This Project Grant award, provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Space Operations Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.007), aims to explore the viability of voice communication and evaluate a software-based text communication tool called "Braiding" for use in lunar exploration missions. The $117,000 grant, awarded to Georgia Tech Research Corp on October 1, 2024, will focus on studying the impact of signal latency on space-to-ground communication,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $149,199, issued on May 1, 2024 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under its Space Technology program (CFDA 43.012), supports the "EVALUATION OF LUNAR MAPS AND TERRAN RELATIVE NAVIGATION ALGORITHMS" project. The awardee, Georgia TECH Research Corp, will conduct research and development activities related to lunar mapping and navigation algorithms to enable future NASA exploration missions. The project has a planned...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $133,619 Cooperative Agreement to American University under the Space Technology program (CFDA 43.012) on March 1, 2024. The funding will support the development of a Terahertz Heterodyne Spectrometer for In-Situ Resource Utilization (THSIRU) over a performance period ending on January 31, 2027. The THSIRU project aims to advance capabilities for identifying and characterizing extraterrestrial resources, which is a critical...
Rohr, Inc., a Collins Aerospace Company, received a $161,353 cooperative agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center on July 13, 2021 to complete work by June 30, 2022. The award was made under NASA's Aeronautics program (CFDA 43.002) to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and technologies for large composite airframe structures that enable a four to six times increase in production rates without increasing costs. Collins Aerospace will...
Collier Research and Development Corporation was awarded a $105,759.17 Cooperative Agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center on July 28, 2021 to complete work by June 30, 2022. The award supports Collier Research & Development Corp.'s HI-RATE COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING project, which aims to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and technologies to enable a 4-6 times increase in the production rate of large composite airframe structures...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM, CFDA 43.008) provides $100,000.00 in funding to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) to investigate the deleterious effects of radiation on a human microphysiological vascular platform. The performance period for this award is from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. As a key research institution, SDSM&T has demonstrated extensive...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $362,500 Cooperative Agreement under the Space Operations Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.007) to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU), doing business as the University of Colorado, with a period of performance from December 31, 2024 to December 30, 2025. The award supports advanced research and technology development critical to human space exploration, with a focus on enabling sustained operations in and beyond...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, with ID 80NSSC24M0193, was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Space Technology program (CFDA 43.012). This $197,214.54 award was granted to the President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University) to conduct innovative research and development on advanced aerospace technologies. Through this cooperative agreement, Harvard University will leverage its expertise in fields such as quantum science,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Delaware under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.008). The award aims to develop and demonstrate multifunctional zero-standby power sensing and reconfigurable photonic integrated circuits (PICs) that provide ultra-low power solutions for NASA's space exploration missions. Key objectives include: Developing scalable near zero-standby power...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, Inc. (REC Foundation) under the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.001). The funding supports the REC Foundation's widespread and effective robotics competition program, which engages students in hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education and encourages them to pursue STEM...