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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $619,648 Project Grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on space situational awareness in cislunar space. The research aims to extend existing methods for tracking and characterizing the motion of space objects in the lunar environment, including developing new approaches for propagating system uncertainty and describing the relative motion of satellite...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $108,855 Project Grant to Space Science And Technologies Jose Nilo Castellon EIRL located in Chile. The grant will fund the CONVOLVED SPECTRA FOR GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES CHARACTERIZATION project from November 2021 through November 2023. Under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), the grantee will analyze convoluted spectra to characterize geosynchronous satellites. The program aims to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), through the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), awarded a $499,897 Project Grant to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) for the development of automated low-thrust trajectory optimization for cislunar transfers. The three-year award, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, supports research conducted at the awardee's facility in New York. This project delivers...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $358,762 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York. The grant, awarded on September 20, 2023, supports the development of "DESIGNING DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES TO PROTECT TERRESTRIAL-SATELLITE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS IN CONTESTED ENVIRONMENTS" over a 3-year period ending on September 19, 2026. The Research Foundation, a non-profit...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $311,615 Project Grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support research titled "PREDICTION OF BASIC OPERATION OF ELECTRO-SPRAY THRUSTERS USING HIGH FIDELITY MODELING." The research aims to develop high-fidelity modeling capabilities to predict the basic operation of electrospray thrusters, maintaining Air Force technological superiority...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $443,182 Project Grant to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, supports research on "Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing Using Angles-Only Measurements to Cataloged Resident Space Objects." This research aims to develop innovative technologies that enhance the U.S. Air...

The National Science Foundation awarded Space Domain Awareness Inc. a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a space object tracking unit. The one-year award, issued on December 1, 2021, will support the company's efforts to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies to address national challenges. Specifically, the funding will enable Space Domain Awareness Inc. to deliver a...

The Department of the Air Force awarded a $100,000 project grant to Universitat Bern in Switzerland under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund research and development in the scientific area of astronautics from September 15, 2022 through September 14, 2025. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain technological superiority in scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs and prevent technological surprise to the United...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration on September 1, 2025, under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports research titled "Uncertainty Realism, Propagation, and Estimation for Cislunar Space Domain Awareness" with a performance period extending through August 31, 2028. This research initiative addresses critical Air...

This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $156,472 to Rutgers, The State University in New Jersey to develop a testbed for autonomous proximity and rendezvous operations (ASPRO) with general space objects. The award period runs from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. The goal of this fundamental research project is to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by...