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According to the solicitation topic S1.03, NASA requires a low power, low mass, low volume, and low data rate RFI mitigating receiver back end that can be incorporated into existing and future radiometer designs. Alphacore proposes to design an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that provides significant SWAP (size, weight and power) reduction as compared to the existing board-level sy ...

A new UV imaging polarimeter design was demonstrated by Optical Coating Solutions, Inc. (OCS) as a proof-of-concept breadboard in a 2016 Phase I effort (NASA Contract NNX16CA44P). A version of that generic design is proposed for atmospheric studies in a follow-on effort.nbsp;The new polarimeter design can operate to wavelengths as short as 260nm and does not employ electronic or mechanical modulat ...

Simulating science objectives is an essential component of NASA missions to reduce risk, whether the target is Earth or any solar system body.nbsp;nbsp;As technology has improved, so has the fidelity, complexity, and precision of scientific instrumentation.nbsp;nbsp;In addition, modern communications bandwidth of the spacecraft allows for the transmit of more data than ever.nbsp;nbsp;These increas ...

Anbsp;flightnbsp;laser transmitter is proposed that will increase reliabilitynbsp;and reduce size and weight for lidar applications by using a passive Q-switch (PQS) in the master oscillator (MO) of a high power solid state Nd:YVO4 master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) laser configuration. The PQSnbsp;eliminates the use of annbsp;AQS and the associated hardware and electronics. The AQSnbsp;requ ...

NASA has vital interest in photovoltaic power system developments for high-power solar electric propulsion missions. Technology Roadmaps state a need for 25-150 kW to 1 MW space solar arrays for electric propulsion systems and planetary surface elements. Target performance metrics include gt;100W/kg specific power and gt;40kW/m3 stowed volume efficiency.nbsp;The problem of realizing such arrays ar ...

BlueStar proposes a novel approach to increasing thermal conductivity of commercial structural alloys for Hypersonics using AM techniques and mixed powder feeds. The idea is to maintain high temperature strength in the alloys while increasing thermal conductivity, reducing CTE to increase functionality of the alloys in thermal protection systems (TPS). Our approach will be beneficial for small pro ...

Paragon Space Development Corporation (Paragon) will address NASArsquo;s Z2.01 Spacecraft Thermal Management objective by developing and prototyping the Smart Passively Articulating High-turndown Radiator (SPAHR).nbsp; The SPAHR concept has a base turndown capability of at least 13:1, with the potential of up to 43:1 using a propylene glycol/water (PGW) working fluid, providing unique capability t ...

In response to the NASA 2019 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) solicitation for Focus Area 9 topic S1.04, Alphacore Inc. will develop a low-cost, radiation-hardened, versatile, digital readout integrated circuit (DROIC) for infrared imaging applications. Alphacorersquo;s DROIC technology is designed to be used with a variety of detector types. The DROIC has wide temperature operation range ...

Compact and rugged single-frequency pulsed UV lasers are needed for measurement of ozone and the hydroxyl radicals (OH). The determination of the concentration of OH in the atmosphere is central to the understanding of atmospheric photochemistry. The goal for this SBIR Phase program is to demonstrate and build a highly robust high-power fast-tuning single frequency pulsed UV laser near 308nm for O ...

The proposed project utilizes the unique capabilities of the Materials International Space Station Experiment-Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) platform to perform low-Earth orbit (LEO) materials validation testing to advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of advanced spacesuit hard upper torso (HUT) composite materials developed under a prior NASA SBIR Phase I/current Phase II contract.nbsp; The d ...