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Microbial growth in storage water has been a problem for NASA since the onset of space flight. During the Phase I program, Luna developed a novel affinity microcantilever-based biosensor that was capable of directly monitoring water supplies for bacterial contamination during space flights. The biosensor is based upon the principle that as organisms bind to an affinity coated microcantilever beam ...

The proposal addressed the development of a novel discharge initiation (DI) system for application in small satellites (

Limitations with existing cloud cover detection techniques for large dataset processing and new challenges presented by the increase in the quantity and quality of data in the commercial realm, offer an opportunity for R&D into new and improved methods for the detection of clouds and cloud shadows in acquired imagery. We propose to develop innovative system for automated pixel-based cloud and clou ...

Metron Aviation, Inc. builds the Pre-Operations Hypothesis Evaluation Tool (PROPHET), a tool for Traffic Flow Management (TFM) that integrates existing and emerging technologies in the areas of modeling and operations analysis to enable the evaluation of proposed TFM initiatives. The key innovation of this effort is the integration of the Post Operations Evaluation Tool (POET) and the Future ATM C ...

NASA, through several technology and concept development projects, is developing simulation/evaluation tools to assess the capacity and efficiency of alternative airspace/operational concepts. Missing from the current tool suite, however, is the ability to evaluate concepts from the perspective of environmental impact ? a key missing piece required to move a promising concept from simulation to i ...

The need for low density, high temperature materials in space has driven evaluation and implementation of carbon-carbon, ceramics and ceramic matrix composites (CMC) for structural applications. The thermal, mechanical, and chemical properties of ceramic matrix composites make them attractive both for next generation and retrofit applications. CMC?s require a fiber matrix interface coating to i ...

UTD proposes to develop a lightweight, tethered autonomous small diameter core drill capable of reaching 10 and even 200 m in depth. The proposed approach is consistent with the planetary protection requirements and can be used to extract intact and tailings samples for biological and geological research on Mars. While the proposed drill is optimized for Mars environment, it can be used on other ...

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