IMPLEMENTS A SOLUTION FROM THE INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN CANISTER (BRIC) LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) (BRIC-LED) CANISTER LIDS.
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.
NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIP-2 APPENDIX R: LUNAR LOGISTICS & MOBILITY STUDIES. GOALS ARE TO SUPPORT MISSION ARCHITECTURE DEFINITIONS FOR HUMAN MISSIONS BEYOND LOW-EARTH ORBIT AS PART OF NASA'S MOON TO MARS EXPLORATION STRATEGY.
BASELINE REPAIRS FOR ECS S/NS 002 AND 003 ARE REQUIRED AS OUTLINED IN CONTRACT 80JSC023DA011 STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) SECTION 3.12, ECS BASELINE REPAIR.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, AND DEVELOPMENT TESTING FOR LOW LEAKAGE VALVES CONCEPTS USED TO PRIMARILY SERVICE LIQUID HYDROGEN IN-SPACE APPLICATIONS. THESE IN-SPACE APPLICATIONS INCLUDE ENVISIONED DEEP SPACE TRANSPORTATION
EO14042 DEVELOP PROTOTYPE CARBOTHERMAL OXYGEN PRODUCTION REACTOR OPERATED UNDER SIMULATED LUNAR OPERATING CONDITIONS WITHIN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED VACUUM CHAMBER ONE THAT CAN EVOLVE INTO A PAYLOAD ON FUTURE COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES MISSION
BAA R&D - THE NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS -2 (NEXTSTEP-2) APPENDIX F: LOGISTICS REDUCTION (LR) IN SPACE BY TRASH COMPACTION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM (TCPS) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED JULY 3, 2018. PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED AND EVALUATED AND SELECTIONS OF SUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 5, 2018. NASA ISSUED THIS SOLICITATION TO SOLICIT IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ADVANCE TRASH COMPACTION AND PROCESSING (TCPS) CAPABILITIES. TRASH PROCESSING ENABLES REDUCTION IN MASS, VOLUME, AND THE CREW TIME DEDICATED TO LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT. THE CURRENT APPROACH TO TRASH MANAGEMENT ENTAILS MANUALLY COMPACTING, TEMPORARILY STORING IT, AND THEN DISPOSING OF THE TRASH EITHER BY RETURN TO EARTH OR INCINERATION DURING REENTRY IN A DISPOSABLE SUPPLY VEHICLE. LONG DISTANCES FROM EARTH AND LENGTHY DURATIONS WITH LIMITED OR NO RESUPPLY WILL CHARACTERIZE FUTURE HUMAN MISSIONS. RETURNING TRASH TO EARTH WILL BE IMPRACTICAL, JETTISONING DURING THE MISSION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VALUABLE RECOVERABLE RESOURCES AND DISPOSING OF IT LOCALLY MAY POSE A PLANETARY PROTECTION RISK, IF LEFT UNTREATED..NASA NEEDS A SYSTEM THAT CAN HANDLE ASTRONAUT TRASH IN SITU RATHER THAN DISPOSING OF IT OVERBOARD. HOWEVER, STORING TRASH INSIDE A SPACECRAFT CREATES PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS FOR THE CREW, CONSUMES CRITICAL HABITAT VOLUME, AND SEQUESTERS POTENTIALLY VALUABLE RESOURCES. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH CONTRACTS IN AREAS FOR DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS FOR A TCPS THAT COMPACTS TRASH TO REDUCE STORAGE VOLUME, RENDERS IT BIOLOGICALLY AND PHYSICALLY SAFE AND STABLE, RECOVERS TRAPPED RESOURCES, AND FORMS RESIDUAL MATERIAL INTO A STORABLE, POTENTIALLY USEFUL PRODUCT.