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80KSC023CA002 - PAYLOAD PROCESSING FOR PLANKTON, AEROSOL, CLOUD, OCEAN ECOSYSTEM (PACE) SPACECRAFT.
Definitive Contract - 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Contractor
Lockheed Martin Corporation (ASTROTECH SPACE OPERATIONS, LLC)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Kennedy Space Center
Effective date
12/13/2022
Obligated Amount
$5.4M
NNK16OH25P - THE LIGHTNING ADVISORY PANEL (LAP) DEFINES THE LIGHTNING LAUNCH COMMIT CRITERIA (LLCC), AND ASSOCIATED RATIONALE, WHICH ASSURE LAUNCH VEHICLES DO NOT TRIGGER LIGHTNING OR INTERCEPT NATURAL LIGHTNING. THE LLCC SUPPORT NASA, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) LAUNCHES IN THE UNITED STATES TO ASSURE SAFETY AND, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, PROVIDE LAUNCH AVAILABILITY. THE LAP ARE WORLD-RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY AND OTHER FIELDS (I.E., LIGHTNING PHYSICS, RADAR METEOROLOGY, CLOUD PHYSICS, AND STATISTICS). AS A MEMBER OF THE LAP THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SHALL: -ATTEND TWO FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS PER YEAR AND SIX TELECONFERENCES PER YEAR -PRIOR TO THE MEETINGS: --PREPARE TO REPORT ON ACTION ITEMS --REVIEW WORLDWIDE LIGHTNING RESEARCH AS RELEVANT TO UPDATING THE LLCC -AT MEETINGS: --PARTICIPATE IN LAP DISCUSSIONS TO MODIFY EXISTING LLCC AND ASSOCIATED RATIONALE WITH THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, ASSURE SAFETY AND INCREASE LAUNCH AVAILABILITY --PROVIDE GUIDANCE USING EXPERTISE DERIVED FROM RESEARCH IN WHICH THE ENTITY IS INVOLVED AS WELL AS STUDIES OF EXISTING LITERATURE -POST MEETINGS COMPLETE ACTION ITEMS: --LLCC-RELATED RESEARCH REVIEW AND/OR --DOCUMENT FORMAL RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RESEARCH, INSTRUMENTATION, AND FORECAST TOOL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, ASSURE SAFETY AND INCREASE LAUNCH AVAILABILITY PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIES, PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT WHICH CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: -CONTRIBUTIONS (E.G., LLC REVIEW AND EDITING, ANALYSIS OR RESEARCH PERFORMED, WORKING MEETINGS) DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE A BRIEF EXPLANATION (APPROXIMATELY A PARAGRAPH) OF THE ACTIVITY AND HOW IT IS UTILIZED TOWARD LLCC DEVELOPMENT AND DOCUMENTATION OF RATIONALE -DOCUMENTATION OF ANALYSES NOT INCLUDED IN THE LLCC, RATIONALE OR OTHER PUBLISHED RESEARCH -COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LIGHTNING DETECTION AND RANGING (LDAR) SYSTEM AND THE MESOSCALE EASTERN RANGE LIGHTNING INTERFEROMETER NETWORK (MERLIN) SYSTEM USED BY KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ON THE EASTERN RANGE
Purchase Order - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
University Of Arizona (UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Kennedy Space Center
Effective date
05/25/2016
Obligated Amount
$24.8k
NNK14ON27P - SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE RENEWAL - USED TO PROCESS POINT CLOUD DATA FROM ALL 3D SCANNING TOOLS.
Purchase Order - 541490 Other Specialized Design Services
Contractor
DIRECT DIMENSIONS INC
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Kennedy Space Center
Effective date
08/13/2014
Obligated Amount
$3.9k
NNX14AG09A - NATURAL CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING MAY WELL BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ATTACHMENT MEDIUMS, INCLUDING (AT LEAST) THE PEAK CURRENT (INFERRED FROM RADIATION FIELDS) AND THE NUMBER OF GROUND STRIKE LOCATIONS PER FLASH. THIS COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE INTERPOLATION OF LIGHTNING RISK TO OBJECTS ON THE GROUND. NASA KSC S GROUND SYSTEMS DIVISION ELECTRICAL BRANCH IS LEADING A DARPA TASK TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND THESE PHENOMENA BY COMPARING ELECTRIC FIELDS OVER NEAR SHORE AND ONSHORE DURING THUNDERSTORMS. THE OBSERVATIONAL DOMAIN FOR KSC INSTRUMENTATION PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND TERRAIN FEATURES (SALT WATER, FLAT WATER, ROLLING HILLS, TALL STRUCTURES) FOR EXPLORING THESE EFFECTS IN AN OBJECTIVE MANNER . THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ON THIS PROPOSAL, DR. KENNETH CUMMINS, IS A KEY MEMBER OF THE TEAM AS A WIDELY RECOGNIZED WORLD-EXPERT ON LIGHTNING DETECTION AND GEO-LOCATION USING SIGNALS ACROSS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM, AND IS CURRENTLY COLLABORATING WITH NOAA AND NASA TO ASSESS GROUND-BASED LIGHTNING MEASUREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF THE GEOSTATIONARY LIGHTNING MAPPER ON GOES-R. DR. CUMMINS HAS LED AND PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS RESEARCH PROJECTS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROCESSES OF LIGHTNING, EMPLOYING INFORMATION FROM LIGHTNING LOCATION SYSTEMS, WEATHER RADAR, AND VIDEO CAMERAS. AS A TEAM MEMBER ON THIS PROJECT, DR. CUMMINS WILL NEED TO HAVE OCCASIONAL FACE-TO FACE MEETINGS WITH THE TEAM MEMBERS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES RELATING TO THE DATA COLLECTED. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR FUNDING TO COVER LABOR HOURS TO, REVIEW, AND EDIT ELECTRIC FIELD DATA AS NECESSARY.
Cooperative Agreement
Contractor
University Of Arizona (UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Mission Support Directorate»NASA Shared Services Center
Effective date
04/28/2014
Obligated Amount
$10k
NNX13AB95G - VERY FEW STUDIES HAVE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED THE FLASH STRUCTURE AND TRIGGERING MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH UPWARD PROPAGATING LIGHTNING. HOWEVER, THIS RESEARCH RECENTLY HAS BECOME MORE FEASIBLE BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES. UPWARD MOVING LIGHTNING DISCHARGES ORIGINATE FROM TALL STRUCTURES SUCH AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND WIND TURBINES WHICH ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON. MANY MORE CLOUD-TO-GROUND (DESCENDING) FLASHES OCCUR THAN GROUND-TO-CLOUD (ASCENDING) FLASHES. HOWEVER, ASCENDING FLASHES TEND TO CAUSE MORE DAMAGE BECAUSE THEY ORIGINATE FROM THE SAME SOURCE, WHICH CREATES MORE STRESS ON THAT SINGLE LOCATION. THERE HAS BEEN INSUFFICIENT RESEARCH TO ESTIMATE THE MINIMUM HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES PRONE TO UPWARD LIGHTNING DISCHARGES OR THE FREQUENCY AT WHICH THEY OCCUR. THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED BY THE DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS AND CHEMISTRY (DC3) FIELD EXPERIMENT THAT IS C~ENTLY UNDERWAY. A SPECIFIC GOAL IS TO DETERMINE HOW OFTEN WIND TURBINES ALONG THE COLORADO-WYOMING BORDER ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WE PROPOSE TO CONDUCT A FIRST OF ITS KIND EXTENSIVE FIELD EXPERIMENT TO STUDY UPWARD PROPAGATING LIGHTNING IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS AREA IS ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO UPWARD LIGHTNING SINCE IT IS WITHIN FLORIDA'S "LIGHTNING ALLEY" AND CONTAINS NUMEROUS TALL STRUCTURES FOR LAUNCH OPERATIONS. THIS REGION RECEIVES 5 TO 15 CLOUD-TO-GROUND (CG) STRIKES PER SQUARE KILOMETER PER YEAR WHERE PARTICIPANTS STUDIED FOUR UPWARD LIGHTNING FLASHES USIN~ HIGH-SEED VIDEO IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, WHICH HAS THE SAME FLASH DENSITY (15 FLASHES KM-2 YEAR-) AS THE KSC AREA. THIS GIVES US CONFIDENCE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO OBSERVE UPWARD LIGHTNING FLASHES AT KSC/CCAFS. OUR PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE LIGHTNING STUDY WILL UTILIZE ALL OF THE NEWLY ACQUIRED LIGHTNING INSTRUMENTATION AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC) AND CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION (CCAFS). WE WILL USE THE KSC LIGHTNING MAPPING ARRAY (KSC-LMA), THE NATIONAL LIGHTNING DETECTION NETWORK (NLDN), HIGH-SPEED CAMERA TECHNOLOGY, AND MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS. WE WILL UTILIZE MORE LIGHTNING INSTRUMENTATION AND RADAR DATA THAN IN ANY PREVIOUS STUDY INVESTIGATING UPWARD LIGHTNING.
Grant for Research
Contractor
Florida State University (FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE)
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Mission Support Directorate»NASA Shared Services Center
Effective date
11/08/2012
Obligated Amount
$152.1k
NNX10CB22C - THE LUNAR SURFACE IS, TO A LARGE EXTENT, COVERED WITH A DUST LAYER SEVERAL METERS THICK. KNOWN AS LUNAR REGOLITH, IT HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY METEORITE IMPACTS SINCE THE FORMATION OF A SOLID LUNAR SURFACE BILLIONS OF YEARS AGO. THE REGOLITH, WHILE PROMISING AS A FUTURE BUILDING MATERIAL FOR LUNAR INSTALLATIONS, ALSO POSES A HAZARD IN THE FORM OF DUST CLOUDS BEING GENERATED BY ALL FORMS OF GAS EXPANSIONS IN THE HIGH VACUUM ENVIRONMENT OF THE LUNAR SURFACE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED DURING SPACECRAFT OPERATIONS; A SINGLE LUNAR LANDING AND TAKE-OFF EMITS THE SAME AMOUNT OF GAS AS THE WHOLE LUNAR ATMOSPHERE CONTAINS. INSTRUMENTS PLACED ON THE MOON BY THE APOLLO MISSION SHOWED MARKED DEGRADATION DUE TO DAMAGE FROM DUST RELEASED DURING THE LANDER'S TAKEOFF. SINCE THERE IS NO AIR MOVEMENT TO REMOVE THE DUST AFTER IT IS DEPOSITED, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT DUST IS NOT DISPLACED DURING EVERYDAY OPERATIONS OF A PERMANENT LUNAR INSTALLATION.
Definitive Contract - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
ADHERENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Mission Support Directorate»NASA Shared Services Center
Effective date
01/08/2010
Obligated Amount
$600k
NNK09MB35P - ROCKET TRIGGERING SPOOLS FOR THE INITIATION OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THAT ARE MANUFACTURED BY THERMAX.
Purchase Order - 335929 Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing
Contractor
THERMAX/CDT, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Kennedy Space Center
Effective date
09/22/2009
Obligated Amount
$38.2k
NNX09CE81P - DUST MITIGATION FOR THE LUNAR SURFACE THE LUNAR SURFACE IS TO A LARGE EXTENT COVERED WITH A DUST LAYER SEVERAL METERS THICK. KNOWN AS LUNAR REGOLITH, IT POSES A HAZARD IN THE FORM OF DUST CLOUDS BEING GENERATED BY ALL FORMS OF GAS EXPANSIONS IN THE HIGH VACUUM ENVIRONMENT OF THE LUNAR SURFACE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED DURING SPACECRAFT OPERATIONS. INSTRUMENTS PLACED ON THE MOON BY THE APOLLO MISSION SHOWED MARKED DEGRADATION DUE TO DAMAGE FROM DUST RELEASED DURING THE LANDER'S TAKEOFF. SINCE THERE IS NO AIR MOVEMENT TO REMOVE THE DUST AFTER IT IS DEPOSITED, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT DUST IS NOT DISPLACED DURING EVERYDAY OPERATIONS OF A PERMANENT LUNAR INSTALLATION. ADHERENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (ATI) HAS OVER THE LAST DECADE DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF SPECIALTY UV CURING RESINS FOR NASA APPLICATIONS IN SPACE. ATI IS PROPOSING TO DEVELOP A RESIN AND DISPENSER SYSTEM TO COAT LARGE AREAS OF LUNAR SURFACE AROUND LANDING PADS AND ATMOSPHERE LOCKS WITH A THIN, DUST-STABILIZING COATING. THE COATING WILL BE UV STABLE AND ELASTIC ENOUGH TO WEATHER THE TEMPERATURE EXTREMES OF A LUNAR DAY AND NIGHT CYCLE. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE GIVEN TO A LOW OUTGASSING, SOLVENT-FREE SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT CONTAMINATE THE LUNAR ATMOSPHERE.
Purchase Order - 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Contractor
ADHERENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Mission Support Directorate»NASA Shared Services Center
Effective date
01/20/2009
Obligated Amount
$100k
NNX08AR21G - NASA LIGHTNING ADVISORY PANEL AND ABFM ANALYSIS NCAR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR DR. DYE WILL CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALLS OF THE NASA/AIR FORCE LIGHTNING ADVISORY PANEL (LAP) AND TO ATTEND ANY MEETINGS OF THE LAP SUCH AS THAT HELD AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN MARCH OF 2008. AS A MEMBER OF THE LAP HE WILL ASSIST IN WRITING NEW LIGHTNING LAUNCH COMMIT CRITERIA (LLCC) AND MODIFYING EXISTING RULES. THE LAP IS IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING NEW LLCC FOR STANDOFF DISTANCES FROM ANVILS AND DEBRIS CLOUDS AND FLIGHT THROUGH DEBRIS CLOUDS. THE PI ANTICIPATES THAT THESE WILL BE COMPLETED DURING THE EARLY PART OF THIS FUNDING PERIOD. THE PI WILL PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS OF AND ASSIST IN MODIFICATIONS TO THE LLCC FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES. THE PI WILL WORK ON ANALYSIS OF THE AIRBORNE FIELD MILL PROJECT (ABFM) DATA SET AS NEEDED TO HELP FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS IN THE LAP ON POSSIBLE RULE CHANGES. THE PI WILL WORK WITH DR. MERCERET, MS. WARD, NASA CONTRACTORS AND OTHER LAP AND ABFM PARTICIPANTS ON REPORTS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS FOR DOCUMENTING AND REPORTING ABFM RESULTS AND LLCC RULE CHANGES RESUHING FROM LAP DELIBERATIONS AND ABFM STUDIES. THE FUNDING REQUEST FOR THIS PHASE OF WORK IS $20,000 FOR A TWO-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 2008.
Grant for Research
Contractor
National Center For Atmospheric Research (UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (UCAR))
Contracting Agency/Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration»Mission Support Directorate»NASA Shared Services Center
Effective date
07/23/2008
Obligated Amount
$20k

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