{"id":320206,"date":"2023-04-25T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=320206"},"modified":"2023-08-14T13:31:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T17:31:32","slug":"nasa-selects-12-companies-to-collaborate-on-key-technology-development","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-selects-12-companies-to-collaborate-on-key-technology-development\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Selects 12 Companies to Collaborate on Key Technology Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aco_release.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aco_release.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, conducts mobility testing at NASA Glenn\u2019s Simulated Lunar Operation Laboratory (SLOPE). Credit: Bridget Caswell\/Alcyon Technical Services, LLC.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aco_release.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aco_release.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aco_release.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aco_release.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aco_release.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aco_release.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, conducts mobility testing at NASA Glenn\u2019s Simulated Lunar Operation Laboratory (SLOPE). Credit: Bridget Caswell\/Alcyon Technical Services, LLC.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eu003cemu003eNASAu003c\/emu003eu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA has selected 16 proposals from 12 companies under the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/nspires.nasaprs.com\/external\/solicitations\/summary.do?solId=%7bA9C79925-6F41-69E8-4BE0-5325903D777C%7d&path=&method=init\" rel=\"noopener\">Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity<\/a> (ACO) to advance capabilities and technologies related to NASA\u2019s Moon to Mars Objectives. The cadre of U.S. industry-led teams will test a new lunar rover tire design, develop a robotically assembled power system, build an electrically actuated device to join in-space propellant transfer lines, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under unfunded Space Act Agreements, NASA will provide access to its unique facilities and technical expertise, allowing the agency to directly support continued development of promising technologies without the transfer of funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy sharing our knowledge and facilities with U.S. companies, NASA helps mature capabilities that promise to benefit our objectives and the entire aerospace industry,\u201d said Jim Reuter, associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at the agency\u2019s headquarters in Washington. \u201cThese awards allow us to work with both small and large companies to advance some of the most crucial technologies for future exploration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selected proposals, grouped by company, and the respective partnering NASA centers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aerojet Rocketdyne in El Segundo, California <\/strong><em>(two selections)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fully Additively Manufactured LOX-LH2 Engine Demonstration \u2013 NASA Marshall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrically Actuated Quick-Disconnect Coupling for Cislunar and Lunar Surface Cryogenic Propellant Transfer \u2013 NASA Marshall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blue Origin in Kent, Washington <\/strong><em>(two selections)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing \u2013 NASA Langley and NASA Marshall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metallic Thermal Protection System \u2013 NASA Ames and NASA Langley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Boeing Company in Arlington, Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Complex Curvature Retractable Pin Tool Friction Stir Welding Pathfinder Campaign \u2013 NASA Marshall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canopy Aerospace in Denver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Low-Cost Reusable Thermal Protection System Substrates as an Alternative to Alumina Enhanced Thermal Barrier \u2013 NASA Ames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lockheed Martin Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland <\/strong><em>(three selections)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Friction Stir Welded Blanks for Advanced Formed Shapes \u2013 NASA Langley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In-Space Manufacturing Technologies for Thermoplastic Composites \u2013 NASA Glenn, NASA Goddard, NASA Langley, and NASA Marshall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oscillating Heat Pipe Technology for Aero Entry and Commercial Applications \u2013 NASA Ames and NASA Marshall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maxar in Westminster, Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Automated Robotic Assembly of the Light Bender System \u2013 NASA Langley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phase Four in El Segundo, California<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Development of an ASCENT (Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic) Gas Feed System for the Phase Four RF (Radio Frequency) Thruster \u2013 NASA Marshall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Psionic, LLC in Hampton, Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Commercial Wind Measurement Constellation \u2013 NASA Langley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roccor, LLC (Redwire) in Erie, Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Characterization of High Aspect Ratio Booms for Large Apertures \u2013 NASA Langley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Development of Low-Cost High Temperature Reusable Thermal Protection System \u2013 NASA Ames and NASA Johnson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stratolaunch in Mojave, California<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Bringing Shuttle Orbiter TPS into the 21st Century \u2013 NASA Ames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venturi Astrolab in Hawthorne, California<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrating Lunar Tire Technology Readiness \u2013 NASA Glenn and NASA Johnson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the inaugural ACO in 2015, STMD has supported more than 75 ACO projects, including the new awards. The period of performance will be negotiated for each agreement, with an expected duration of between 12 and 24 months. The total estimated value of agency resources to support the agreements is approximately $14.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selected proposals will be led by a diverse array of companies including small and large businesses and will develop a broad range of technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venturi Astrolab will work with NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and Johnson Space Center in Houston to demonstrate a durable lunar rover tire that can tolerate extremely cold temperatures. The design could allow mission planners to consider more lunar locations for rover exploration and longer traverses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psionic seeks to expand a well-tested landing technology called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/Navigation_Doppler_Lidar\/\">Navigation Doppler Lidar<\/a> to make wind measurements. The small business will work with NASA\u2019s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to adapt the technology for new potential applications such as real-time air traffic management using a satellite constellation and providing better data for studying the climates of both Earth and Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lockheed Martin will advance in-space manufacturing technologies for thermoplastic composites. This low-cost material requires less energy to make in-orbit compared to metal. The company will test the technique in simulated space environments with several NASA centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe collaborations reduce the development cost of space technologies and aim to accelerate the infusion of new capabilities,\u201d said LK Kubendran, STMD, ACO, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/solicitations\/tipping_points\">Tipping Point<\/a> lead. \u201cThe 2022 ACO solicitation topics were intentionally broad, allowing industry to propose emerging capabilities with the widest potential benefit, increasing access to space for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations interested in developing space technology with NASA can <a href=\"https:\/\/techport.nasa.gov\/opportunities\" rel=\"noopener\">explore opportunities online<\/a>. For more information about NASA\u2019s space technology investments, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/spacetech\"><strong>www.nasa.gov\/spacetech<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Frazier<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-853-7191<br><a href=\"mailto:sarah.frazier@nasa.gov\">sarah.frazier@nasa.gov<\/a><br>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has selected 16 proposals from 12 companies under the 2022 Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) to advance capabilities and technologies related to NASA’s Moon to Mars Objectives. 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