| Other Awards |
Amount:
$730,327
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS RECOVERY - SMAAART TASK TITLE: COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES AND DEMONSTRATION DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND TESTING FOR COMPOSITE LH2 CRYOTANKS
1.0 BACKGROUND
NASA IS EXPLORING ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES TO REDUCE THE OVERALL COST AND WEIGHT OF LIQUID HYDROGEN (LH2) CRYOTANKS. COMPOSITES ARE MATERIALS THAT ARE COMBINATIONS OF TWO OR MORE ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPONENTS. ONE MATERIAL SERVES AS A "MATRIX," WHICH IS THE MATERIAL THAT HOLDS EVERYTHING TOGETHER, WHILE THE OTHER MATERIAL SERVES AS REINFORCEMENT, IN THE FORM OF FIBERS EMBEDDED IN THE MATRIX. A CRYOTANK IS A CONTAINER THAT CAN STORE VERY COLD LIQUIDS, IN THIS CASE LIQUID HYDROGEN. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE NEW AND INNOVATIVE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION TO DESTINATIONS BEYOND LOW EARTH ORBIT SUCH AS THE MOON, NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS, AND MARS. THE FOCUS OF THIS INITIAL 1-YEAR EFFORT IS TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP THE COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED FOR A HEAVY LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE (SIMILAR TO THE SATURN V ROCKET USED TO LAUNCH APOLLO MISSIONS) BETWEEN 8.4 METERS AND 10.0 METERS IN DIAMETER. THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL SERVE MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS INCLUDING NASA, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), AND COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE COMPANIES. FUTURE SPIN-OFF CAPABILITIES MAY INCLUDE LH2 CORE STAGES (1ST AND TYPICALLY LARGEST SECTION OF A ROCKET), IN-SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEMS (A PROPULSION SYSTEM IS A MACHINE THAT PRODUCES THRUST TO PUSH AN OBJECT FORWARD), ON-ORBIT PROPELLANT DEPOTS (A CACHE OF PROPELLANT THAT IS PLACED ON AN ORBIT ABOUT THE EARTH OR ANOTHER BODY TO ALLOW SPACECRAFT TO BE FUELLED IN SPACE), AND LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) CRYOTANKS.
OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN A VARIETY OF COMPOSITE CRYOGENIC TANK PROGRAMS AT NASA AND THE AIR FORCE. EACH OF THESE PROJECTS HAS HAD SOME SUCCESS BUT THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES THAT HAVE MADE NASA RELUCTANT TO INCORPORATE THEM. ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES THAT NASA FACES WHEN INCORPORATING ANY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IS BRIDGING THE MID TECHNICAL READINESS LEVEL (TRL AS DEFINED BY HTTP://ESTO.NASA.GOV/FILES/TRL_DEFINITIONS.PDF) GAP BETWEEN EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND INCORPORATION INTO FLIGHT VEHICLES (ROCKETS). THE INTENT OF THIS CONTRACT EFFORT IS TO PUSH THE TECHNICAL MATURITY OF COMPOSITE TANKS FURTHER BY BUILDING ON THE DEVELOPMENTS OF RECENT PROGRAMS. NASAS MOST RECENT COMPOSITE CRYOTANK WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE NEXT GENERATION LAUNCH TECHNOLOGY (NGLT) PROJECT. THE COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES AND DEMONSTRATION (CCTD) ALSO HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON NEW IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPED BY COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE INTERNAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (IR&D) ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. BUILDING ON PAST COMPOSITE CRYOTANK SUCCESSES AND EVALUATING NEW STATE OF THE ART MATERIALS THROUGH EQUIVALENCY TESTING SHOULD ALLOW NASA TO REALIZE CONSIDERABLE MASS AND COST SAVINGS.
IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, NASA PLANS TO BEGIN A PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON INNOVATIVE IDEAS ENABLING NEW CAPABILITIES OR RADICALLY ALTERING OUR CURRENT APPROACHES TO SPACE SYSTEMS. GAME CHANGING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (GCDP) ARE INTENDED TO BE CAPABILITY-ORIENTED AND DIFFER FROM TRADITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT METHODS THAT ADVANCE DISCIPLINE OR CORE KNOWLEDGE. THE GOAL OF THE PLANNED GCDP IS TO MATURE TECHNOLOGIES IN PREPARATION FOR POTENTIAL SYSTEM LEVEL FLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGH SIGNIFICANT GROUND-BASED TESTING AND/OR LABORATORY EXPERIMENTATION. NASA WILL MANAGE THE COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WITHIN THESE GUIDELINES.
THE CCTD PROJECT WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO PHASES. THE CURRENT EFFORT DESCRIBED IN THIS SOW IS PHASE 1. THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PHASE 1 COULD RESULT IN NASA ISSUING A SEPARATE 2-YEAR CONTRACT FOR PHASE 2 IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. PHASE 2 WILL LIKELY INVOLVE THE CRITICAL DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND MANUFA |
Amount:
$1,349,280
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS & ANALYSIS FOR GOVERNMENT UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (UAS) ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE |
Amount:
$0
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE MATURITY OF CONCEPT, OPERATIONS, PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRBORNE PRECISION SPACING |
Amount:
$1,498,751
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE MATURITY OF CONCEPT, OPERATIONS, PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRBORNE PRECISION SPACING |
Amount:
$200,386
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE MATURITY OF CONCEPT, OPERATIONS, PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIRBORNE PRECISION SPACING |
Amount:
$80,328
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TO MATURE AIRBORNE SELF-SEPARATION ALGORITHMS & CONCEPTS |
Amount:
$333,949
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR AIRSTAR TESTBED DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT |
Amount:
$88,027
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOR OPEN CIRCUIT RESONATE SENSOR FOR COMPOSITE DIAGNOSIS SENSOR |
Amount:
$182,499
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TO MATURE AIRBORNE SELF-SEPARATION ALGORITHMS & CONCEPTS |
Amount:
$127,936
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR MONITOR&ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DIAGNOSIS AND MITIGATION ALGORITHMS |
Amount:
$389,436
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR "DEVELOP & EXPAND EXPERTISE IN METROPLEX CONCEPT DEFINITION & INTEGRATED ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE OPERATIONS" |
Amount:
$647,356
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOR ENHANCEMENT OF 4-DIMENSIONAL FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYS (4D-FMS) CAPABILITIES |
Amount:
$0
Award Description: RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR DEVELOP&EXPAND EXPERTISE IN METROPLEX CONCEPT DEFINITION&INTEGRATED ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE OPERATIONS |
Amount:
$116,900
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR DEVELOP & EXPAND EXPERTISE IN METROPLEX CONCEPT DEFINITION & INTEGRATED ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE OPERATIONS |
Amount:
$21,275
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR DEVELOP&EXPAND EXPERTISE IN METROPLEX CONCEPT DEFINITION&INTEGRATED ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE OPERATIONS |
Amount:
$497,379
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT FOR INTEGRATED AIR&GROUND-BASED CONCEPTS&CONDUCT SIMULATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS |
Amount:
$184,137
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AIR-GROUND FUNCTIONAL ALLOCATION STUDIES |
Amount:
$0
Award Description: TAS::80 0123::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS RECOVERY - SMAAART TASK TITLE: COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES AND DEMONSTRATION DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND TESTING FOR COMPOSITE LH2 CRYOTANKS
1.0 BACKGROUND
NASA IS EXPLORING ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES TO REDUCE THE OVERALL COST AND WEIGHT OF LIQUID HYDROGEN (LH2) CRYOTANKS. COMPOSITES ARE MATERIALS THAT ARE COMBINATIONS OF TWO OR MORE ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPONENTS. ONE MATERIAL SERVES AS A "MATRIX," WHICH IS THE MATERIAL THAT HOLDS EVERYTHING TOGETHER, WHILE THE OTHER MATERIAL SERVES AS REINFORCEMENT, IN THE FORM OF FIBERS EMBEDDED IN THE MATRIX. A CRYOTANK IS A CONTAINER THAT CAN STORE VERY COLD LIQUIDS, IN THIS CASE LIQUID HYDROGEN. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE NEW AND INNOVATIVE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION TO DESTINATIONS BEYOND LOW EARTH ORBIT SUCH AS THE MOON, NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS, AND MARS. THE FOCUS OF THIS INITIAL 1-YEAR EFFORT IS TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP THE COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED FOR A HEAVY LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE (SIMILAR TO THE SATURN V ROCKET USED TO LAUNCH APOLLO MISSIONS) BETWEEN 8.4 METERS AND 10.0 METERS IN DIAMETER. THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL SERVE MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS INCLUDING NASA, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), AND COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE COMPANIES. FUTURE SPIN-OFF CAPABILITIES MAY INCLUDE LH2 CORE STAGES (1ST AND TYPICALLY LARGEST SECTION OF A ROCKET), IN-SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEMS (A PROPULSION SYSTEM IS A MACHINE THAT PRODUCES THRUST TO PUSH AN OBJECT FORWARD), ON-ORBIT PROPELLANT DEPOTS (A CACHE OF PROPELLANT THAT IS PLACED ON AN ORBIT ABOUT THE EARTH OR ANOTHER BODY TO ALLOW SPACECRAFT TO BE FUELLED IN SPACE), AND LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) CRYOTANKS.
OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN A VARIETY OF COMPOSITE CRYOGENIC TANK PROGRAMS AT NASA AND THE AIR FORCE. EACH OF THESE PROJECTS HAS HAD SOME SUCCESS BUT THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES THAT HAVE MADE NASA RELUCTANT TO INCORPORATE THEM. ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES THAT NASA FACES WHEN INCORPORATING ANY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IS BRIDGING THE MID TECHNICAL READINESS LEVEL (TRL AS DEFINED BY HTTP://ESTO.NASA.GOV/FILES/TRL_DEFINITIONS.PDF) GAP BETWEEN EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND INCORPORATION INTO FLIGHT VEHICLES (ROCKETS). THE INTENT OF THIS CONTRACT EFFORT IS TO PUSH THE TECHNICAL MATURITY OF COMPOSITE TANKS FURTHER BY BUILDING ON THE DEVELOPMENTS OF RECENT PROGRAMS. NASAS MOST RECENT COMPOSITE CRYOTANK WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE NEXT GENERATION LAUNCH TECHNOLOGY (NGLT) PROJECT. THE COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES AND DEMONSTRATION (CCTD) ALSO HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON NEW IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPED BY COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE INTERNAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (IR&D) ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. BUILDING ON PAST COMPOSITE CRYOTANK SUCCESSES AND EVALUATING NEW STATE OF THE ART MATERIALS THROUGH EQUIVALENCY TESTING SHOULD ALLOW NASA TO REALIZE CONSIDERABLE MASS AND COST SAVINGS. |
Amount:
$0
Award Description: TAS::80 0123::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS RECOVERY - SMAAART TASK TITLE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS MOD IS TO EXPLAIN THAT MOD 2 IN CMM IS ACTUALLY MOD 1. MOD 1A IS ACTUALLY MOD A. CONTRACT SPECIALIST MISTAKENLY MISNUMBERED.
COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES AND DEMONSTRATION DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND TESTING FOR COMPOSITE LH2 CRYOTANKS
1.0 BACKGROUND
NASA IS EXPLORING ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES TO REDUCE THE OVERALL COST AND WEIGHT OF LIQUID HYDROGEN (LH2) CRYOTANKS. COMPOSITES ARE MATERIALS THAT ARE COMBINATIONS OF TWO OR MORE ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPONENTS. ONE MATERIAL SERVES AS A "MATRIX," WHICH IS THE MATERIAL THAT HOLDS EVERYTHING TOGETHER, WHILE THE OTHER MATERIAL SERVES AS REINFORCEMENT, IN THE FORM OF FIBERS EMBEDDED IN THE MATRIX. A CRYOTANK IS A CONTAINER THAT CAN STORE VERY COLD LIQUIDS, IN THIS CASE LIQUID HYDROGEN. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE NEW AND INNOVATIVE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION TO DESTINATIONS BEYOND LOW EARTH ORBIT SUCH AS THE MOON, NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS, AND MARS. THE FOCUS OF THIS INITIAL 1-YEAR EFFORT IS TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP THE COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED FOR A HEAVY LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE (SIMILAR TO THE SATURN V ROCKET USED TO LAUNCH APOLLO MISSIONS) BETWEEN 8.4 METERS AND 10.0 METERS IN DIAMETER. THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL SERVE MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS INCLUDING NASA, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), AND COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE COMPANIES. FUTURE SPIN-OFF CAPABILITIES MAY INCLUDE LH2 CORE STAGES (1ST AND TYPICALLY LARGEST SECTION OF A ROCKET), IN-SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEMS (A PROPULSION SYSTEM IS A MACHINE THAT PRODUCES THRUST TO PUSH AN OBJECT FORWARD), ON-ORBIT PROPELLANT DEPOTS (A CACHE OF PROPELLANT THAT IS PLACED ON AN ORBIT ABOUT THE EARTH OR ANOTHER BODY TO ALLOW SPACECRAFT TO BE FUELLED IN SPACE), AND LIQUID OXYGEN (LOX) CRYOTANKS.
OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN A VARIETY OF COMPOSITE CRYOGENIC TANK PROGRAMS AT NASA AND THE AIR FORCE. EACH OF THESE PROJECTS HAS HAD SOME SUCCESS BUT THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES THAT HAVE MADE NASA RELUCTANT TO INCORPORATE THEM. ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES THAT NASA FACES WHEN INCORPORATING ANY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IS BRIDGING THE MID TECHNICAL READINESS LEVEL (TRL AS DEFINED BY HTTP://ESTO.NASA.GOV/FILES/TRL_DEFINITIONS.PDF) GAP BETWEEN EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND INCORPORATION INTO FLIGHT VEHICLES (ROCKETS). THE INTENT OF THIS CONTRACT EFFORT IS TO PUSH THE TECHNICAL MATURITY OF COMPOSITE TANKS FURTHER BY BUILDING ON THE DEVELOPMENTS OF RECENT PROGRAMS. NASAS MOST RECENT COMPOSITE CRYOTANK WAS DEVELOPED UNDER THE NEXT GENERATION LAUNCH TECHNOLOGY (NGLT) PROJECT. THE COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGIES AND DEMONSTRATION (CCTD) ALSO HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON NEW IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPED BY COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE INTERNAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (IR&D) ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. BUILDING ON PAST COMPOSITE CRYOTANK SUCCESSES AND EVALUATING NEW STATE OF THE ART MATERIALS THROUGH EQUIVALENCY TESTING SHOULD ALLOW NASA TO REALIZE CONSIDERABLE MASS AND COST SAVINGS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MOD IS TO EXPLAIN THAT MOD 2 IN CMM IS ACTUALLY MOD 1. MOD 1A IS ACTUALLY MOD A. CONTRACT SPECIALIST MISTAKENLY MISNUMBERED. |
Amount:
$0
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT FOR INTEGRATED AIR&GROUND-BASED CONCEPTS&CONDUCT SIMULATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS |
Amount:
$0
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR AIRSTAR TESTBED DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT |
Amount:
$0
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT FOR ENHANCEMENT OF 4-DIMENSIONAL FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYS (4D-FMS) CAPABILITIES |
Amount:
-$26,394
Award Description: RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO CONDUCT AIR GROUND FUNCTIONAL ALLOCATION STUDIES |
Amount:
-$40,369
Award Description: RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT TO MATURE AIRBORNE SELF SEPARATION ALGORITHMS AND CONCEPTS |
Amount:
-$16,702
Award Description: RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR OPEN CIRCUIT RESONATE SENSOR FOR COMPOSITE DIAGNOSIS SENSOR |
Amount:
$0
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT FOR INTEGRATED AIR&GROUND-BASED CONCEPTS&CONDUCT SIMULATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS |
Amount:
$0
Award Description: TAS::80 0125::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS&ANALYSIS FOR GOVERNMENT UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (UAS) ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE |
Amount:
-$8,551
Award Description: RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO MATURE AIRBORNE SELF SEPARATION ALGORITHMS AND CONCEPTS |