TECHNICAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO OBTAIN A SAFER LI-ION RECHARGEABLE CELL FOR ENERGY STORAGE THAT DOES NOT GO INTO FLAMES UNDER ABUSIVE CONDITIONS SUCH AS OVERCHARGE, OVERDISCHARGE, AND EXTERNAL SHORT CONDITIONS. DEMONSTRATE BY TESTING THE ABSENCE OF FIRE UNDER ABUSIVE CONDITIONS; COMPLETION OF 500 CYCLES TEST; MICROCALORIMETER TEST TO DEMONSTRATE CALENDAR LIFE. FROM TRL 3 TO TRL 4 ETDP IS PROVIDING FUNDS FOR TESTING AND IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP FUTURE OPTIMIZATION AND SCALE-UP WORK. VALUE TO MISSION DIRECTORATES THE COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH QUALLION IS IN LINE WITH FUTURE ESMD GOALS TO OBTAIN A SAFE, HIGH ENERGY DENSITY LITHIUM-ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY FOR APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THE LUNAR LANDER, ROVER AS WELL AS THE ADVANCED EVA SUIT BATTERIES. NASA S RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) WILL BE REALIZED OVER BOTH THE SHORT AND LONG TERM. FLEXIBILITY IN CAPACITY SCALING AND BREAKTHROUGH IN SAFETY, ALLOWS ITS USE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS REQUIRING POWER AS FOR CREWED VEHICLES, ROBOTIC SURFACE MOBILITY SYSTEMS, CREW EQUIPMENT, ETC FOR LUNAR MISSIONS. CUSTOMER-SUPPLIER AGREEMENTS (CSA) HAVE BEING WORKED BETWEEN THE EXPLORATION EVA OFFICE AND THE ESMD-ENERGY STORAGE BATTERY PROJECT AS WELL AS THE ESMD AND THE LUNAR ARCHITECTURE TEAM (LAT2) TO ALIGN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WITH FUTURE EXPLORATION REQUIREMENTS. TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE AND TEAM OBJECTIVE: TO DESIGN A SAFE LI-ION RECHARGEABLE CELL THAT DOES NOT GO INTO FLAMES UNDER ABUSIVE CONDITIONS SUCH AS OVERCHARGE AND EXTERNAL SHORT AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: >120WH/KG; 1C CHARGE AND DISCHARGE WITH 3C 100 MS PULSE; 1000 CYCLE CAPABILITY WITH 70% CAPACITY RETENTION AT EOL; RE<100 MOHMS; SHOCK AND VIBE TOLERANCE TEAM: QUALLION OPTIMIZE DESIGN TO PROVIDE A CELL WITH SELF-EXTINGUISHING PROPERTIES NASA-JSC CARRY OUT TESTS ON SAMPLE CELLS NASA-GRC CARRY OUT CALORIMETER TESTS ACHIEVEMENT