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Showing contracts 150 of 55 total. Sorted by action date, most recent first. Excludes $0 modifications.

DateAgencyPIIDNAICSDescriptionAmount
Mar 13, 2026National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC026C0002336419ADVANCED SPACESUIT REGULATOR (ASR)$2.0M
Feb 13, 2026National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER80HQTR25CA008541715NEXT 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.$595K
Feb 2, 2026National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTERNNJ16GX07B481212IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2$12.5M
Dec 19, 2025Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)HQ085926FF311541715SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER.$500
Dec 18, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC026C0002336419ADVANCED SPACESUIT REGULATOR (ASR)$2.1M
Dec 1, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA212541715ENIAC CLOUD THE FIRST SPACE HARDENED MULTI CLOUD EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS$3K
Nov 18, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTERNNJ16GX07B481212IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2$46.0M
Sep 23, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER80MSFC24CA018336415THE 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$2.3M
Sep 23, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTERNNJ16GX07B481212IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2$52.1M
Aug 21, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS80HQTR19C0019541714BAA 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.$385K
Aug 15, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA212541715ENIAC CLOUD THE FIRST SPACE HARDENED MULTI CLOUD EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS$31K
Aug 14, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER80NSSC23CA052541715SBIR PHASE III - CARBOTHERMAL LUNAR REGOLITH PROCESSING SYSTEM (CLRPS)$39K
Jul 28, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER80HQTR25CA008541715NEXT 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.$901K
Jun 18, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC025FA117541715BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN CANISTER (BRIC) LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) (BRIC-LED)$68K
May 29, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA212541715ENIAC CLOUD THE FIRST SPACE HARDENED MULTI CLOUD EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS$55K
May 14, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS80HQTR19C0019541714BAA 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.$2.3M
May 13, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA199541715SCIENCE VERIFICATION TEST (SVT) FOR PH-08 WILL CONSIST OF 18 WEEKS OF OPERATIONS COMPRISING 2 TEST RUNS.$18K
Apr 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS80HQTR25CA008541715NEXT 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.$2.7M
Apr 10, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA205541715FLIGHT EXPERIMENTATION FOR PH-07 WILL CONSIST OF THREE (3) SETS OF 4-WEEK EXPERIMENTS, WITH UP TO FOUR (4) WEEKS BETWEEN EACH EXPERIMENT.$19K
Mar 11, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER80HQTR17C0009541712IGF::OT::IGF NASA BAA/NRA AWARD. PROPOSAL TITLE "NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIP - NEXTSTEP-2. THE NEXTSTEP-2 STUDY CONDUCTED BY SNC WILL EVALUATE MISSION ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEM INTERFACES, AND SUBSYSTEM COMPONENT DESIGN TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE THREE OPERATIONAL PHASES OUTLINED BY NASA. NASA'S HEOMD/AES DIVISION SELECTED THE SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS -2 (NEXTSTEP-2) BAA SOLICITATION IN THE AREA OF HABITATION SYSTEMS. THIS CONTRACT EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON REFINING ARCHITECTURES AND CONCEPTS OF OPERATION AND DEVELOPING A FULL SIZE GROUND BASED DEEP SPACE HABITATION PROTOTYPE UNIT FOR INITIAL HABITATION CAPABILITIES IN CISLUNAR SPACE WITH EXTENSIBILITY FOR IN-SPACE TRANSIT HABITATION. THIS CONTRACT WILL ALSO DEVELOP PLANS AND ESTIMATES FOR FURTHER ENGINEERING AND FLIGHT UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN A NASA-LED STANDARDS AND COMMON INTERFACES WORKING GROUP. KEY COMPONENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE IDENTIFIED DURING THE STUDY PHASE. AS PART OF OPTION 1 SNC WILL DEVELOP A FULL-SCALE PROTOTYPE TO FURTHER MATURE THE DESIGN AND REDUCE RISK. TECHNOLOGIES AND SUBSYSTEMS WITH COMMERCIAL SPACE APPLICATIONS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY SNC FOR USE IN EXPANDING SNC'S COMMERCIAL SPACE GOALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS FOR EXECUTION THROUGH PHASE 2 WILL BE CONTINUALLY REFINED THROUGHOUT THE STUDY, AND CULMINATE IN A PROPOSAL FOR A FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBLE MATING OPTIONS TO CONNECT AND ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF ELEMENTS, INCLUDING DIFFERENT HABITAT ELEMENTS AND A DOCKING DESTINATION FOR NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'S (NASA) ORION SPACECRAFT.$1.3M
Mar 4, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA190541715SUPPORT THE REQUIRED SUSTAINING ENGINEERING FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$242K
Feb 18, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER80NSSC23CA052541715SBIR PHASE III - CARBOTHERMAL LUNAR REGOLITH PROCESSING SYSTEM (CLRPS)$30K
Jan 29, 2025National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA190541715SUPPORT THE REQUIRED SUSTAINING ENGINEERING FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$30K
Dec 19, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS80HQTR19C0019541714BAA 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.$515K
Dec 18, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA190541715SUPPORT THE REQUIRED SUSTAINING ENGINEERING FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$242K
Dec 5, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC025FA027541715BASELINE 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.$226K
Dec 3, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTERNNJ16GX07B481212IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2$137K
Dec 2, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA212541715ENIAC CLOUD THE FIRST SPACE HARDENED MULTI CLOUD EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS$27K
Sep 26, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA212541715ENIAC CLOUD THE FIRST SPACE HARDENED MULTI CLOUD EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS$55K
Sep 24, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA205541715FLIGHT EXPERIMENTATION FOR PH-07 WILL CONSIST OF THREE (3) SETS OF 4-WEEK EXPERIMENTS, WITH UP TO FOUR (4) WEEKS BETWEEN EACH EXPERIMENT.$386K
Sep 23, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC021F0074541712SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$335K
Sep 23, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER80MSFC24CA018336415THE 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$775K
Sep 23, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC021F0074541712SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$110K
Sep 23, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC021F0074541712SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$377K
Sep 20, 2024Department of DefenseFA2385 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RSKDFA238524CB041541715REGAL CALL 003 PAYLOAD REENTRY FROM SPACE ANALYSIS$981K
Sep 19, 2024Department of DefenseFA9300 AFTC PZRFA930024C6009541715SBIR PHASE III - MATURATION OF THE VR25K-A ADVANCED UPPER STAGE ENGINE.$16.0M
Sep 18, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA199541715SCIENCE VERIFICATION TEST (SVT) FOR PH-08 WILL CONSIST OF 18 WEEKS OF OPERATIONS COMPRISING 2 TEST RUNS.$148K
Sep 16, 2024Department of DefenseFA2401 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SDAFA240124C0009541715DE-ORBIT SERVICING STUDY$250K
Sep 11, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER80NSSC23CA052541715SBIR PHASE III - CARBOTHERMAL LUNAR REGOLITH PROCESSING SYSTEM (CLRPS)$53K
Sep 9, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTERNNJ16GX07B481212IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2$93.6M
Sep 4, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC024FA190541715SUPPORT THE REQUIRED SUSTAINING ENGINEERING FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$353K
Aug 30, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC021F0074541712SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$400K
Aug 14, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTERNNJ16GX07B481212IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2$47.3M
Jul 18, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC021F0074541712SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$383K
Jul 9, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS80HQTR19C0019541714BAA 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.$1.1M
Jul 8, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER80NSSC24PB677331110SIERRA SPACE CORPORATION COLLABORATION WITHIN THE MELT-CR PROJECT$50K
Jun 27, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER80HQTR17C0009541712IGF::OT::IGF NASA BAA/NRA AWARD. PROPOSAL TITLE "NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIP - NEXTSTEP-2. THE NEXTSTEP-2 STUDY CONDUCTED BY SNC WILL EVALUATE MISSION ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEM INTERFACES, AND SUBSYSTEM COMPONENT DESIGN TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE THREE OPERATIONAL PHASES OUTLINED BY NASA. NASA'S HEOMD/AES DIVISION SELECTED THE SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS -2 (NEXTSTEP-2) BAA SOLICITATION IN THE AREA OF HABITATION SYSTEMS. THIS CONTRACT EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON REFINING ARCHITECTURES AND CONCEPTS OF OPERATION AND DEVELOPING A FULL SIZE GROUND BASED DEEP SPACE HABITATION PROTOTYPE UNIT FOR INITIAL HABITATION CAPABILITIES IN CISLUNAR SPACE WITH EXTENSIBILITY FOR IN-SPACE TRANSIT HABITATION. THIS CONTRACT WILL ALSO DEVELOP PLANS AND ESTIMATES FOR FURTHER ENGINEERING AND FLIGHT UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN A NASA-LED STANDARDS AND COMMON INTERFACES WORKING GROUP. KEY COMPONENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE IDENTIFIED DURING THE STUDY PHASE. AS PART OF OPTION 1 SNC WILL DEVELOP A FULL-SCALE PROTOTYPE TO FURTHER MATURE THE DESIGN AND REDUCE RISK. TECHNOLOGIES AND SUBSYSTEMS WITH COMMERCIAL SPACE APPLICATIONS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY SNC FOR USE IN EXPANDING SNC'S COMMERCIAL SPACE GOALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS FOR EXECUTION THROUGH PHASE 2 WILL BE CONTINUALLY REFINED THROUGHOUT THE STUDY, AND CULMINATE IN A PROPOSAL FOR A FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBLE MATING OPTIONS TO CONNECT AND ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF ELEMENTS, INCLUDING DIFFERENT HABITAT ELEMENTS AND A DOCKING DESTINATION FOR NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'S (NASA) ORION SPACECRAFT.$1.8M
May 13, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTERNNJ16GX07B481212IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2$52.7M
Apr 18, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC021F0074541712SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$433K
Mar 4, 2024National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER80JSC021F0074541712SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).$242K

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