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Micro-Precision Technologies, Inc. (MPT), in partnership with the Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) at Binghamton University, will develop a commercially-ready process for spaceborne additively manufactured electronics (AME) combining the ruggedness and reliability of MPTrsquo;s thick film ceramic technology with the design freedom of CAMMrsquo;s aerosol jet printing techno ...

Cryogenic propellant production, storage, and transport is critical for future space missions. Engineers need accurate tools to design the next generation of efficient, lightweight components and processes for cryogenic fluid management (CFM). Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are key for these efforts, but current commercial codes struggle to capture key behavior at liquid-vapor inte ...

New textile and material solutions are needed to withstand the challenging environments that will be encountered during extended duration Lunar exploration missions. We propose a novel textile technology for environmental protection garment (EPG) outer layers that leverages space-proven materials together with a novel sintered powder textile surface modification process to impart superior dust res ...

In Phase I, Meroxa proposes to demonstrate the technical feasibility of building accessible tooling and connectors (proof of concept) for NASA to move space weather data, regardless of format and location, to any destination in the format required and in real-time.

The Solar Powered Rocket with Impulsive Thermal Engine (SPRITE) combines the high performance of a nuclear thermal rocket with the simplicity of solar thermal propulsion. The system operates by collecting solar power and storing energy in a high temperature phase change material. This allows the SPRITE to minimize solar collector area by gathering energy over a period of time and releasing it quic ...

NASA is developing in situ water retrieval technologies to excavate regolith-based water deposits from various regions on the lunar surface, then transport, store, and process them into potable water, propellant, fuel cell reactants, and life support consumables for Artemis missions. Part of this logistics chain is a collapsible water container that can operate in harsh environments such as lunar ...

Future astrophysics missions require efficient, low temperature cryocoolers to cool advanced instruments or to serve as the upper-stage cooler for sub-Kelvin refrigerators. Potential astrophysics missions include Lynx, Origins Space Telescope, and the Superconducting Gravity Gradiometer. Cooling loads for these missions are 50 to 300nbsp;mW at temperatures of 4 to 10nbsp;K, with additional loads a ...

Future space exploration missions require advanced thermal control systems (TCSs) to dissipate heat from spacecraft, rovers, or habitats to external environments. These thermal control systems must be lightweight, reliable, and able to effectively control cabin and equipment temperatures under widely varying heat loads and ambient temperatures, including the extremes of lunar night. In this contex ...

Creare proposes an Autonomous Habitat Filtration System (AHFS) that uses an electrostatic precipitator and autonomous regeneration system to effectively remove dust from habitable environments in long-duration space missions. Currently, HEPA style filters are a bulky consumable that have a large pressure drop across the filter that increases over time from particle loading. Human Lunar and Mars mi ...

Orbital refueling of cryogenic propellants is a key enabling technology that will extend the usable life of spacecraft around Earth and facilitate the next generation of advanced exploration missions. Propellant management on orbit requires advanced propellant tanks, liquid acquisition devices, propellant transfer pumps, space-rated valves, and other subcomponents compatible with common propellant ...