NASA/GSFC has a requirement for eight Brushless DC Motors to be used in flight hardware on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission. Each motor shall consist of a rotor and stator to be supplied un-housed. The stator shall have a set of Hall effect sensors for commutation, which shall be mounted on a printed wiring board (PWB) per detailed specifications. (See Attached)
Item 1. Qty. 8 ea – Brushless DC Motor
Item 2. Qty. 1 lot – Engineering
Item 3. Qty. 1 job – Shipping
NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from Aeroflex, Inc. This motor is a space flight version of an engineering motor that was originally manufactured by Aeroflex, Inc. Aeroflex was awarded the initial contract for fabricating the engineering motors through Full and Open Competition. One of the engineering motors is part of a Life Test reaction wheel. The Life Test is necessary because the reaction wheel design (referred to as the Demiseable Integrated Reaction Wheel Assembly - DIRWA) is new and has no space flight heritage at this time. All new designs of repetitive motion devices require a Life Test. As one of the moving parts in the DIRWA, the motor is a critical component. Using a different motor from a different manufacturer would invalidate the Life Test, which began running in April 2007. Invalidating the Life Test would significantly increase risk to the GPM spacecraft.
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