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80AFRC23DA006 - GLOBAL HAWK COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL AND PRODUCT SUPPORT SERVICES.
IDC - 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
Contractor
L-3 Harris Technologies, Inc (L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
06/08/2023
Obligated Amount
$25k
80AFRC20P0010 - NASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (AFRC)HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR TWO (2) EACH PASSIVE ACOUSTIC NON-COOPERATIVE AIRCRAFT DETECTION SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THE RESILIENT AUTONOMY (RA) PROJECT.
Purchase Order - 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Contractor
SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
01/13/2020
Obligated Amount
$340.7k
80AFRC19P0013 - EJECTION SEAT INTEGRATION / X-59 /.Q-1A AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Purchase Order - 541330 Engineering Services
Contractor
MARTIN-BAKER AIRCRAFT CO LTD
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
09/23/2019
Obligated Amount
$442.1k
80AFRC18C0026 - THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TIGERSHARK, A GROUP 3 UAS, AS A PLATFORM TO FLIGHT TEST THE DAPA LITE ATAR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL INTEGRATE THE RESEARCH PAYLOAD, WHICH INCLUDES THE ATAR AND ASSOCIATED AVIONICS; AND WILL SUPPORT NASAS FLIGHT TEST OF THE SYSTEM FROM ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER, AFRC, AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, EAFB, IN CALIFORNIA. WORK SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK ENTITLED, UAS INTEGRATION IN THE NAS PROJECT FLIGHT TEST 6 RESEARCH PLATFORM, DATED AUGUST 02, 2018. THE UAS NAS PROJECT EXPECTS THE NAVMAR APPLIED SCIENCES CORPORATION, NASC, HEREIN REFERRED TO AS THE CONTRACTOR, TO PROVIDE A TIGERSHARK, A GROUP 3 UAS, AS A PLATFORM TO FLIGHT TEST THE DAPA LITE ATAR. THE CONTRACTOR WILL INTEGRATE THE RESEARCH PAYLOAD, WHICH INCLUDES THE ATAR AND ASSOCIATED AVIONICS; AND WILL SUPPORT NASAS FLIGHT TEST OF THE SYSTEM FROM ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER, AFRC, FROM HERE ON REFERRED TO AS THE CENTER, AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, EAFB, IN CALIFORNIA. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ITANDE-LED INTEGRATION TELECONS AND WORKING GROUPS TO DEFINE AND REFINE INTERFACE AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. ON-AIRCRAFT INTEGRATION WILL INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A DAPA LITE RADAR SYSTEM, RESEARCH AVIONICS, AND A SMOKE SYSTEM. THE DAPA LITE RADAR SYSTEM CONSISTS OF THREE RADAR PANELS, AND ITS INSTALLATION WILL INVOLVE A MODIFICATION TO THE TIGERSHARK AIRCRAFT NOSE THAT WILL AFFECT THE AIRCRAFT OUTER MOLD LINE, OML. THE SMOKE SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY OF THE TIGERSHARK TO OTHER AIRCRAFT FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. FLIGHT TEST SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE INTEGRATION AND CHECKOUT OF GROUND SYSTEMS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT PHASE. NAMELY, THE CONTRACTORS MOBILE OPERATIONS CENTER, MOC, OR THE PORTABLE MOBILE OPERATIONS CENTER, PMOC, WILL NEED TO BE INTERFACED WITH NASAS MOBILE OPERATIONS FACILITY 5, MOF5. DURING FLIGHT TESTING AT EAFB, THE MOC OR PMOC WILL BE USED FOR LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OF THE TIGERSHARK, AND FOR BACK-UP OR EMERGENCY PILOT SUPPORT BY THE CONTRACTOR.
Definitive Contract - 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Contractor
NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corp (NAVMAR APPLIED SCIENCES CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
09/14/2018
Obligated Amount
$1.4M
80AFRC18D0009 - A-E SERVICES
IDC - AFRC Architect-Engineering A/E Services (2018) - 541310 Architectural Services
Contractor
DEVELOPMENT ONE, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
07/10/2018
Obligated Amount
$3.7M
80AFRC18C0023 - TESTING EQUIPMENT FOR LOW BOOM LIFE SUPPORT
Definitive Contract - 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
Contractor
CHEMRING ENERGETIC DEVICES, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
05/22/2018
Obligated Amount
$162.5k
NND17AA56C - CL HIGH ALTITUDE PRESSURE BREATHING AND PARTIAL PRESSURE REGULATOR SUPPORT
Definitive Contract - 541330 Engineering Services
Contractor
Cobham PLC (CARLETON TECHNOLOGIES INC)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
05/08/2017
Obligated Amount
$54.5k
NND17AA39Z - STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR FLIGHT VEHICLE AND GROUND TEST SYSTEMS
BPA - 541330 Engineering Services
Contractor
IKHANA GROUP, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
02/06/2017
Obligated Amount
$355k
NND17AA35Z - STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FLIGHT VEHICLE GROUND TEST SYSTEMS
BPA - 541330 Engineering Services
Contractor
PYRAMID SPACE INCORPORATED (PYRAMID SPACE INC)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
02/02/2017
Obligated Amount
$212.4k
NND17SE34C - ORION PROGRAM ASCENT ABORT 2 (AA-2) MISSION DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION (DFI) SYSTEM
Definitive Contract - 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Contractor
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (TELETRONICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
11/15/2016
Obligated Amount
$237.4k
NND16SE21P - NASA - AFRC IS ACQUIRING A CUSTOM MAINTENANCE BREAKOUT BOX FOR MONITORING DATABUS AND DISCRETES. THIS BOX WILL PLUG IN DIRECTLY TO THE MAINTENANCE CONNECTORS D9560J&D9561J CONNECTORS IN THE FLIGHT ENGINEERS STATION. CONNECTING CABLES WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 60 INCHES LONG FROM CASFER AERO SYSTEMS FOR THE SOFIA PROGRAM.
Purchase Order - 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
Contractor
CASFER AERO SYSTEMS, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
09/19/2016
Obligated Amount
$9.2k
GS10F0202X - CT NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (DFRC) HAS TWO ADVANCED CONCEPT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ACTD) GLOBAL HAWK (GH) UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV) AND SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT THAT WERE ACQUIRED FROM THE USAF. NASA SHALL USE THESE AIR VEHICLES TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE NATIONAL CIVILIAN CAPABILITY TO FLY GOVERNMENT AND CIVILIAN ORGANIZATION AIRBORNE SCIENCE PAYLOADS ON HIGH-ALTITUDE, OVER-THE-HORIZON, AND LONG-DURATION MISSIONS. THE NASA GLOBAL HAWK UAVS HAVE BEEN CONFIGURED SO THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER GLOBAL HAWK UAV CURRENTLY IN SERVICE. THE DFRC GLOBAL HAWK PROGRAM REQUIRES A PAYLOAD ENGINEER WITH EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GLOBAL HAWK AIRCRAFT, UNIQUE NASA PAYLOAD SYSTEMS AND GROUND CONTROL STATION, AND THE SCIENTIFIC PAYLOADS THAT ARE BEING INTEGRATED INTO THE NASA GLOBAL HAWK. AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE NASA GLOBAL HAWK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT PAYLOADS CAN BE SAFELY INTEGRATED WHILE MEETING THE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NASA SYSTEMS, SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL, POWER, AND DATA REQUIREMENTS.
BPA - Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) - 541330 Engineering Services
Contractor
FRATELLO, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
07/29/2016
Obligated Amount
$361.5k
NND16AB58P - COBHAM SATELLITE DATA UNITS AND AMPLIFIERS
Purchase Order - 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Contractor
Cobham PLC (CHELTON, INC.)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
07/21/2016
Obligated Amount
$89.4k
NND16SE11P - ACTIVE MASS DAMPER SOFTWARE
Purchase Order - 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
Contractor
Moog, Inc (MOOG INC.)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
06/29/2016
Obligated Amount
$56.1k
NND15SA42B - IN ORDER TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD, TEST OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CEPT FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE, NASA AFRC REQUIRES THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF ESAERO WHICH, AS THE DEP WING PRIME CONTRACTOR, HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSESSES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE DEP WING AND ASSOCIATED SUB-SYSTEMS. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING GA AIRCRAFT WITH NASA FURNISHED ELECTRIC MOTORS, NASA DRIVEN POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN, INTO AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AFRC NEEDS UNIQUE ESAERO EXPERTISE SUPPORT, SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, TECHNICAL DATA, SOFTWARE, TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSES AND EVALUATIONS OF SYSTEM FAILURES, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PROCEDURES AND/OR DRAWINGS USED IN THE TEST SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND/OR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE TO FACILITATE MODIFICATION AND/OR REPAIR OF THE TEST SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC CEPT RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES REVIEWING PLANNED TEST SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS, DEVELOPING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR DATA COLLECTION, PROVIDING DESIGN SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE ESAERO SYSTEMS, AND ASSISTANCE IN AFRC PERFORMED ANALYSIS. THE CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO MODIFY OR TO PARTICIPATE/ASSIST IN THE MODIFICATION OF INTERNAL AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS, AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PERFORM AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS, AND FABRICATE EXPERIMENTAL HARDWARE, WHERE THE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCEPTANCE, QUALIFICATION AND INTEGRATION TESTING OF MOTORS, CONTROLLERS, AND AVIONICS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR CEPT VEHICLE. AFRC MAY ALSO REQUEST RESEARCH STUDIES USING ESAERO DEVELOPED MODELS AND EXPERTISE WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELING OF A SMALL HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ENGINEERING DESIGN AND FABRICATION SUPPORT OF THE HYBRID ELECTRIC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TESTBED (HEIST). HEIST IS A STATIC HYBRID ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION GROUND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING OF THE DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION HARDWARE COMPONENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE INTEGRATION, TEST, MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEPT TEST SYSTEMS AND THE BUILD-UP OF HEIST.
IDC - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
EMPIRICAL SYSTEMS AEROSPACE, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
08/17/2015
Obligated Amount
$32.2M
NND15MT01B - CT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL, AND PRODUCT SUPPORT SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE X-56 MULTI-UTILITY TECHNOLOGY TESTBED AIR VEHICLE AT NASA ARMSTRONG.
IDC - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
02/18/2015
Obligated Amount
$208.7k
NNX13CD12P - THE PROPOSED INNOVATION IS A PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL HELP ACHIEVE NASA'S FUNDAMENTAL AERONAUTICS PROGRAM (FAP) GOALS OF REDUCING EMISSIONS AND INCREASING FUEL EFFICIENCY FOR HIGH SPEED FLIGHT. NASA'S OBJECTIVE TO ACHIEVE INCREASE THE SPECIFIC POWER OF HIGH EFFICIENCY ELECTRIC COMPONENTS TO MAKE A 10 MEGA-WATT ONBOARD POWER GENERATION AND/OR UTILIZATION FEASIBLE FOR PROPULSION REQUIRES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-SCALE TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF NEWER TURBOELECTRIC AIRCRAFT AND EMBEDDED BOUNDARY LAYER ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS. COMPACT AND LIGHTWEIGHT GENERATORS SCALING FROM THE KW TO MW CLASS ARE NEEDED TO TRANSITION HIGH SPEED AIRCRAFT TO HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS. METIS DESIGN CORP IS DEVELOPING A LIGHTWEIGHT, SMALL-SCALE, GAS TURBINE GENERATOR THAT DRAWS ON RECENT INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELDS OF PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATORS AND TURBOMACHINERY, WHICH HAS A TARGET POWER DENSITY OVER TWICE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART AND THE POTENTIAL TO SCALE TO 100'S OF KW. THE PROPOSED TURBINE ENGINE USES A LIGHTWEIGHT, TWO-SPOOL CONFIGURATION THAT ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR THE HEAVY REDUCTION GEARBOX REQUIRED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART SYSTEMS. PHASE I OF THIS SBIR WILL DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE TURBINE GENERATOR SUB-SYSTEM AND DEVELOP A DETAILED DESIGN, FABRICATE AND TEST THE INNOVATIVE GENERATOR HARDWARE. A FOLLOW-ON PHASE II EFFORT WILL DEVELOP A DETAILED DESIGN, FABRICATE AND TEST THE COMPLETE TURBINE GENERATOR SUB-SYSTEM.
Definitive Contract - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
METIS DESIGN CORPORATION
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Mission Support Directorate»NASA Shared Services Center
Effective date
05/23/2013
Obligated Amount
$125k
GS10F0202X - CT NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (DFRC) HAS TWO ADVANCED CONCEPT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ACTD) GLOBAL HAWK (GH) UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV) AND SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT THAT WERE ACQUIRED FROM THE USAF. NASA SHALL USE THESE AIR VEHICLES TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE NATIONAL CIVILIAN CAPABILITY TO FLY GOVERNMENT AND CIVILIAN ORGANIZATION AIRBORNE SCIENCE PAYLOADS ON HIGH-ALTITUDE, OVER-THE-HORIZON, AND LONG-DURATION MISSIONS. THE NASA GLOBAL HAWK UAVS HAVE BEEN CONFIGURED SO THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER GLOBAL HAWK UAV CURRENTLY IN SERVICE. THE DFRC GLOBAL HAWK PROGRAM REQUIRES A PAYLOAD ENGINEER WITH EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GLOBAL HAWK AIRCRAFT, UNIQUE NASA PAYLOAD SYSTEMS AND GROUND CONTROL STATION, AND THE SCIENTIFIC PAYLOADS THAT ARE BEING INTEGRATED INTO THE NASA GLOBAL HAWK. AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE NASA GLOBAL HAWK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT PAYLOADS CAN BE SAFELY INTEGRATED WHILE MEETING THE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NASA SYSTEMS, SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL, POWER, AND DATA REQUIREMENTS.
BPA - Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) - 541330 Engineering Services
Contractor
FRATELLO, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
03/04/2013
Obligated Amount
$970.5k
NND12AD71C - OTHER FUNCTIONS. PROPOSAL TITLE: FACILITY FOR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH AND SUBMICRORADIAN STABILIZATION USING SRLVS. PROPOSAL NO. 12-12GCTA_PRO_0067. THIS PROPOSAL DEVELOPS AN ECONOMICAL, HIGH-PERFORMANCE FACILITY FOR BOTH MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH AND SUBMICRORADIAN STABILIZATION BY INTEGRATING A SHUTTLE-PROVEN VIBRATION ISOLATION TECHNOLOGY INTO SUBORBITAL REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES (SRLVS). SRLVS PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, FREQUENT ACCESS TO AN AMBIENT MILLI-G FLIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR PERIODS OF 4 TO 15 MINUTES. WITHOUT FURTHER ISOLATION, HOWEVER, QUIESCENT ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE RESEARCH PAYLOAD ARE DISRUPTED BY ON-BOARD DISTURBANCES FROM VEHICLE EQUIPMENT, THERMAL CREAK , CREW MOTION (IF APPLICABLE), AIR CURRENTS, VENTILATION, ACOUSTICS, OTHER PAYLOADS, OR EVEN THE RESEARCH EXPERIMENT ITSELF. BY INTEGRATING OUR SPACEFLIGHT-PROVEN VIBRATION ISOLATION TECHNOLOGY INTO THE SRLVS, WE FURTHER REDUCE THE AMBIENT FLIGHT ENVIRONMENT BY OVER TWO ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE DURING OPERATION. USING A COMBINATION OF NON-CONTACT ISOLATION AND ACTIVE ATTENUATION, WE WILL PROVIDE QUIESCENT ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE RESEARCH PAYLOAD ON THE ORDER OF 1 MICRO-G RMS OR BETTER OVER A BROADBAND FREQUENCY RANGE (>0.1HZ) DURING THE COAST PHASE OF THE SRLV FLIGHT. THIS EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE IS ACHIEVED BY COMBINING CURRENT GENERATION ACCELEROMETERS AND ELECTRONICS WITH THE SHUTTLE-PROVEN STABLE MICROGRAVITY ISOLATION TECHNOLOGY, THE WORLD S FIRST ACTIVE MICROGRAVITY VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY FLOWN IN SPACE. IN PHASE 1 WE DEVELOP A TEST READINESS LEVEL -6 (TRL-6) PROTOTYPE OF OUR SRLV PAYLOAD ISOLATION SYSTEM SUCH THAT IT IS GROUND-TESTED, TUNED, AND READY FOR INTEGRATION AND FLIGHT TESTING ON AN SRLV. IF SELECTED FOR PHASE 2, THE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM WILL BE INTEGRATED AND FLOWN ON AN SRLV TO CHARACTERIZE PERFORMANCE AND DEMONSTRATE THIS NEW CAPABILITY TO THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COMMUNITIES. APPLICABLE TO ANY RESEARCH PAYLOAD, OUR ISOLATION SYSTEM IS INTEGRATED INTO THE MOUNTING STRUCTURE, LEAVING THE MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLE S PAYLOAD VOLUME TO THE RESEARCH EXPERIMENT. APPLICABLE TO ANY SRLV, WE PROVIDE COMPONENT-LEVEL ISOLATION OF THE RESEARCH PAYLOAD ITSELF WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY UNUSUAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE HOST VEHICLE. THIS MAKES THE TECHNOLOGY APPLICABLE TO A WIDE SPECTRUM OF SPACE VEHICLES INCLUDING PILOTED AND UNPILOTED SRLVS, ORBITAL RLVS, AND THE FULL RANGE OF FREE-FLYING SATELLITES. THUS, FUNDS INVESTED IN DEVELOPING AND EXTENDING THIS TECHNOLOGY OFFER A HIGH RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT DUE TO THE UNMATCHED PERFORMANCE OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS GENERAL APPLICABILITY TO A BROAD RANGE OF HOST VEHICLES. BY COMBINING THE BEST POSSIBLE ISOLATION TECHNOLOGY WITH THE RAPID TURN-A-ROUND AND IMMEDIATE SAMPLE RETURN CAPABILITIES OF THE SRLV, THIS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO MICROGRAVITY AND SUBMICRORADIAN ENVIRONMENTS AND, THUS, ENABLE A ROBUST EXPANSION OF SPACE RESEARCH, COMMERCIALIZATION, AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.
IDC - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
CONTROLLED DYNAMICS INC
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Armstrong Flight Research Center
Effective date
09/26/2012
Obligated Amount
$524k
NNX12CA15C - OTHER FUNCTION - THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A MINIATURIZED AND IN-SITU OPERATED GAS MICROSENSOR ARRAY FOR THE REAL TIME MONITORING OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTORS AND/OR EXHAUST STREAMS TO IMPROVE NASA'S AERONAUTICAL FLIGHT TEST CAPABILITIES. PHASE II WILL DEVELOP A HIGH TEMPERATURE MICROSENSOR ARRAY SUITABLE FOR INCORPORATION IN ENGINES, AS INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT. SENSOR ARRAYS DEVELOPED BY OUR TEAM AND RESEARCH PARTNERS HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED FOR GROUND TEST USAGE TO QUANTIFY COMPOSITION OF CRITICAL CONSTITUENTS IN TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST PRODUCTS, E.G., CO, CO2, NOX, O2 AND HC. TO DATE, OUR RESEARCH EFFORTS FOR EXHAUST MONITORING HAVE FOCUSED ON GROUND APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS INSTALLATIONS IN STATIONARY RIGS FOR ENGINE DEVELOPMENT. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS TO BUILD ON KNOWLEDGE ACCUMULATED ON GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS TO DEVELOP A FLYABLE PROTOTYPE. THE PROGRAM WILL LEVERAGE TEST OPPORTUNITIES IN LARGER RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE MATURATION STEPS FROM GROUND-BASED TO FLYABLE SYSTEMS. THE MICROSENSOR ARRAY PROBE, CABLING AND CONTROL ELECTRONICS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO WITHSTAND THE HARSH ENVIRONMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE. INITIAL TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED WITH THE PROTOTYPE INSTALLED THE ENGINE OF A GROUNDED AIRPLANE. BEYOND PHASE II, FULL FLIGHT TESTS ARE ENVISIONED.
Definitive Contract - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Mission Support Directorate»NASA Shared Services Center
Effective date
04/25/2012
Obligated Amount
$804.1k

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