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nbsp;The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking technologies for the in‚Äëline measurement of ionic silver (Ag+) in spacecraft potable water systems. Ionic silver is currently baselined as the biocide to replace iodine for microbial control with the goal of maintaining the water quality during human exploration missions. To address this need, InnoSensenbsp;LLC (ISL) is ...

This project will develop a compact, robust low-power monitor for ethylene and other gases to enable space-based greenhouses.Human missions in space will require advanced systems to maintain an environment supporting human life, and smart greenhouses arenbsp;necessary for fresh food supply in long term space missions. Plants can produce ethylene through natural metabolic processes, and this ethyle ...

The primary goal of thisnbsp;STTR Phase II project is predictive modeling ofnbsp;E-sail spacecraft thruster performancenbsp;usingnbsp;a high-fidelity computational approach. We plan to develop parallel 3D Particle-In-Cell (PIC) codesnbsp;with improved boundary conditions to simulate interactions between the solar wind plasma and E-sail, which will be validated against thrust-stand measurements of ...

Improving the effectiveness of counter-WMD operations requires improved understanding of weapon-target interaction. Specifically, time-resolved measurements of temperature and composition are required to allow temporal evolution of a detonation fireball. To address this need, SA Photonics will develop MONITOR, a laser-based temperature diagnostic which will enable wide dynamic range temperature me ...

Wayfarer Aircraft and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University propose to gather full scale aerodynamic and acoustic flight test data of a novel type of distributed electric propulsion called the Integrated High Lift Propulsor (IHLP) by modifying an existing instrumented research aircraft. The IHLP substantially increases cruise efficiency and reduces the thrust and power required for lift augmentatio ...

The proposed program seeks to mature aerodynamic, aero-acoustic and performance modeling of e-VTOL vehicles during the transition phase of flight through the empirical testing of ESAerorsquo;s Scalable Modular Aerial Research Testbed (SMART) aircraft. The SMART aircraft is a subscale vertical take-off and landing (e-VTOL) vehicle designed with unique demonstrated capabilities (NASA SBIR Phase II 8 ...

The focus of this STTR solicitation is construction of lunar infrastructure elements using bulk regolith and rock. The key requirement of all such construction operations will be a practical and versatile technology for effective regolith and rock conveyance which can operate in a variety of conditions and for a variety of lunar applications at highest possible energy efficiency.All material conve ...

Cislune and UCF propose a site preparation architecture that relies upon in-situ resources and a small number of rovers and excavators working as a swarm to build durable lunar surfaces with size-sorted and then compacted lunar regolith. Efficient manipulation of bulk regolith via size-sorting and compaction is the most efficient architecture for lunar site preparation. We will test compaction tec ...

We will implement large virtual spaces dynamic saccadic redirection methods for 2 person Redirected Walking (RW) in real room/multi-room scaling XR. Wersquo;ll use target numerical simulations amp; user scenario test data to evaluate XR performance metrics against TRL-4 goals. RW can deliver up to 10x real space walkable area in virtual space without 1 user awareness of real space. Our goal is to ...

Lightweight, advanced structural materials are needed to enable affordable space exploration beyond lower Earth orbit. Composites have been studied and used for these applications for decades, but are still limited to off-optimal, quasi-isotropic designs. Integration of dissimilar fiber layups and novel matrix materials in the composite structure can lead to significant improvements in material pr ...