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Cornerstone Research Group (CRG) is reducing the variability and lead-time associated with production of carbon-carbon composites using MG Resins, a unique, high char yield material system as a replacement to typical phenolic and pitch precursors. In Phase I, CRG proved feasibility through characterization of C/C composites made with MG Resin, in which no densification steps were conducted. Very h ...

Future space missions will utilize small spacecraft with advanced sensor systems. Cooling of these sensors is required to decrease noise and increase sensitivity by maintaining the detector at a reduced operating temperature. The cooling system comprises a mechanical cryocooler and its control electronics, both of which are critical technologies to enable future missions. Creare proposes to develo ...

Diode-Pumped Alkali Laser (DPAL) systems have great potential for missile defense and other applications. These systems require a uniform, steady, flowing mixture of helium and rubidium vapor at elevated pressure and temperature. Significant challenges exist because rubidium is a very reactive material. Our team has developed a contamination-free, hermetic circulator based on gas-bearing turbomach ...

Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. (KBSI) will design and demonstrate an Advanced Cyber Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Analysis Training Environment (ACTIVATE) framework that directly targets the need for advanced cyber network defense training. The proposed new enabling capability will support cyber training against an intelligent red team to enhance cyber operator trainee cyber-attack recognit ...

High Speed Missile to Missile Communications. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-9932 (21 Feb 19)

A recent flight test of a hypersonic vehicle resulted in failure that was traced to thermostructural damage in the carbon-carbon aeroshell. When the vehicle was exposed to peak thermal gradients, interlaminar shear stresses were created that caused external plies to delaminate. The structural failures caused aerodynamic disturbances that led to vehicle instability. The program proposed here seeks ...

A significant weight reduction on missile platforms could increase maneuverability of the payload and allow more capable payloads. High temperature composite materials offer the means by which low cost and lighter weight missile structures can be achieved. Approved for Public Release 19-MDA-10203 (4 Sep 19)

A new type of thrust vector control (TVC) system is proposed to enable a high-performance, low-cost defense against ballistic threats. Approved for Public Release 19-MDA-10203 (4 Sep 19)

New regulations and advisory levels for perfluoroalkyl substances have resulted in increased drinking water treatment costs or abandonment of drinking water sources. Treatment technologies are needed that can achieve low parts-per-trillion levels. Presently, there are insufficient treatment technologies that can destructively remove perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and/or perfluorooctane sulfonic aci ...