Success StoriesNational & Finding Entrepreneurship Opportunities Week within the Mission Directorates NASA SBIR/STTR FebruaryProgram 22, 2020 Dr. Quenton Bonds & Mr. Bob Jones | September 17, 2020 Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) • STMD engages and inspires thousands of entrepreneurs, researchers and innovators, creating a community of America’s best and brightest working on the nation’s toughest challenges. Space technology research and development take place at NASA centers, universities and national labs. • STMD leverages partnerships with other government agencies as well as commercial and international partners. Our current technology portfolio spans a range of discipline areas and technology readiness levels. • STMD is focused on advancing technologies and testing new capabilities at the Moon that will be critical for crewed missions to Mars. • Investments in revolutionary, American-made space technologies provide solutions on Earth and in space. NASA technology turns up in nearly every corner of modern life. We make our space tech available to commercial companies to generate real world benefits – everything from creating jobs to saving lives. https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/home Success Stories: STMD 3D Printing in Zero Gravity at the International Space Lightweight Carbon Nanotube Technology for Building Station Spacecrafts PHASE III SUCCESS: $1.5M from NASA PHASE III SUCCESS: $8.1M from NASA Game Changing Development MADE IN SPACE – Moffett Field, CA NANOCOMP TECHNOLOGIES, INC – Merrimack, NH SNAPSHOT: The first company to successfully manufacture in space, Made in Space is partnering with NASA to bring 3D SNAPSHOT: Received Phase III funding from the NASA SBIR/STTR printing and plastics reuse and recycling to the International program for the continued improvement of lightweight Miralon™ Space Station. carbon nanotube technology to replace heavier materials on spacecraft. This technology was originally developed under Air Force and received Phase III funding per NASA’s needs. Science Mission Directorate (SMD) The Science Mission Directorate develops and operates an overall program of science and exploration. Objectives include the following: • Study planet Earth from space to advance scientific understanding and meet societal needs; • Understand the Sun and its effects on Earth and the Solar System; • Advance scientific knowledge of the origin and history of the solar system, the potential for life elsewhere, and the hazards and resources present as humans explore space and • Discover the origin, structure, evolution, and destiny of the universe, and search for Earth-like planets. https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/smd-vision Success Stories: SMD Deformable Mirrors for Telescopes CubeSat Measuring First Ice Cloud Map for Climate Research PHASE III SUCCESS: $875K from NASA; $2M revenue annually PHASE III SUCCESS: $45M in commercial sale of components attributed to results of NASA SBIR funds IRIS AO, INC – Berkeley, CA VIRGINIA DIODES, INC – Charlottesville, VA SNAPSHOT: Since the first exoplanet discovery in 1995, NASA has dedicated resources to develop deformable mirrors for SNAPSHOT: VDI received NASA SBIR awards for research and telescopes to explore possible signs of life outside our solar development of terahertz wave technology. Their work led to NASA system. IRIS AO's SBIR-funded products, such as their mirrors, ESTO funding, resulting in the IceCube CubeSat, which captured are now commercially sold worldwide. the world’s first ice cloud map contributing to our understanding of the Earth’s climate Human Exploration Mission Directorate (HEOMD) • NASA’s Human Exploration Mission Directorate (HEOMD) provides the Agency with leadership and management of NASA space operations related to human exploration in and beyond low-Earth orbit. • HEOMD is responsible for Agency leadership and management of NASA space operations related to Launch Services, Space Transportation, and Space Communications in support of both human and robotic exploration programs. • The International Space Station, currently orbiting the Earth with a crew of six, represents the NASA exploration activities in low-Earth orbit. • Exploration activities beyond low-Earth orbit include the management of Commercial Space Transportation, Exploration Systems Development, Human Space Flight Capabilities, Advanced Exploration Systems, and Space Life Sciences Research & Applications. https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo Success Stories: HEOMD Space-based Biomanufacturing Facility for Vascular Water Recycling System for Space Exploration Grafts, Tissues, and Organs PHASE II SUCCESS: $885K from NASA POST-PHASE II SUCCESS: $1.5M in CCRPP investment from the ISS National Lab PANCOPIA – Hampton, VA TECHSHOT – Greenville, IN SNAPSHOT: Up to 92% of the costs to sustain operations in space are for water. Pancopia is developing a water treatment that will SNAPSHOT: Techshot developed a BioFabrication Facility (BFF) save costs by recycling 95% of wastewater into drinking water by originally under DARPA, received a $1.5M CCRPP from the reverse osmosis. This treatment will be usable on the ISS and on NASA SBIR/STTR Program supported by the ISS National Lab. Earth. Pancopia received a National Excellence in Technology BFF the first-ever 3Dprinter capable of manufacturing human Transfer Project Award for this technology. tissue in the microgravity condition of space. Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) • NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) expands the boundaries of aeronautical knowledge for the benefit of the Nation and the broad aeronautics community, which includes the Agency's partners in academia, industry, and other government agencies. • ARMD is conducting high-quality, cutting-edge research that will lead to revolutionary concepts, technologies, and capabilities that enable radical change to both the airspace system and the aircrafts that fly within it, facilitating a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more efficient air transportation system. • At the same time, we are ensuring that aeronautics research and critical core competencies continue to play a vital role in support of NASA’s goals for both manned and robotic space exploration. https://www.nasa.gov/aeroresearch Success Stories: ARMD Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Improved SCEPTOR Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft Communications PHASE III SUCCESS: $8M from NASA PHASE III SUCCESS: Up to $6.9M from NASA & DHS EMPIRICAL SYSTEMS AEROSPACE, INC – Pismo Beach, CA HIGHER GROUND, LLC – Palo Alto, CA SNAPSHOT: California-based ESAero has a rich history with SNAPSHOT: Higher Ground, LLC is expanding the reach of NASA SBIR program and has tied together several Phase I and II UAVs to fly beyond the visual line of sight with developments projects to deliver a new suite of electric aircraft propulsion system including UAV tracking, even in network-deficient areas, and designs and tools to its government clients. enabling UAVs to detect and avoid oncoming traffic; working with the NASA SBIR Program resulted in additional work with DHS to enhance response functions of UAVs. National Entrepreneurship Week Finding FebruaryOpportunities 22, 2020 within STMD Space TechnologyNational Research Entrepreneurship Grants Week(STRG) Program Overview Space Technology FebruaryMission 22, Directorate2020 Claudia Meyer, Program Executive | [email protected] | September 17, 2020 Space Technology Research Grants: Opportunities to Propose Engage Academia: tap into spectrum of academic researchers, from graduate students to senior faculty members, to examine the theoretical feasibility of ideas and approaches that are critical to making science, space travel, and exploration more effective, affordable, and sustainable. NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) – Graduate student research in space technology; research conducted on campuses and at NASA Centers and not-for-profit R&D labs Early Career Faculty (ECF) – Focused on supporting outstanding faculty researchers early in their careers as they conduct space technology research of high priority to NASA’s Mission Directorates Early Stage Innovations (ESI) – University-led, possibly multiple investigator, efforts on early-stage space technology research of high priority to NASA’s Mission Directorates – Paid teaming with other universities, industry, and non-profits permitted Lunar Surface Technology Research (LuSTR) Opportunities – University-led efforts addressing high priority lunar surface challenges – Short duration, high value grants with emphasis on technology development and potential infusion Accelerate development – Paid teaming with other universities, industry, and non-profits encouraged of groundbreaking Space Technology Research Institutes (STRI) high-risk/high-payoff – University-led, integrated, multidisciplinary teams focused on high-priority early-stage space low-TRL space technology research for several years technologies Space Technology Research Grants: Investments Across U.S., Universities, & Technology Areas TA01 TA08 Science Instruments, Launch Propulsion 773 Awards 118 Universities Observatories and 24 Awards Sensor Systems 45 States 1 Territory (PR) 88 Awards TA02 TA09 In-Space Propulsion Entry, Descent & Landing 71 Awards 76 Awards TA03 Space Power & TA10 Energy Storage Nanotechnology 39 Awards 40 Awards TA04 Robotics & TA11 Autonomous Systems Modeling, Simulation, IT & Processing 112 Awards 32 Awards TA05 TA12 Communications, Navigation Materials, Structures,