Purchase Order NNG14PN25P

This is a $287,000.00 contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop and test autonomous on-orbit assembly and servicing systems using the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, and Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) testbed. The contract supports NASA's goals in the area of robotics and autonomous systems, with the objective of enabling spacecraft assembly and servicing without human crews. MIT will...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $497,007.70 grant for research to Exoterra Resource LLC, a solar electric propulsion company based in Littleton, Colorado. The NIMPH project aims to develop a micro in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) system to produce liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquid hydrogen (LH2) propellant for sample return missions, which are significantly more expensive than traditional exploration missions due to the increased delta-V requirements. By...

NASA's Goddard Space Center awarded a $154.2 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to Lanteris Space LLC for design, fabrication, integration, test, and delivery of the spacecraft bus for the RESTORE-L/OSAM-1 mission, with an award date of December 5, 2016 and ultimate completion by February 28, 2027. The contractor furnishes all personnel, facilities, services, equipment, and materials necessary for spacecraft bus development and on-orbit activities supporting the initial RESTORE-L...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $135,000 training grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado, an educational institution, to investigate future mission architectures for Earth observation satellite systems building on the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow-On programs. The research will use simulation studies to explore improved performance from constellations of small satellites capable of ranging between multiple...

Science Engineering Associates, Inc. has been awarded a firm fixed price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center for $19,605 to provide maintenance of optical array probes for the agency's Icing Research Center (IRC). Under the contract, the contractor will deliver IRC Probe Maintenance Optical Array Probes (OAP)-230X and 230Y by August 1, 2023 to support NASA's research into the impact of icing conditions on aircraft flight safety and...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Maclean Engineering & Applied Technologies, LLC. The contract is valued at $122,708 and has a completion date of December 9, 2016. The purpose of the contract is to expand on the MREST (Modular Robotic Servicing of Spacecraft) interface specification to develop a standard that can be used to address issues related to...

This is a federal contract awarded by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The contract, titled "Space Network Reliability and Loading Analysis," supports risk analysis and security evaluation for NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). The contractor is tasked with updating and maintaining the TDRS fleet reliability and service availability model, conducting replenishment analyses,...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Vestigo Aerospace, Inc., a for-profit organization, to address the safe disposal of spacecraft upon mission completion. The contract has a potential value of $124,997.00 and is a firm fixed price definitive contract. The contract aims to address the forecasted launch of up to 2,600 nanosatellites and microsatellites into orbit over the...

This NASA contract, awarded to the Regents of the University of Michigan, aims to develop the ASTRONET - a network of free-flying space co-robots that can assist astronauts during extravehicular activities (EVAs) such as inspection, maintenance, and repair of spacecraft exteriors. The $599,922 grant will enable the university to create a system that can safely surround crew members, perceive their commands, and autonomously reposition to improve task conditions and provide better visibility....

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, procuring through its Shared Services Center, awarded a $5.0 million definitive contract to Astrobotic Technology Inc. on September 30, 2022, for SBIR Phase II Sequential research on lunar night survival and long-range communications for distributed robotics assets under a total small business set-away, with ultimate completion by March 31, 2027. The contract is firm fixed price. Place of performance is Pittsburgh, PA. The solicitation addresses...