New Space and Tech

Early Stage Innovations For Space Technologies Sought

By Keith Cowing
April 8, 2013
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NASA Seeks Early Stage Innovations For Space Technologies From U.S. Universities

“NASA is seeking proposals from accredited U.S. universities focused on innovative, early-stage space technologies that will improve shielding from space radiation, spacecraft thermal management and optical systems. Each of these technology areas requires dramatic improvements over existing capabilities for future science and human exploration missions. Early stage, or low technology readiness level (TRL) concepts, could mature into tools that solve the hard challenges facing future NASA missions. Researchers should propose unique, disruptive or transformational space technologies that address the specific topics described in this new solicitation.”

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