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Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Science Mission Directorate
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| GRC |
Low-Density Turbine Blade Superalloys For Improved Engine Performance and Reduced Emissions
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Fundamental Aeronautics, Subsonic: Fixed Wing (SFW) Program |
| Technology Focus Area: Development of technologies for improving performance and reducing emissions for subsonic aircraft |
| Measurable Benefits: 1) Advances TRL from 3 to 5; 2) Provides near-term commercialization of NASA technology that is consistent with SFW goals; 3) Accelerates path to additional benefits through a new concept for a low-density single crystal/powder metallurgy turbine disk, to be initiated in FY08 in SFW. This is enabling for NASA's growing interest in blended-wing-body aircraft and is critical to AirForce long range strike aircraft. |
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| ARC |
Advanced Thermal Protection Systems For Hypersonic Flight In Air and Planetary Atmosphere
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: ESMD Orion Block III Mars-return vehicle, future SMD missions Mars Astrobiology Laboratory, Mars Sample return, and Saturn Multiprobe |
| Technology Focus Area: Advanced TPS materials for hypersonics |
| Measurable Benefits: Robust ablative TPS with greatly improved thermomechanical properties and reduced mass when compared to current TPS solutions (for example, carbon phenolic) |
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| GRC |
Development and Validation of Foam - Metal Acoustic Liner For Attenuation of Turbofan Engine Noise
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Fundamental Aeronautics/Subsonic Fixed Wing |
| Technology Focus Area: Developing technologies for reducing noise for subsonic aircraft. Developing physics based analysis and design tools. |
| Measurable Benefits: 3 db Engine Noise Reduction with less than 1/2% change in specific fuel comsumption |
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| LaRC |
Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Aerospace Applications
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Subsonic Fixed Wing/ARMD-1Q, Structures, Materials, Mechanisms/ETDP |
| Technology Focus Area: Fundamental Aeronautics, Subsonic Fixed Wing and Structures, Materials and Mechanisms, ETDP |
| Measurable Benefits: 1) Intrinsic multifunctionality in nanocomposites defined as simultaneous improvements in modulus of 50%, conductivity of 10, and two fold increase in permeability barrier properties. 2) By the endo of this program Vorbeck would enter into product prototyping relationships with some of their existing corporate partners on these systems. |
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| LaRC |
Carbon Nanotube Yarn Multifunctional Sensors In Composite Structures
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| Non-parasitic multifunctional sensors in composite structures |
| Measurable Benefits: Light weight and non-parasitic multifunctional sensing capability in composite structures that are applicable to aeronautical and aerospace vehicles and space structures |
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| GRC |
Demonstration of Polymer Cross-Linked Aerogel Blanket Insulation
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Fundamental Aeronautics |
| Technology Focus Area: Subsonic Fixed Wing |
| Measurable Benefits: Improved acoustic insulation and ballistic impact resistance supporting the Subsonic Fixed Wing (SFW) Program; Improved insulation for EVA suits, cryogenic transfer lines and storage on launch pads and in future spacecraft in support ESMD programs in Structures, Materials and Mechanisms, Crew support and accomodations. |
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| DFRC |
Distributed Aerodynamic Sensing and Processing (DASP) Toolbox |
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| Lead Center |
Proposal Title |
| MSFC |
High Temperature Materials For Lunar Lander Engine
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: PCAD & LLPO, Lunar Lander propellant decision in early 2009 & Key Lander Technologies |
| Technology Focus Area: ESMD (Propulsion and Cryogenics) - A Lunar Lander Risk Reduction Activity |
| Measurable Benefits: Development and test completion will provide relevant data to NASA in support of the ESMD Constellation Program requirements. |
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| JSC |
Safer Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Cells For Energy Storage
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Robotic Lunar, Short Lunar, Long Lunar |
| Technology Focus Area: Power, Crew Support and Accommodations |
| Measurable Benefits: Absence of fire and thermal runaway under abusive conditions; significant weight reduction due to less complex protective electronics in battery module |
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| GRC |
Generalizing Moon Tire Technology
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Human-Robotic Systems |
| Technology Focus Area: 1) Robotics and Operations / Surface Mobility Systems, 2) Structures, Materials, and Mechanisms / Low Temperature, Mechanisms |
| Measurable Benefits: Absence of fire and thermal runaway under abusive conditions; significant weight reduction due to less complex protective electronics in battery module |
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| JPL |
Low-Temperature, Long-Life, Compliant Wheels For The Lunar Surface and Beyond
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Exploration Technology Development Program |
| Technology Focus Area: Structures, Materials, and Mechanisms, Robotics and Operations |
| Measurable Benefits: 1000km+ endurance in Lunar Analog Terrain, 1000km+ endurance in Lunar Thermal Environment (-230°C-+120°C), Wheel compliance & impact resistance (10cm obstacle @ 10kph), Lower Rolling Resistance, Uniformity of Contact Pressure |
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| JPL |
Advanced High-Pressure Electrolysis System Development For NASA's Explorations Systems Program
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: ETDP/Energy Storage Project, TRL 5 Regenerative Fuel Cell Demonstration, TRL 6 energy storage system by 2014, in anticipation of lunar deployment |
| Technology Focus Area: Power, Regenerative Fuel Cells |
| Measurable Benefits: High Efficiency, high pressure electrolyzer suitable for regenerative fuel cell with > 500 Wh/kg energy storage and will be five times lighter than advanced batteries |
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| JSC |
Cold Hardware Ignition Demonstration Of Liquid Oxygen-Liquid Methane For Reaction Control and Main Propulsion Engines
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Constellation, Lunar Lander |
| Technology Focus Area: Propulsion and Cryogenics |
| Measurable Benefits: Direct benefit to Lunar Lander Project by reducing the risk of technology acceptance through capability demonstration and hardware optimization. Direct, long-term, benefit to NASA by developing a competitive reaction control and main engine vendor as a viable contendor for future NASA and Air Force contracts. Direct benefit to the PCAD Project by providing hardware with variable inlet and combustion geometry to ensure the challenge of proving reliable ignition at all feasible operational conditions is exceeded. |
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| GRC |
Lunar Regolith Excavation, Handling and Processing Technology Development and Demonstrations For Outpost Operations
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: ISRU oxygen production PDR for precursos demo |
| Technology Focus Area: ISRU: regolith excavation and material handling |
| Measurable Benefits: ISRU excavation technologies demonstrated in lunar-like environments support incorporation of ISRU in mission critical roles thereby saving metric tons of consumable materials transported to the moon on an annual basis |
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| JSC |
Flight Demonstration Of A Lander Using Lox/Methane
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Data is needed by SRR for lander propulsion |
| Technology Focus Area: Propulsion and Cryogenics |
| Measurable Benefits: Lox/Methane provides higher lander performance (500 to 1600 lbms) payload to surface, LOx provides capability for future In-situ propellant usage, LOx based system are ECLSS and power compatible. Lox/methane technology is applicable to commercial ETO spacecraft |
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| MSFC |
Advanced Deep Throttling Turbine Bypass Valve
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: SAMS-Exploration Advanced Capabilities Office, Lander Project Office, MSFC's IR&D Project LLDET |
| Technology Focus Area: Advancing Technology for the Lunar Lander Descent Engine (LLDE) |
| Measurable Benefits: Risk mitigation and technology development for one of the LLDE's critical components. Investing now to mitigate the risks associated with this valve result in schedule and budget savings during the full scale development (FSD) of the flight engine. |
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| KSC |
Development Of A Deployable Sun Shield To Support Long Duration In-Space Cryogenic Propellant Storage
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Any Program/Project requiring space-based croyogenic storage. Any Program/Project requiring space-based deployable structures. |
| Technology Focus Area: Structures, Materials, Mechanisms |
| Measurable Benefits: Development of sun shield expands upper stage transportation capabilities, enables space and lunar based cryogenic storage, enables space, lunar, and Martian deployable structures. |
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| GSFC |
Extremely High-Performance, Ultra-Low Power, Radiation-Tolerant Processor: An Enabling Technology For Autonomous and Computationally Intensive Capabilities
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Radiation Hardened Electronics for Space Environments (RHESE) Project; ALHAT |
| Technology Focus Area: Avionics & Software |
| Measurable Benefits: Performance and power efficiency significantly superior to state-of-the-art spaceflight processors to enable or enhance deployment of critical autonomous and computationally intensive onboard capabilities |
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| JSC |
Multi-Terrain Loader Remotely Supervised Leveling For Lunar Construction Development
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Supports the Exploration Techology Development Program (ETDP), Human Robot Systems. |
| Technology Focus Area: Lunar Construction - Civil engineering, regolith excavation, and material handling. Robotics - Advanced robotic systems for lunar outpost assembly and maintenance, surface mobility systems, and human-system interaction. |
| Measurable Benefits: This project will help NASA develop ISRU and surface handling equipment control and hardware requirements and human-system interaction processes for time-delayed operations |
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| KSC |
Addition Of Electrodynamic and Mechanical Forces To Dem Software
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: ETDP/Protection - Dust Mitigation, ETDP/ISRU - Excavation, Traction, & Material Flow |
| Technology Focus Area: Computer modeling of soils and planetary regoliths using advanced electrodynamics and mechanics input to the DEM software |
| Measurable Benefits: Earth-based simulation is cost effective over in-situ testing |
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| SSC |
Integrated Systems Health Management (ISHM) Implementation and Validation For A-1 Test Stand and J-2x Power Pack
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Supports J-2X testing on the Constellation ARES Program |
| Technology Focus Area: Avionics & Software—ISHM |
| Measurable Benefits: Safer, less costly, timely, more effective test program for the J-2X engine. |
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| GRC |
Human-Rated Space Power Systems Pallet Demonstrating Fuel Cells, Lithium-Ion Batteries and Advanced Thermal Management Technologies
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Multiple lunar surface missions |
| Technology Focus Area: Energy Storage and Thermal Management |
| Measurable Benefits: Provides valuable system integration experience, provides design and basis for in-space demonstration of critical technology elements, raises TRL of component technologies that are required for lunar surface operations |
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| KSC |
Lunar Analog Field Demonstration of ISRU and HRS
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: ETDP/ ISRU & HRS |
| Technology Focus Area: Oxygen Production for Regolith, Robotic Mobility Systems, Resource Prospecting |
| Measurable Benefits: Provides a lunar analog test site for all NASA technology projects without burdening NASA with the infrastructure costs; Improved interface between two interdependent technology programs, and a significant step forward in the Technology Readiness |
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| Lead Center |
Proposal Title |
| SSC |
Glass Bubble Insulation For Cryogenic Tanks: A Field Demonstration
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Constellation Pad Activation, Rocket Propulsion Test Program |
| Technology Focus Area: Space Transportation: Propellant Storage and Transfer - Reduced ground ops cost, operational effective propellant storage |
| Measurable Benefits: The thermal performance of glass bubbles has been shown to be 30% better than perlite. The ROI is 2-10 years and is highly dependent on the baseline performance of the original perlite. |
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| JSC |
Lunar Habitat Wireless Testbed
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: 1) IPP partnerships with universities to advance TRL of strategic technologies; 2) IPP partnerships to facilitate transition of STTR Phase I/II contracts to Phase III for maturation & insertion into NASA missions (via current GRC Phase II STTR) |
| Technology Focus Area: SOMD / ESMD / SMD (1) SOMD: Technologies that enable innovative use of operational assets (CGBA-4, CGBA-5 onboard ISS) for flight testing of development hardware and software; (2) SOMD: Reprogrammable communications systems, alignment with Space Communications and Navigation Architecture (SCAWG); 3) ESMD: Habitability systems, crew healthcare systems, environmental monitoring & control, smart telemetry systems, integrated systems health management, IVHM; 4) SMD: Intelligent distributed systems that enable advanced communications, efficient data processing & transfer, autonomous operations of space-based assets. |
| Measurable Benefits: 1) Provides for the integration of independent vendor RFID and ZigBee products in a standards-based system, promoting interoperability and reducing risk for the Lunar Habitat; 2) Deploys a flexible, extensible common application framework for information mgmt (e.g., integrate Wi-Fi and WiMax for follow-on); 3) ISS payload BioNet/CGBA-5 to interface with RFID sensors (JSC-EV DTO) provides:(a) Device interface and ISS-to-ground communications (substantial cost reduction); 2) Mature in-place platform to advance the TRL level of Habitat wireless data systems; c) Operation in a relevant operational environment - both space and ground systems 4) Provision of C3I compliant implementation for Constellation interoperability testing for future while providing communciations support for legacy devices to protect current installation base and investments. |
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| GSFC |
Integrating Space Weather Model and Event Data Into Decision Support Systems To Ensure Exploration Safety and Mission Success
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Constellation Program Mission Operations Project |
| Technology Focus Area: Space Operation |
| Measurable Benefits: First step in fulfilling needs to insure Crew Safety for Constellation |
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| KSC |
The Development and Rapid Assessment Of A Smart, Environmentally Friendly Coating
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: CXP-GOP & ETDP FY08 |
| Technology Focus Area: Space Transportation; Corrosion Protection |
| Measurable Benefits: Paint system for corrosion control and mitigation increases lifetime, effectiveness, and performance of launch and ground support equipment, and reduces life cycle costs in ground systems by reducing corrosion failures; Rapid prediction of long-term field performance of coated substrates offers early identification of coatings for inclusion in the NASA Coatings Standard. |
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Innovative Treatments Of Dental Emergencies For Lunar And Exploration Missions
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Human Research Program |
| Technology Focus Area: Space Operation; Technologies that optimize crew health and performance using innovative technologies for procedure management of in-flight medical issues. |
| Measurable Benefits: Provide emergency dental treatments (tooth reconstruction and treatment of pulpal disease; i.e., no drill root canals) to astronauts on long-duration missions. Provide these treatments for commercial use in the private and miltary sectors. Also applicable to populations living in isolated areas with limited dental care. |
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| KSC |
Liquid To Gaseous Helium Pump Skid |
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| Lead Center |
Proposal Title |
| ARC |
Demonstration Of Precise Wavefront Control For Space Optics With A Mems Deformable Mirror
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: TPF-C, JDEM, LUVO, and Life Finder |
| Technology Focus Area: New Remote Sensing Technologies / Large, Lower Cost Lightweight Mirrors |
| Measurable Benefits: 1) Diffraction-limited performance benefits nearly all space optical systems 2) Provides extrely low wavefront error needed to detect Earth-like planets near bright stars 3) Minimizes cost and mass for space observator |
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Ice-Ax: ISRU Characterization Experiment - Astrobiology Explorer
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Astrobiology Field Laboratory, Mars Scout mission proposal |
| Technology Focus Area: New Remote Sensing Tech |
| Measurable Benefits: Accelerated development of low mass,robotic drill with down-hole inspection. Enables search for subsurface water and potential evidence for life. Enables discovery of accessible in situ resources for future missions. Leverages prior NASA investments. ROI potential large due to lower cost payload/lander/accomodations approach than existing technology |
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Mission Enabling, Lightweight, Ultra Bandwidth Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) For Characterization Of The Interior Of Planetary Bodies
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Discovery and New Frontiers missions, ERIN-WSS, NEO Program |
| Technology Focus Area: New Remote Sensing Technologies |
| Measurable Benefits: Will make possible new paradigm-shifting measurements for understanding the assembly and evolution of small planetary bodies such as asteroids and cometary nuclei. Also has potential applications for subsurface planetary measurements on Presentation: 9/1/08Mars, the Moon, and even for Earth. Subsurface "imaging" radar technology will meet the needs of future planetary missions by being lightweight (<5 kg), compact (size <0.1 m^3) and having a step-frequency capability operating over a frequency band between 25-100 MHz (well-suited for multiple depths of sensitivity within the shallow interiors of primitive objects) |
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| JPL |
Helium Superpressure Balloon Technology Validation Experiments
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Titan Flagship Mission Study in FY08; Venus New Frontiers and Discovery proposal opportunities in FY08/FY09; Mars Missions of Opportunity or Scout |
| Technology Focus Area: Novel Platforms |
| Measurable Benefits: We are seeking to provide a first use capability for NASA planetary balloons. The particular prototype to be tested in this IPP proposal is designed to fly a 5 kg payload in the Martian North Polar region for a 5 day mission. A key measurement in the IPP flight experiment is to verify that a 5 day flight is possible after aerial deployment and inflation. |
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Risk Reduction Testing Of The Astromesh Reflector In Support Of Earth Science Missions
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: SMAP, DESDynl and XOVWM will all benefit from having this task completed |
| Technology Focus Area: New Remote Sensing Technologies & Large, Lower Cost, Lightweight Mirrors and Space-Deployable Structures |
| Measurable Benefits: Risk reduction for top three Decadel Survey Missions: Project will validate whether a deployable mesh reflector can meet the very demanding passive pointing stability that is required by the SMAP, DESDynI and XOVWM instruments |
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Small-Sat Technologies For Cost Effective Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Of The Environment
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: HyspIRI mission: GEO-CAPE |
| Technology Focus Area: Cost effective hyperspectral remote sensing technologies for small satellite applications |
| Measurable Benefits: New sensor design and proven prototype, with cost/performance comparisons; new small-sat mission cost/performance data; new PhD's from 6 leading universities with critical small-sat competencies. |
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| GSFC |
Replacing Multiple Fiber Amplifiers With One For Mapping Lidars Featuring Multiple Frequency-Doubled Beams
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Swath mapping Altimeter IIP/ESTO; National Lidar Mapping Initiative; Lidar Surface Topography mission |
| Technology Focus Area: New Remote Sensing Technologies |
| Measurable Benefits: Cost reduction up to 50%, Mass reduction up to 50%, Size reduction up to 50%, Decrease power consumption 10-15% |
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Spacewire Plug-and-Play Capable GPS Receiver
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) & Magnetospheric MultiScale (MMS) |
| Technology Focus Area: Intelligent Distributed Systems - that enable advanced communications, efficient data processing and transfer, and autonomous operations of land- and space-based assets |
| Measurable Benefits: *GPS Navigator SpaceWire PnP Receiver development that can be used by GPM & MMS; as well as other future missions; *Reduce costs of avionics through reuse of PnP system; *Provide continued collaboration for other sensors & actuators; *Valuable insight into how NASA can standardize components up to the application layer |
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| LaRC |
2 Micron Risk Reduction Laser Transmitter For Airborne and Space-Based Doppler Wind Lidar
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| Program/Project(s) Supported: Airborne coherent wind lidar demonstrator |
| Technology Focus Area: Lidar based active remote sensing |
| Measurable Benefits: LIfetime demostration of critical laser technology |
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