National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research & Technology Transfer 2010 Program Solicitations
Chapter 9.1.4
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9.1.4 SPACE OPERATIONS
The Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) provides the foundation for NASA’s space programs — space travel for human and robotic missions, in-space laboratories, processing and operations of space systems, and the means to return data to the Earth. The directorate provides the daily operational capabilities for the agency. These capabilities: Space Communications; Space Transportation; Processing and Operations; Navigation; and International Space Station (ISS) operations must continue to evolve synergistically as the directorate guides their development and enhancement. In addition, as other NASA programs develop new mission requirements and capabilities, SOMD’s operational capability will evolve to include these new enhancements. In summary, the Space Operations Mission Directorate provides space access and operations for our customers with a high standard of safety, reliability, and affordability.
In support of NASA’s mission, the Space Operations Mission Directorate will marshal its SBIR efforts around four key technology areas: (1) Space Communications; (2) Space Transportation; (3) Processing and Operations; and (4) Navigation. These technology areas will enable efficient and affordable technology development for: communications and navigation; human operation in space; science missions; space access services and cost reduction; ISS utilization; ISS Life Extension; and daily system operations. We go forward as explorers and as scientists to understand the universe in which we live.
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TOPIC O1 Space Communications
O1.01 Antenna Technology
O1.02 Reconfigurable/Reprogrammable Communication Systems
O1.03 Game Changing Technologies
O1.04 Long Range Optical Telecommunications
O1.05 Long Range Space RF Telecommunications
O1.06 Space Networking
TOPIC O2 Space Transportation
O2.01 Secondary/Auxiliary Payload-to-Launch Vehicle Interface Technologies
O2.02 Propulsion Technologies
O2.03 Spaceport Enhancement and Improvements
O2.04 Advanced Composite Tank and Materials Technologies
O2.05 Reusable, Reliable, Low Cost Thermal Protection Systems
TOPIC O3 Processing and Operations
O3.01 Mission Operations
O3.02 ISS Utilization
O3.03 ISS Life Extension and Operational Enhancements
O3.04 Vehicle Integration and Ground Processing
O3.05 Advanced Motion Imaging
O3.06 Advanced Acoustic Monitoring Technologies
O3.07 Cryogenic Fluid Management Technologies
TOPIC O4 Navigation
O4.01 Metric Tracking of Launch Vehicles
O4.02 On-Orbit PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) Sensors and Components
O4.03 Flight Dynamics Software and Technologies
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