scale thermo-structural space applications. The goal is to develop a platform for scalable fabrication and optimal design of these advanced materials, which could result in weight savings for spacecraft structures compared to existing debris and micrometeorite...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,999.93 grant to Cornell University to research a modular, self-assembling architecture for constructing large, reflective, space-based telescopes with active optics. The proposed system would enable the construction of 30+ meter diameter telescopes at the Sun-Earth L2 point using a single, mass-produced spacecraft module design. Each module would include a hexagonal, one-meter diameter spacecraft bus with an integrated,...

Materials Development Inc. was awarded a $798,222 grant for research on microgravity-based investigation of thermophysical properties of supercooled molten metal oxides. Awarded on November 9, 2017, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026, this civilian research grant is funded by a NASA shared services center and performed in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The project represents an international collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) utilizing the Flight...

This is a $18,828 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Starspec Technologies Inc., a Canadian for-profit manufacturer, to provide refurbishments and extensions to the EXCITE gondola. The EXCITE gondola is a component of the EXCITE telescope, which supports NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) program. This award does not have a set-aside designation, indicating Starspec Technologies Inc. was able to compete for this open-bid...

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $622,616.05 firm-fixed-price delivery order to Precision Fabricating & Cleaning Company, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Cocoa, Florida. The contract is to fabricate an Exploration Upper Stage Umbilical (EUSU) retract panel for the Mobile Launcher 2 (ML2) supporting NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program. This delivery order is part of a larger NASA Ground Support Equipment indefinite-delivery,...

This federal contract award to Physical Optics Corporation (POC) is for the development of the Orbital Fiber Optic Production Module (ORFOM), which will enable the production of low-loss optical fiber in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station (ISS). The $124,998.00 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aims to design and assemble a prototype fiber draw system that can fit within...

Becklin Holdings, Inc. doing business as ECS Composites was awarded a $2.4 million firm fixed price definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center to provide three mobile ground control station containers for the Global Hawk program. Per the solicitation, ECS will modify three standard 40-foot shipping containers into customized mobile ground control stations, with one serving as a command and control station, one as a payload server...

This contract award to Georgia Tech Research Corporation, also known as the Office of Sponsored Programs, is for a project to design and develop a viable structural design for a vacuum airship intended for use on Mars. The $311,600.23 award does not have a set-aside designation. Georgia Tech Research Corporation is a non-profit research organization and state institution of higher education associated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. The project aims to overcome the challenges of...

This contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Tentguild Engineering Co., is for the development of a lightweight, deployable photovoltaic (PV) array module architecture designed for Mars applications. The proposed system features a toroidal storage configuration that can encircle and integrate with various space transport and surface mission systems. Key requirements include modular or large-unit design, self-cleaning and dust mitigation, tilt...