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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (AM) ANGLED WALLS AND LASER SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $55,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 8, 2027 | ||
| SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $500 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 28, 2035 | ||
| DIGITALLY AND SWARM ROBOTICS ENABLED IN-SPACE WELDING MONITORING AND CHARACTERIZATION | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $69,852 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 13, 2025 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 12, 2026 | ||
| EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE, ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES, AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE, FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF, ON, AND FROM THE MOON, LUNAR ORBIT, MARS, AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE, TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS, SPACE WEATHER, PLANETARY DEFENSE, AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $34,240 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | May 8, 2025 | Jan 1, 2025 | Mar 31, 2026 | ||
| THE DUAL USE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM S OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH U.S. INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC/NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMPLEMENT THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS OF MSFC AND NASA. THE GOAL IS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE, RESOURCE-SHARING PROJECTS WHERE THE NASA PARTNER IS DEVELOPING A TECHNOLOGY PRIMARILY FOR ITS OWN PUBLIC PURPOSES, AND NASA CAN PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OR OTHER ASSISTANCE. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $64,358 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 19, 2025 | Jan 13, 2025 | Mar 13, 2026 | ||
| 24-XRP24_2-0140, FROM DUST TO PLANETESIMALS: GAS-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS IN BINARY SYSTEMS | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $119,043 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Nov 15, 2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | Dec 31, 2026 | ||
| CURATION- UTEP BASE YEAR OBLIGATION ONLY | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $38,134 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - CIVIL PROGRAM FINANCING ONLY | — | 541720Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | B503SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ARCHEOLOGICAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL | Jul 18, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | Jan 18, 2030 | ||
| 3D PRINTED SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FOR NA-ION BATTERIES (ISPOLYTE) | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $45,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER | Apr 11, 2024 | Apr 11, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | ||
| NMAL-UTEP COLLIDOSCOPE TRAVELING COLLABORATION | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $11,360 | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | — | 561990All Other Support Services | R497SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS | Sep 26, 2023 | Sep 26, 2023 | Jan 7, 2024 | ||
| INCONEL 718 ANGLED L-PBF AND GRX-810 INTERRUPTED BUILD STUDIES | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $115,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | H299EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TESTING- MISCELLANEOUS | Aug 17, 2023 | Aug 17, 2023 | Aug 15, 2025 | ||
| TASK ORDER 0003 UNDER CONTRACT W911QX20D0002 FOR CYBER DEVOPS AND SENIOR CAPSTONE SUPPORT. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $322,715 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | DJ01IT AND TELECOM - SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR) | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 26, 2023 | Jul 30, 2025 | ||
| EO14042 ANALOG ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT ARTEMIS LUNAR OPERATIONS 2023 | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $29,956 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 17, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Mar 31, 2025 | ||
| GENERATIVE DESIGN OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TANKS FOR SMALL SPACECRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $145,238 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 10, 2023 | Feb 10, 2023 | Aug 12, 2024 | ||
| C103 AND INCONEL 718 MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION AND TESTING | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $55,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | U099EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER | Jan 26, 2023 | Feb 1, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | ||
| CAN 22-236, 22-P2 INVITED-0009, DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-FIDELITY ROBOTIC SYSTEM DIGITAL TWIN FOR IN-SPACE WELDING | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $60,707 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jan 24, 2023 | Feb 1, 2023 | Jul 31, 2025 | ||
| MUREP AEROSPACE ACADEMY FOR THE SOUTHWEST (MAA SOUTHWEST) | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $479,997 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 29, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYSIS VIA ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS IN POLYMERIZED IONIC LIQUID (POIL) MEMBRANES FOR OXYGEN RESOURCE RECOVERY | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $43,480 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 28, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2024 | ||
| ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF SUPERALLOYS USING HIGH TEMPERATURE BUILD PLATE | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $45,571 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 7, 2022 | Sep 7, 2022 | Nov 8, 2024 | ||
| LASER POWDER DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF NIOBIUM-ALLOY COMPONENTS | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $97,572 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 8, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 | Jul 31, 2023 | ||
| ANALOG ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT ARTEMIS LUNAR OPERATIONS: DESERT RATS 2022 | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $23,199 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Jun 29, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | Jun 13, 2023 | ||
| THIS EFFORT WILL LEVERAGE BOTH MSFC AND PARTNER CAPABILITIES TO DEVELOP METHOD FOR 3D PRINTING SODIUM ION BATTERIES IN.SPACE USING IN.SITE RESOURCES FROM THE MOON AND MARS. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $603,233 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 1, 2022 | Nov 4, 2021 | Sep 30, 2024 | ||
| THIS PURCHASE ORDER IS FOR VARIOUS ADDITIVE PROCESS INCO 625 AND INCO 718 PROCESS CHARACTERIZATION. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $65,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U002EDUCATION/TRAINING- PERSONNEL TESTING | Jan 11, 2022 | Dec 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2022 | ||
| THE ARCTIC OCEAN HAS THE LONGEST COASTLINE OF ANY OCEAN ON EARTH AND IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST CLIMATE-CHANGE VULNERABLE ECOSYSTEMS ON THE PLANET. SEA ICE EXTENT AND THICKNESSES IS DECLINING THEREBY LENGTHENING THE OPEN WATER SEASON AND INCREASING FETCH AND WAVE HEIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF THE ARCTIC COASTLINE CONSISTS OF ICE-RICH PERMAFROST, IS CLOSE TO SEA LEVEL, AND APPEARS TO BE DEGRADING AND SUBSIDING IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISTURBANCE. THESE CHANGES ARE IMPACTING WILDERNESS, NUMEROUS NATIVE ALASKAN COMMUNITIES, DEFENSE AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE, FOOD SECURITY, AND MANY OTHER ECOSYSTEM PROPERTIES AND PROCESSES. ALTHOUGH ARCTIC COASTAL EROSION IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY SHORT-TERM EPISODIC EVENTS, RATES OF CHANGE HAVE INCREASED OVER THE PAST 70 YEARS, THOUGH THE SPATIAL EXTENT OF THESE TRENDS REMAINS UNKNOWN. RECOGNIZING THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF ARCTIC COASTAL CHANGE TO ALTER A RANGE OF EARTH SYSTEM COMPONENTS GLOBALLY, EFFORTS SPONSORED OR PLANNED BY NASA, NOAA, NSF, DOE, AND OTHER AGENCIES AIM TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THESE DYNAMICS IN THE ARCTIC. IMPORTANTLY, NONE APPEAR TO BE DOCUMENTING LARGE-SCALE, FINE SPATIOTEMPORAL RESOLUTION CHANGE IN COASTLINE POSITION, ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BASELINE DATASETS NEEDED FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES. MOREOVER, THESE EFFORTS ARE CHALLENGED BY THE NEED FOR SMALL SCALE MEASUREMENTS THAT PROVIDE DETAIL AT SHORT TIME INTERVALS THAT CAPTURE SPECIFIC STORM EVENTS, OVER LINEAR AREAS OF INTEREST SPANNING THOUSANDS OF KILOMETERS OF COAST. THIS REQUIRES THE USE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC), ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) APPROACHES FOR AUTOMATED FEATURE EXTRACTION ROUTINES AND HIGH SPATIOTEMPORAL RESOLUTION SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING SOLUTIONS, SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDED BY PLANET AND MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES. DUE TO THE HIGH TEMPORAL FREQUENCIES OF PLANET IMAGERY AND THE HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS AND ACCURATE CALIBRATIONS OF MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES DATA, BOTH DATA SOURCES HAVE PROVEN USEFUL FOR ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS. HOWEVER, LIMITATIONS RELATED TO GEOLOCATION ACCURACIES OF PLANET DATA AND LIMITED DATA AVAILABILITY FOR TIME SERIES ANALYSIS FOR MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES DATA, AS DOCUMENTED IN THE LITERATURE AS WELL AS IN THE COMMERCIAL SMALLSAT DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM PILOT EVALUATION REPORT, DIRECTLY IMPACTS ITS IMMEDIATE APPLICATION IN COASTAL CHANGE MONITORING EFFORTS. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO ADDRESS A WELL-RECOGNIZED URGENCY FOR IMPROVED HIGH SPATIOTEMPORAL DELINEATION OF ARCTIC COASTLINES AND FEATURES USING HPC AND AI. WE WILL BEGIN BY EXPLORING AND LEVERAGING THE RELATIVE STRENGTHS OF EACH DATA SOURCE BY ASSESSING AND CORRECTING THE GEOLOCATION ACCURACIES OF PLANET IMAGERY FOR ENHANCING THE MAPPING OF NORTHERN ALASKAN COASTAL DYNAMICS AT HIGH TEMPORAL FREQUENCIES WITH A MINDSET FOR ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF SCALING TO THE CIRCUMARCTIC IN THE FUTURE. FOLLOWING GEO-CORRECTIONS OF PLANET SCENES WE WILL THEN DEVELOP AND REFINE EXISTING ALGORITHMS FOR DERIVING A RANGE OF FEATURES (E.G. WATERLINE, BLUFF EDGE, BEACH WIDTH AND SLOPE, TOPOBATHY) AND VARIOUS NEARSHORE BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES. WE THEN PROPOSE TO RUN GEO-CORRECTED PLANET TIME SERIES FOR VARIOUS CASE STUDY SITES ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA (INFILLED WITH MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES DATA WHERE NEEDED) THROUGH A SERIES OF ANALYTICAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING WORKFLOWS TO CONDUCT CHANGE ANALYSIS FROM TIME SERIES DATA FOR COASTAL FEATURES. THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DIRECTLY INFORM STATE AND FEDERAL ACTORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ISSUED DECEMBER 3, 2019 WHICH ESTABLISHES THAT THE DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS WILL INCREASE COASTAL MAPPING EFFORTS, HIGHLIGHTING ITS IMPORTANCE AND VALUE NATIONWIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS RESEARCH CAN ADVANCE A RANGE OF BIOPHYSICAL (NASA S TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY PROGRAM, COASTAL SCIENCE, REMOTE SENSING) AND SOCIAL (CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE MIGRATION) SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $139,227 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 11, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | Nov 27, 2023 | ||
| RECRUITING SERVICES - UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $99,739 | DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES | PEACE CORPS | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | R799SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHER | Jul 22, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | Jul 31, 2026 | ||
| THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AIMS TO DEVELOP AN ADVANCED THERMAL MINING TECHNOLOGY THAT INTEGRATES ENGINEERED EXTRACTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND CONDENSATION OF WATER VAPOR AT LOW PRESSURE FROM LUNAR REGOLITH. THIS WILL BE REALIZED THROUGH INTERLINKED TASKS OF (A) MEASURING THE THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ICY REGOLITH, (B) CHARACTERIZING VAPOR SUBLIMATION RATES OF CAPTURE TENT AND THERMAL DRILLS, (C) TRANSPORTING VAPOR IN AN ELECTROSTATIC FIELD, AND (D) RECAPTURING ICE IN AN ENGINEERED COLD TRAP WITH ACTIVE ICE DEPOSITION AND DELAMINATION. THE LAB-SCALE SYSTEM PROTOTYPE AIMS TO DEMONSTRATE A 1 KG ICE COLLECTION CAPACITY FROM ICY REGOLITH SIMULANT IN APPROXIMATELY 11 HOURS. SIGNIFICANT PAST EFFORTS WERE DEDICATED TO INVESTIGATING THE USE OF THERMAL MINING APPROACHES TO SEPARATE WATER FROM ICY REGOLITH. HOWEVER, MUCH WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TECHNOLOGIES. MOST OF THE TECHNOLOGIES STUDIED SO FAR MAY NOT PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT VAPOR PRESSURE. LOW-PRESSURE WATER EXTRACTION WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ABILITY TO SEPARATE WATER FROM OTHER VOLATILES AND CAPTURE WATER WITHOUT USING LARGE RADIATORS OR ADDITIONAL POWER. THERMAL MINING METHODS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE PRESSURE HOLDING PROCESS WILL HAVE THE CHALLENGE OF RECAPTURING WATER ICE IN A VACUUM. POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR LOW-PRESSURE WATER EXTRACTION FROM VAPOR SUBLIMING FROM THERMAL MINING PROCESSES ARE YET TO BE EXPLORED. THE PROPOSED ADVANCED THERMAL MINING TECHNOLOGY OF 1 KG ICE COLLECTION CAPACITY AIMS TO SERVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN NASA'S ISRU MISSION BY PROVIDING FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH, LAB-SCALE PROTOTYPE DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATIONS, AND A SYSTEM-LEVEL SCALE-UP ANALYSIS FOR LUNAR WATER COLLECTION. | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | $1,999,638 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | May 17, 2021 | May 10, 2021 | Nov 9, 2023 |