SIERRA SPACE CORP

IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2

SIERRA SPACE CORPORATION COLLABORATION WITHIN THE MELT-CR PROJECT

SBIR PHASE III - MATURATION OF THE VR25K-A ADVANCED UPPER STAGE ENGINE.

THE 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

SBIR PHASE III - CARBOTHERMAL LUNAR REGOLITH PROCESSING SYSTEM (CLRPS)

BAA 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.

ENIAC CLOUD THE FIRST SPACE HARDENED MULTI CLOUD EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS

SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).

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.