Definitive Contract to Southwest Research Institute by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center for Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences

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STROFIO - PHASE B IS AWARDED FROM ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) NNM08ZDA009O, STAND ALONE MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON) ISSUED BY NASA HEADQUARTERS. SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI) WAS SELECTED FOR "STROFIO: EXOSPHERIC SAMPLING OF MERCURY'S SURFACE COMPOSITION" WITH DR. STEFANO LIVI AS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR FUNDING AND APPROVED TO DIRECTLY ENTER PHASE B PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLETION. STROFIO WAS SELECTED BECAUSE IT IS TIMELY AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR NASA TO PARTICIPATE THROUGH THIS INVESTIGATION IN THE BEPICOLOMBO MISSION. THE ANTICIPATED OBSERVATIONS OF MERCURY'S EXOSPHERE WILL BE UNIQUE AND COMPLEMENTARY TO INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY MARINER, MESSENGER AND THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS ON BEPICOLOMBO. THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT MERCURY'S EXOSPHERE AND ITS INTERACTION WITH THE MAGNETOSPHERE AND SURFACE. THE STROFIO INSTRUMENT WILL PROVIDE A VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC RETURN, ADDRESSING MANY GOALS OF NASAS PLANETARY SCIENCE PROGRAM.

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THE TROPOSPHERIC EMISSIONS: MONITORING OF POLLUTION (TEMPO) CONTRACT, WILL CONDUCT THE NECESSARY RESEARCH, DEVELOP ALGORITHMS, AND PROVIDE NEAR REAL-TIME PRODUCTS FOR NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA'S) HINOD MISSION.

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IGF::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.

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LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE OBITER MEASUREMENT INVESTIGATION PHASES A/B AND BRIDGE PHASE