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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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| REPLACEMENT PARTS OF THE UV10 PROGRAMMABLE LED SOLAR SIMULATOR (PLEDSS) ARE REQUESTED TO BE USED FOR IMPROVED THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING UV10 PLEDSS AT GSFC. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $18,452 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | Feb 5, 2026 | Feb 5, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | ||
| PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL RUNAWAY TEST CAPABILITY FOR ADVANCED SPACE SOLAR CELLS | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $1,248,894 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | Jun 16, 2027 | ||
| FOR THE PURCHASE OF ANGSTROM 5J AM0 PLEDSS HEAD UNITS TO FINISH THE SOLAR ARRAY. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $344,196 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | 7E20IT and Telecom - End User: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools (HW/Perp SW) | Jun 4, 2025 | Jun 4, 2025 | May 5, 2026 | ||
| LED SOLAR SIMULATOR | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $399,686 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541519Other Computer Related Services | 7E20IT and Telecom - End User: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools (HW/Perp SW) | Sep 4, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | May 5, 2026 | ||
| RAPID ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) TESTER FOR SPACE MATERIALS | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $1,249,327 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Aug 15, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 | Nov 18, 2026 | ||
| OT : LED UV LIGHT SOURCE | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $60,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | Jul 23, 2024 | Jul 23, 2024 | May 30, 2025 | ||
| UNIQUE VEHICLE CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE SPACE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STUDY DEMONSTRATING ALIGNMENT WITH FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND GOALS. INCLUDES PAYLOAD SUITABILITY AND THE END-TO-END PAYLOAD INTEGRATION PROCESS. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $25,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 481212Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | V126TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: SPACE TRANSPORTATION/LAUNCH | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Jan 31, 2026 | ||
| SOLAR PANEL INSPECTION AND TEST (SPIT) | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $1,724,181 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR12SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Nov 6, 2023 | Nov 7, 2023 | Nov 7, 2025 | ||
| COOLING MODIFICATION OF EXISTING PLEDSS MODULES FOR PPE | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $120,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | Mar 17, 2023 | Mar 17, 2023 | May 12, 2023 | ||
| 6 JUNCTION EXPANSION TO 3-5 JUNCTION PROGRAMMABLE LED SOLAR SIMULATOR | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $749,658 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Sep 9, 2022 | Sep 9, 2022 | Dec 12, 2024 | ||
| 6 JUNCTION EXPANSION TO 3-5 JUNCTION PROGRAMMABLE LED SOLAR SIMULATOR | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $149,701 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AC21NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 9, 2021 | Apr 9, 2021 | Jan 17, 2022 | ||
| LIGHT MODULES AND HIGH VOLTAGE CONTROLLER FOR OUR ANGSTROM DESIGNS PULSED PROGRAMMABLE LED SOLAR SIMULATOR | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $197,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | 6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | Apr 15, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | ||
| LARGE AREA LONG PULSE, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BASED, SOLAR SIMULATOR FOR 3J-6J SOLAR CELLS | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $1,999,121 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AZ15 | Aug 1, 2019 | Aug 1, 2019 | Oct 16, 2023 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF RESTORING NATIONAL SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION BALLOON FLIGHT CABABILITY RAPID INNOVATION FUND AWARE TO ANGSTROM | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $960,681 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AZ15 | Jul 25, 2018 | Jul 25, 2018 | Feb 24, 2024 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGFNO EXISTING COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK OPTION MEETS NASAS CURRENT NEEDS FOR FLEXIBILITY, SIZE, MASS AND RESILIENCE TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION IS A MEIS NETWORK WHICH COMBINES ANY NUMBER AND ANY TYPE OF SENSORS INTO A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSN), WITH EACH OF THE SENSORS BEING MOTES, OR NODES, ON THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK WILL BE SELF-HEALING AND SELF-CONFIGURING. EACH MOTE WILL CONSIST OF THREE PARTS: A COMMUNICATION MODULE, A SENSOR MODULE, AND A POWER MODULE, AND BE FIT FOR RUGGED APPLICATIONS, NCLUDING FOR SPACEFLIGHT HARDWARE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A GATEWAY, WHICH ACTS AS AN INTERFACE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. AT THE MINIMUM, A MEIS NETWORK REQUIRES ONE SENSOR NODE AND ONE GATEWAY. AS A RESULT OF SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL EFFORT, THE PHASE I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN DELIVERING A PROTOTYPE PROVING THE MODULAR EMBEDDED WIRELESS SENSOR (MEIS) NETWORK CONCEPT. THIS ALSO REDUCES OUR RISK IN PROCEEDING FORWARD WITH OUR DESIGN. THE PROTOTYPE INCLUDES HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, BOTH CUSTOM DESIGNED BY ANGSTROM DESIGNS. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $748,816 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 15, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NASA HAS A NEED TO DEPLOY AN AGGREGATE PV AREA OF 2500 M2 ON MARS - A VERY LARGE AREA COMPARABLE TO MORE THAN 60 OF THE LARGEST WINGS EVER DEPLOYED IN GEO. HERITAGE LARGE SPACE (0-G) DEPLOYABLES ARE NOT APPLICABLE ON MARS, AS THEY REQUIRE OFFLOADERS. IF SMALLER DEPLOYABLES WERE USED, THE NUMBER OF DEPLOYABLES AND MECHANISMS GROWS EXPONENTIALLY, AS DOES COST, AND MASS WHEN SIZED FOR 0.4-G AND AEOLIAN LOADS. A ROBOT-ERECTED, POWER FARM FROM MODULAR COMPONENTS IS MUCH MORE PRACTICAL, AND CAN HAVE GREATER PERFORMANCE THAN ANY 0-G SOLAR ARRAY. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION, OMNIFLEX, A SOLAR ARRAY WITHOUT ANY DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM, CAN BE THOUGHT OF AS A PRE-DEPLOYED ULTRAFLEX THAT HAS BEEN PERFECTLY OPTIMIZED FOR LARGE AREA LANDED PV FARM INSTALLATIONS. OMNIFLEX PANELS ARE VERY SIMPLE AND LOW COST: EACH IS A PRE-BUILT HEXAGONAL PLATFORM COMPOSED OF A THIN COMPOSITE RIBS EMANATING FROM A CENTRAL HUB, TO WHICH IS BONDED ULTRA-LIGHT FLEXIBLE BLANKETS COMPOSED OF HIGH EFFICIENCY PV BONDED TO A GOSSAMER FABRIC SCRIM. THE RIB DESIGN ALLOW STACKING AT A LOW (3.3-MM) PITCH, ENABLING 190 PANELS TO STACK FOR LAUNCH AT ONLY 0.65 M HIGH. OMNIFLEX IS LIKE IKEA FOR PLANETARY POWER: COMPACTLY SHIPPED, EASILY ERECTED, AND COST EFFECTIVE. AND YET PERFORMANCE IS EXTRAORDINARY, EVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE CHALLENGING SUBTOPIC GOALS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS EXTREMELY LIGHT (>300 W/KG) AND STACKS HYPER-EFFICIENTLY (>100 KW/M3) FOR TRANSPORT TO MARS. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE POWER FIELD WILL BE BY PICK AND PLACE ROBOTICS, USING MODULAR OMNIFLEX UNITS. THE PROPOSAL DETAILS AND DEMONSTRATES THE PRACTICALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS APPROACH FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A HUGE ARRAY FARM ON MARS (OR THE MOON, OR IN-SPACE). INDIVIDUAL UNITS CAN BE RE-PURPOSED ON ROVERS, HABITATS, COMM STATIONS, ETC. AND WITH VIABLE IN-SPACE ASSEMBLY TECH EMERGING, THE POTENTIAL FOR OMNIFLEX PANELS TO BE TILED ONTO ROBOTICALLY-ASSEMBLED MW-SCALE TRUSS STRUCTURES LOOKS EXTREMELY PROMISING AS AN ADJUNCT APPLICATION. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $124,875 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 9, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCED SOLAR ARRAY FOR DUAL LAUNCH GPS | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $1,470,750 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Nov 22, 2016 | Nov 22, 2016 | Jun 14, 2023 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF REMOTE SENSING, WHEN COMBINED WITH REAL-TIME PROCESSING, PROVIDES INSTANT FEEDBACK ON SAFETY, MISSION SUCCESS AND SYSTEM HEALTH. BEING ABLE TO COMBINE EMBEDDED SENSING WITH DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS GIVES US THE ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL TO FURTHER BENEFIT MANY SYSTEMS AND SUB-SYSTEMS IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY INCLUDING LAUNCH VEHICLES, GROUND TEST EQUIPMENT AND SPACECRAFT. THESE REMOTE DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORKS NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE TO THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DATA, ENVIRONMENTS AND CONFIGURATIONS. HIGHLY FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS WILL SUPPORT THE WIDEST VARIETY OF SENSORS, POWER METHODS, COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS AND REAL-TIME PROCESSING ALGORITHMS. ANGSTROM DESIGNS PROPOSES A MODULAR, EMBEDDED, INTELLIGENT SENSOR NETWORK COMPRISED OF A NETWORK OF SENSOR NODES, TO MAXIMIZE FLEXIBILITY. EACH SYSTEM NODE CONTAINS THREE MODULES: SENSOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP SENSOR MODULES TO GATHER AND CONDITION SIGNALS INCLUDING HEAT FLUX, ACOUSTICS AND ELECTRIC FIELDS TO COMPLIMENT EXISTING TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE AND STRAIN MEASUREMENT HARDWARE. COMMUNICATIONS MODULES WILL TRANSMIT SENSOR DATA VIA HIGH-FREQUENCY, HIGH-BANDWIDTH, LOW-POWER NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES. POWER MODULES WILL SUPPLY POWER TO THE NODE THROUGH THE USE OF BATTERY, SOLAR OR SCAVENGED POWER. PHASE I PROTOTYPE SYSTEM NODES WILL BE SMALLER THAN 5 CUBIC CENTIMETERS (CC), AND AFTER MINIATURIZATION, NODES WILL LIKELY BE SMALLER THAN 0.5 CC. ADDITIONALLY, RADIATION HARD VERSIONS OF MANY OF THE COMPONENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR POSSIBLE FLIGHT MISSIONS. A CENTRAL PROCESSING GATEWAY RECEIVES DATA FROM THE SENSOR NETWORK, PROVIDES REAL-TIME PROCESSING OF THE DATA AND REPORTS RAW AND PROCESSED DATA TO TEST ENGINEERS AND SOFTWARE VIA STANDARD NETWORK INTERFACES. RESEARCH PARTNER, THE PENNATHUR LAB AT UCSB, ADDS EXPERTISE AND CAPABILITY IN ADVANCED POWER HARVESTING, MICRO- AND NANOFLUIDIC BASED SENSORS. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $122,168 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 27, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Jun 9, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SOLAR ARRAYS POWER THE VAST MAJORITY OF SPACE MISSIONS. SOLAR ARRAYS WITH HIGHER POWER, BETTER MASS EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVED PACKAGING ARE CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY GIVEN NASA INTEREST IN SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP). THE PHASE I RESULTS SHOWS THAT THE COMPACT TELESCOPING ARRAY (CTA) ARCHITECTURE, ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED BY A NASA SPONSORED TEAM, IS A VERY PROMISING NEW TECHNOLOGY. NOT ONLY HAS CTA SHOWN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE METRICS, BUT IT DOES SO IN A MANNER THAT IS SCALABLE, RELIABLE AND OFFERS COMPACT STOWAGE. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION IS A SOLAR ARRAY DESIGN CONSISTING OF A SINGLE CENTRAL TRUSS STRUCTURE FLANKED BY TENSIONED FLEXIBLE PHOTOVOLTAIC BLANKETS. THIS CONFIGURATION HAS BEEN SHOWN IN MULTIPLE ANALYTICAL STUDIES TO BE THE MOST MASS EFFICIENT FOR A CANTILEVERED SOLAR ARRAY. PHASE I RESULTS CONFIRM THAT CTA HAS VERY LOW STRUCTURAL MASS WHICH, WITH STATE-OF-PRACTICE CELL TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWS THE PLATFORM TO DELIVER EXCELLENT SPECIFIC POWER. FOR EXAMPLE, SUB-200 KW SYSTEMS SHOW SPECIFIC POWER APPROACHING 190 W/KG AND MEGA-WATT VERSIONS OF CTA STILL PRODUCE BETTER THAN 150 W/KG. THE CTA STOWED WING ACHIEVES THE ?COMPACT? ATTRIBUTE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TWO PRIMARY COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM, THE BOOM AND THE PV BLANKETS, THOUGH BY DIFFERENT METHODS, BOTH STOW INTO HIGHLY VOLUME-EFFICIENT PACKAGES. THE INDIVIDUAL BOOM SEGMENTS ALL NEST NEATLY INSIDE ONE ANOTHER WHILE THE PV BLANKETS STOW INTO COMPACT Z-FOLDED STACKS. THE RESULT IS A SYSTEM THAT IS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING COMPACTNESS IN EXCESS OF 100 KW/M?, FAR BEYOND EXPECTATIONS. THE CTA SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH A NEW SOLAR ARRAY CONFIGURATION, IS SHOWN THROUGH PHASE I RESEARCH TO HAVE HIGH RELIABILITY. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY LEVERAGING HERITAGE MECHANICAL SUBSYSTEMS AND BY MINIMIZING NEW MECHANISM DESIGN, THEREBY EFFECTIVELY DELIVERING A HIGHER TRL THAN WOULD ORDINARILY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW SYSTEM. THE CTA DESIGN DRAWS HEAVILY FROM HERITAGE DESIGNS OF ANGSTROM DESIGNS SUBCONTRACTOR ORBITAL ATK GOLETA. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $748,952 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 27, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | May 26, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF "CONSTELLATION ARRAY DESIGN AND ANALYSIS STUDY" | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $149,601 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC21NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 29, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | Apr 29, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NASA HAS SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN DEVELOPING SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY (SEP) AND HAS IDENTIFIED SEP AS ENABLING FOR MANY OF NASA'S NEAR-TERM AND LONG-TERM MISSIONS, INCLUDING THE ASTEROID REDIRECT MISSION (ARM). LARGE, SCALABLE SOLAR ARRAYS ARE CRITICAL TO ENABLING SEP MISSIONS, AND COULD ALSO SERVE MANY OTHER SUB-SECTIONS OF THE CIVIL, COMMERCIAL, AND DEFENSE SPACE MARKETS. A RECENTLY PUBLISHED PAPER BY NIA AND NASA SHOWS THE COMPACT TELESCOPING ARRAY (CTA) CONCEPT, WHICH POSSESSES THE POTENTIAL FOR 60 KW/M3 AT 1 MW OF POWER WITH AN ELEGANTLY SIMPLE DESIGN CONCEPT DERIVED IN PART FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) SOLAR ARRAY. THE POTENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF CTA, INCLUDING PACKING DENSITY, SCALABILITY AND STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY, IS EXCELLENT. THIS ARRAY TECHNOLOGY APPEARS TO BE AN EXCELLENT PATH FORWARD FOR MANY CURRENT MISSION NEEDS. SINCE THE VAST MAJORITY OF CTA'S SUBSYSTEMS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH ELEMENTS THAT POSSESS SIGNIFICANT FLIGHT HERITAGE, IT IS EXPECTED THAT SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS CAN BE MADE UNDER SBIR FUNDING TO PREPARE CTA FOR INFUSION IN THE MARKET. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $124,532 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 2, 2015 | Jun 17, 2015 | Dec 17, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE PHASE I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN DELIVERING A COMPLETE PROTOTYPE OF THE PROPOSED INNOVATION, AN LED-BASED, SOLID STATE, LARGE AREA, PULSED, SOLAR SIMULATOR (SSLAPSS). THE PROTOTYPE NOT ONLY PROVED THE INITIAL CONCEPT BUT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED RISK AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASES OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER A FULLY FUNCTIONAL SSLAPSS IN PHASE II. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION SIMULATES AM0 RESPONSE OF SINGLE, DUAL, 3, 4, 5 AND 6 JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS BY USING AN ARRAY OF DIFFERENT WAVELENGTH LEDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SOLAR PANEL STRING UNDER TEST. THE SSLAPSS IS ADJUSTABLE IN SPECTRUM FOR SELECTED WAVELENGTHS AND CLASS A, THE HIGHEST STANDARD, FOR SPATIAL UNIFORMITY AND TEMPORAL STABILITY. THE SSLAPSS CONSISTS OF LED MODULES THAT ARE REPOSITIONED IN A MOUNTING FRAME TO TEST MANY STRINGS ON A PANEL IN SEQUENCE. THE SSLAPSS ALSO INCLUDES OPTICAL SENSORS SO THAT ALL METRICS CAN BE CALIBRATED AND VALIDATED AUTOMATICALLY. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $749,860 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 1, 2015 | Jun 1, 2015 | May 31, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF AS A RESULT OF SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL EFFORT, THE PHASE I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN DELIVERING A SOLAR SIMULATOR PROTOTYPE THAT NOT ONLY PROVED THE INITIAL CONCEPT BUT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE FUTURE RISK AND INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER A FULLY-FUNCTIONAL SOLAR SIMULATOR IN PHASE II. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION IS AN LED-BASED, LABORATORY-SCALE, SOLAR SIMULATOR. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION SIMULATES AM0 RESPONSE OF SINGLE, DUAL, 3, 4, 5 AND 6 JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS BY USING AN ARRAY OF DIFFERENT WAVELENGTH LEDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CELL UNDER TEST. THE SIMULATOR IS ADJUSTABLE IN SPECTRAL MATCHING FOR SELECTED WAVELENGTHS AND CLASS A, THE HIGHEST STANDARD, FOR SPATIAL UNIFORMITY AND TEMPORAL STABILITY. THE SOLAR SIMULATOR ILLUMINATES A SQUARE AREA 10 INCHES BY 10 INCHES AND INCLUDES OPTICAL SENSORS SO THAT ALL METRICS CAN BE CALIBRATED AND VALIDATED AUTOMATICALLY AS NEEDED. SOLAR SIMULATION IS CRITICAL FOR ALL SOLAR CELL TESTING, AND CURRENT SIMULATORS WILL NOT WORK FOR COMING 4, 5 AND 6 JUNCTION TECHNOLOGIES. BECAUSE THE VAST MAJORITY OF NASA MISSIONS RELY ON SOLAR CELLS, THIS IS CRITICAL, ENABLING TEST TECHNOLOGY FOR FUTURE SOLAR CELLS. WHILE ACCURATE SOLAR SIMULATION IS CRITICAL TO ALL SOLAR CELL MISSIONS, IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO MISSIONS REQUIRING LARGE AMOUNTS OF POWER, SUCH AS SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP) MISSIONS. BEYOND NASA'S NEEDS, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AEROSPACE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURERS, TEST LABS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, HAVE A CRITICAL NEED FOR THIS CAPABILITY WHICH PRESENTS EXCELLENT COMMERCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE PHASE II MATURATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $745,060 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 17, 2014 | Sep 17, 2014 | Sep 16, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE SSLAPSS EXPANDS ON THE SOP LAPSS BY UPGRADING THE LIGHT SOURCES TO ENABLE FUTURE SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGIES WHILE MAINTAINING ALL OF THE CURRENT, PROVEN CALIBRATION AND TEST METHODS. THE SSLAPSS ENABLES TESTING OF CURRENT SOP 3-JUNCTION CELLS AND ALSO UPCOMING 4- AND 6-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS. THE SSLAPSS USES PLANAR ARRAYS OF 6 DIFFERENT WAVELENGTH LEDS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE STRING UNDER TEST IN THE SOLAR ARRAY. THE INDIVIDUAL LED INTENSITY CONTROL GIVES GREAT FLEXIBILITY TO MEET POWER AND SPATIAL UNIFORMITY REQUIREMENTS. THE LED SOURCES ARE SELECTED TO EACH ILLUMINATE ONE JUNCTION IN A 6-JUNCTION CELL. THE SAME LEDS WILL ALSO BE USED FOR 3- AND 4-JUNCTION CELLS. THIS MEANS THAT ONE SSLAPSS CAN MEASURE THE CURRENT (3- JUNCTION) AND FUTURE (4- AND 6-JUNCTION) CELLS. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO HIGHLY FLEXIBLE SO THAT CELLS WITH AN EVEN GREATER NUMBER OF JUNCTIONS OR CELLS WITH DIFFERENT SPECTRAL DIVISIONS COULD BE MEASURE BY PRODUCING A SSLAPSS WITH A GREATER NUMBER OF LEDS OR A DIFFERENT SPECTRAL MIX OF LEDS IN THE ILLUMINATION ARRAY. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING 3-, 4- AND 6-JUNCTION CELL CAPABILITY AT LOWER SYSTEMS COSTS THAN THE SOP LAPSS, THE SSLAPSS ALSO HAS MANY OTHER BENEFITS: IT REQUIRES MINIMAL CLEAN ROOM FLOOR SPACE, IT CAN PROVIDE LOW LIGHT LEVELS (LILT), IT CAN MEASURE ARRAYS IN HORITOZONTAL ORIENTATIONS, IT CAN SCALE TO ANY BUS VOLTAGE OR STRING LENGTH, IT USES PROVEN STANDARDS AND TEST METHODS AND IT PROVIDES FOR EASIER CALIBRATION THAN THE SOP LAPSS. FOUR- AND 6- JUNCTION LAPSS TECHNOLOGY IS NECESSARY TO EVALUATE, TEST AND FLY ADVANCED SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGIES. THE SSLAPSS EXTENDS AN ESSENTIAL, PROVEN MEASUREMENT METHOD TO THE FUTURE OF SPACE POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $124,721 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 12, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF AS THE MEGAFLEX SOLAR ARRAY IS SCALED FOR POWER DEMANDS GREATER THAN 50KW OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS AND DEPLOYED LOAD REQUIREMENTS REMAIN HIGH OR INCREASE, ADVANCED MEGAFLEX BLANKET SUPPORT SPAR DESIGNS WILL BE DESIRED. THE SPARS ARE THE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT THE MEGAFLEX SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOYED BLANKET. WHEN THE SOLAR ARRAY EXPERIENCES A DEPLOYED LOAD, THE STRUCTURAL LOAD PATH STARTS IN THE SPARS WHICH CARRY THE LOAD TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY THAT THEN PASS IT ON TO THE LATCHED PANEL ASSEMBLIES THAT ACT AS THE STRUCTURAL BACK-BONE OF THE DEPLOYED ARRAY AND CARRY THE LOAD TO THE SOLAR ARRAY TO SPACECRAFT INTERFACE. THEREFORE AS THE MEGAFLEX BLANKET AREAS INCREASE THE SPAR LOADING INCREASES WHICH CAUSES HIGHER STRESS LEVELS IN THE SPARS, UNLESS THEY ARE APPROPRIATELY SCALED IN SIZE. HOWEVER DIRECTLY SCALING THE SPARS IN SIZE FROM THEIR CURRENT DESIGN STATE IS NOT THE MOST OPTIMIZED DESIGN FOR STRENGTH AND MASS. THIS IS WHY AD PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A HIERARCHICAL SET OF MEGAFLEX SPAR DESIGNS WITH ATK. SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN HAS FAR REACHING BENEFITS WHICH START WITH THE SCALING RISK REDUCTION OF LARGER FUTURE MEGAFLEX SOLAR ARRAYS TO SUPPORT POWER DEMANDS BEYOND 50KW WITH HIGH DEPLOYED LOADING REQUIREMENTS. THE BENEFITS CONTINUE WITH MASS SAVINGS FOR THESE ARRAYS OBTAINED BY THE MASS OPTIMIZED FUTURE SPARS WHICH WILL ENABLE MORE PAYLOAD FOR FUTURE HEOMD OR OTHER MISSIONS AND OR LAUNCH COST SAVINGS. FINALLY, DEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR FUTURE FLIGHT QUALIFICATION OF A MEGAFLEX SOLAR ARRAY>50KW IN SIZE WITH HIGH DEPLOYED LOADING REQUIREMENTS WILL BE SAVED BECAUSE THIS WORK WILL ALREADY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. ALL OF THESE BENEFITS SUPPORT FUTURE HEOMD MISSIONS AND OTHERS, WHICH THEREFORE FURTHER VALIDATES THE MERIT OF THE PROPOSED INNOVATION AND WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON THIS SBIR. | ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC | $124,559 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 6, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 |