[meteorite-list] NASA Invites Universities to Submit Innovative Early-Stage Technology Proposals

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 14:36:33 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201505212136.t4LLaXRi012186_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

May 21, 2015

RELEASE 15-100

NASA Invites Universities to Submit Innovative Early-Stage Technology Proposals

NASA is seeking proposals from universities for early stage technology
development that will support the agency's long-term plans for human
exploration of Mars and scientific study of our solar system and beyond.

The Early Stage Innovations NASA Research Announcement calls for innovative
space technology proposals that could benefit NASA's space program, other
government agencies and the greater aerospace community.

"We are looking for innovative ideas where top researchers from U.S.
universities can help solve the toughest space technology challenges as we
look to begin our journey to pioneer our solar system," said Steve Jurczyk,
associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA
Headquarters in Washington. "The areas of focus we selected align with our
Space Technology Roadmaps, which reflect the National Research Council's
review of these roadmaps."

Only accredited U.S. universities may submit proposals under this
solicitation. Notices of intent to submit proposals to the Early Stage
Innovations Appendix of NASA's Research Announcement, "Space Technology
Research, Development, Demonstration and Infusion 2015," are due June 12. The
deadline for submitting final proposals is July 10.

The proposals may cover transformative space technologies in different
fields, including planetary exploration capabilities, such as payload
technologies for assistive free-flyers and robotic mobility technologies for
the surfaces of icy moons. They may also cover material science, such as
discrete cellular materials assembly, repair and reconfiguration, and
computationally guided structural nanomaterials design.

Other topics could include optical communication for space using integrated
photonics, atmospheric entry modeling development using data from the first
flight test of NASA's Orion spacecraft in December 2014, and high voltage
power management and distribution electronics for space applications.

The agency expects to make approximately 12 awards this fall, with total
award amounts of as much as to $500,000. Research and development efforts
will take place over two to three years.

To view the announcement and information for submitting proposals, visit:

http://go.nasa.gov/1FtZeTk

For more information about NASA's investments in space technology, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacetech

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