Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: OPTO-KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INC
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2016-06-09 to 2021-12-31
Current total value of award: $1230826
Description: EO14042 OKSI PROPOSES A MINIMALLY INVASIVE IN-FLIGHT DIAGNOSTIC TO MEASURE HEAT SHIELD RECESSION DURING FLIGHT TESTS. THESE MEASUREMENTS CAN BE USED TO VALIDATE MODELS AND ULTIMATELY OPTIMIZE HEAT SHIELD DESIGN TO REDUCE WEIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING SUFFICIENT SAFETY MARGINS. THE CONCEPT HAS TWO COMPONENTS: 1) SPECIALLY DESIGNED HEAT SHIELD PLUGS AND 2) A REMOTE SPECTRAL SENSOR.