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Temperature is the critical signal that allows monitoring of a myriad of Earth’s processes. From direct measurements of wildfire and urban heat to more complex relationships with drought, agriculture, aquaculture, and biodiversity, maintaining a steady pulse on Earth’s surface temperature enables us to mitigate for and adapt to the impacts of extreme events and increasingly variable water avai ...

The brevetoxins (PbTx) produced by Karenia brevis cause harmful algal blooms (HAB) or "red tide" in seawater. Currently, the only available ways of detecting PbTx are laboratory tests such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, which are expensive and slow, and require complex instrumentation and multiple processing steps. In previous work Intelligent Optical Systems (IOS) demonstrated a compact l ...

We propose an innovation for a data-driven Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) model for uncrewed aviation fleet and flight operations optimization (UA-FFOpt) that will be trained with real-world data from an active flight program in the State of Michigan and at a partner cattle ranch in Florida. UA-FFOpt will leverage our existing Intellectual Property (IP), AVIATE, and NCR. AVIATErs ...

TGV proposes to build a modular testbed that can scale ultrasonic additive manufacturing and test multiple material combinations in vacuum conditions.nbsp; A lighter smaller sonotrode will be developed which will be tracable to testing on ISS or future space platforms but can serve to mature solid state welding designs and concepts in the current era

NASA and industry are expressing a growing interest in autonomous robotic in-space assembly and servicing of large aperture space telescopes in cislunar space and at Sun-Earth L2 (SEL2). The recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will operate at SEL2 for about 5-10 years until fuel for station keeping and attitude maneuvers is depleted. At this point JWST will essentially become inope ...

Identification and Significance of Innovation: The goal of this program is to demonstrate the use of Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) for the repair of a damaged structure or to build a new structure. UAM allows for 3D printing metals in space with very low energy, relatively low pressure, low temperatures, and the flexibility to print a myriad of different metals and metal combinations. Th ...

Magma Space proposes to develop a novel semi-active magnetically levitated Reaction Wheel (RW) that will enable NASArsquo;s next generation of high-performance scientific/observation missions (e.g. HabEx mission). Magnetic levitation offers several advantages over classic ball bearings, such as the elimination of wear and friction, the elimination of lubricant, the longer life expectancy and the l ...

In much the same way crowd-sourcing improved safety and efficiency of surface vehicular travel (www.waze.com), we propose the AirWAZE concept will provide similar benefits for aerospace. As envisioned, AirWAZE is a cloud-based, interactive, icon-driven, web application/display of NAS events, weather constraints, route impacts and operational anomalies where NAS stakeholders ndash; pilots, controll ...

Magma Space proposes to develop a novel semi-active magnetically levitated Reaction Wheel (RW) that will enable NASArsquo;s next generation of high-performance scientific/observation missions (e.g. LUVOIR mission). Magnetic levitation offers several advantages over classic ball bearings, such as the elimination of wear and friction, elimination of lubricant,nbsp;longer life expectancy andnbsp;lowe ...

Accurate navigation is a crucial part of both robotic and crewed exploration of other worlds. For missions to the surfaces of Mars and the Moon, mission planners will require increasingly autonomous guidance systems that support fast, efficient, and agile surface route planning. These navigation systems will rely on access to accurate and regularly updated maps of surface landmarks. In a recent pi ...