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Future human extraterrestrial missions will require export and landing of countless payloads on the lunar and Martian surfaces. Such a quantity and rate of payload delivery will require cost-effective and rapid manufacturing of many large Thermal Protection Systems (TPS). Intelligent Optical Systems proposes to develop a modular system for in-situ bonding and curing of thermoset resin to the space ...

Understanding the behavior of our planetrsquo;s atmosphere and its interaction with the surface (i.e. the planetary boundary layer) is key to developing accurate weather and climate models, which impacts many sectors of global society, including agriculture, transportation/logistics, health/medical, financial, and manufacturing/technology. Hyperspectral microwave sounding is a powerful method for ...

The development and scaling of a nationwide fault-tolerant quantum network is of crucial interest to both the domestic and international scientific community. To achieve large scale quantum networks, quantum teleportation, the technique in which quantum information (a.k.a. qubits) is transferred between a sender and receiver, needs to be realized in a low-cost, size, weight and power (low-CSWAP) f ...

NASArsquo;s requirements for improved measurement and analysis techniques for propulsion system performance characteristics for rocket propulsion systems. IFOS is developing a scalable, wirelessly networked, photonic instrumentation solution for measurement of strain and temperature, and derived acoustics, pressure, and heat flux. IFOSrsquo; chip-scale solution leverages the latest advances in pho ...

Hedgefog Research Inc. (HFR) proposes to develop an Opto-Atomic Quantum Squeezer (OAQS) generating squeezed states of light resonant to a target atomic transition. Squeezed light offer exciting new opportunities in the field of quantum metrology, but available light sources delivering these exotic quantum properties are often bulky, complex, and highly susceptible to environmental perturbations an ...

Dust mitigation on the lunar surface is an early priority for permanent or long-term lunar and Martian outposts. The physical characteristics of regolith on the lunar surface, along with its lack of an atmosphere and low gravity make the fine particles a hazard for equipment and operations on the moon. Mars presents similar hazards with its low-pressure atmosphere and reduced gravity. Regolith eje ...

Ongoing Ramp;D into quantum computing, quantum communications, and quantum networking solutions requires optical detectors that can detect a single photon with high efficiency. For many experiments, it is critical to know the precise detection efficiency of these detectors. Calibrating these detectors is currently anbsp;challenge as these detector are often large, complex, and fragile and must be ...

The objective of this proposal is to overcome significant challenges towards a deployable quantum repeater in a future quantum internet. We will demonstrate a path towards a cost-efficient quantum repeater node that integrates diamond color centers (CCs) as quantum memories with a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) in a compact cryogenic system.

With the advent of automated tow placement and additive manufacturing, a designer of composite structures must deal with an enormous design space. Fortunately, advances in high-performance computing and software have enabled such design space exploration provided that an appropriate design environment is available.nbsp; M4 Engineering, Inc., in partnership with Virginia Tech (RI) and San Diego Sta ...

Future space missions will rely heavily on automated multi-agent cyber-physical-human teams to perform a number of tasks, such as robotic servicing, habitat maintenance, health management, etc.nbsp;In order for these multi-agents to become a reality, trust in them and uncertainty quantification will need to be factored into decision making policies by the system participants.nbsp;Even if one assum ...