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01: In-Space Propulsion Technologies
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 1: In-Space Propulsion Technologies NASA is interested in technologies for advanced in-space propulsion systems to reduce travel time, reduce acquisition costs, and reduce operational costs for exploration and science spacecraft. The future will require demanding propulsive performance and flexibility for more ambitious missions requiring high duty cycles, more challenging ...
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02: Power and Energy Storage
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 2: Power and Energy Storage Power is a ubiquitous technology need across many NASA missions. Within the SBIR Program, power is represented across a broad range of topics in human exploration, space science, space technology and aeronautics. New technologies are needed to generate electrical power and/or store energy for future human and robotic space missions and to e ...
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03: Autonomous Systems for Space Exploration
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 3: Autonomous Systems for Space Exploration The exploration of space requires the best of the nation's technical community to provide the technologies that will enable human exploration beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO): to visit asteroids, and to extend our reach to Mars. Autonomous Systems technologies provide the means of migrating mission control from Earth to spacecraft and habit ...
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04: Robotic Systems for Space Exploration
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 4: Robotic Systems for Space Exploration This focus area includes development of robotic systems technologies (hardware and software) to improve the exploration of space. Robots can perform tasks to assist and off-load work from astronauts. Robots may perform this work before, in support of, or after humans. Ground controllers and astronauts will remotely operate robots using a r ...
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06: Life Support and Habitation Systems
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 6: Life Support and Habitation Systems This Focus Area seeks key capabilities and technologies in areas of Habitation Systems, Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS), Environmental Monitoring, Radiation Protection and Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Systems. For future crewed missions beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO) and into the solar system, regula ...
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09: Sensors, Detectors and Instruments
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 9: Sensors, Detectors and Instruments NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) (http://nasascience.nasa.gov/) encompasses research in the areas of Astrophysics, Earth Science, Heliophysics and Planetary Science. The National Academy of Science has provided NASA with recently updated Decadal surveys that are useful to identify technologies that are of interest to the above s ...
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15: Lightweight Materials, Structures, Assembly, and Construction
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 15: Lightweight Materials, Structures, Assembly, and Construction As NASA strives to explore deeper into space than ever before lightweight structures and advanced materials have been identified as a critical need for NASA space missions. The Lightweight Materials, Structures and advanced Assembly and Construction focus area seeks innovative technologies and systems that will red ...
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16: Ground and Launch Processing
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 16: Ground and Launch Processing Ground processing technology development prepares the agency to test, process and launch the next generation of rockets and spacecraft in support of NASA’s exploration objectives by developing the necessary ground systems, infrastructure and operational approaches. This focus area seeks innovative concepts and solutions for both addressin ...
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18: Air Vehicle Technology
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 18: Air Vehicle Technology This focus area includes tools and technologies that contribute to meeting metrics derived from a definitive set of Technical Challenges responsive to the goals of the National Aeronautics Research and Development (R&D) Policy and Plan, the National Aeronautics R&D Test and Evaluation (T&E) Infrastructure Plan (2011), and the NASA Aeronautic ...
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21: Small Spacecraft Technologies
Release Date: 11-17-2016Open Date: 11-17-2016Due Date: 01-20-2017Close Date: 01-20-2017Focus Area 21: Small Spacecraft Technologies NASA’s technology, science, exploration, and space operations organizations are identifying a growing number of potential applications for very small spacecraft. Such spacecraft can accomplish missions at a fraction of the cost of larger conventional spacecraft and can be developed quickly and more responsively. In some cases, their small size ...
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