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Stratospheric Deployment Parafoil
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Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
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Fiscal Year: 2007Title: Stratospheric Deployment ParafoilAgency: NASAContract: NNX07CA57PAward Amount: $99,994.00
Abstract:
The Stratospheric Deployment Parafoil is a proposed technology that will be designed and tested to provide a greatly superior parachute precision delivery system under thin atmosphere conditions, including Mars entry. Current systems incorporate a parachute which lacks the controllability necessary for precision landing. The non-controllable parachutes act only as a delivery system but afford no way to direct the parachute descent. The new technology will eliminate the uncontrollable system and, rather than using a round parachute variant, will have a high L/D parafoil capable of precision control and landing. This controllable parafoil will have a multistage deployment sequence which will accomplish high speed, even supersonic parachute deployment with the parachute in a reefed condition. The first stage of the deployment will approximate a conical ribbon parachute which will slow the system to subsonic speeds. Once the system has slowed sufficiently, subsequent stages of the deployment will transition the non-controllable parachute to a fully controllable, precision-landing parafoil.Small Business Information at Submission:Pioneer Astronautics
11111 W. 8th Avenue, Unit A Lakewood, CO 80215EIN/Tax ID: 841322304DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees:Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
Award Information
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Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Branch: N/A |
Award ID: 83988 |
Program Year/Program: 2007 / SBIR |
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Agency Tracking Number: 066397 |
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