SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Advanced CubeSat Ejector System (ACES) (GSC-TOPS-38)
- Notice Date
- 10/28/2020 3:04:18 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 927110
— Space Research and Technology
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- T2P-GSFC-00028
- Response Due
- 10/28/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 11/12/2021
- Point of Contact
- NASA�s Technology Transfer Program
- E-Mail Address
-
Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov
(Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA�s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) began the SmallSat Advanced Technology (SSAT) project in 2009 to develop nanosatellite capability. In an effort to increase the science capabilities for missions, it was decided to part ways from standard 1, 2 and 3 Unit CubeSats and, instead, develop the a 6-Unit CubeSat. As with 1-3U CubeSats, an ejector system was needed for the 6U CubeSat, but it had yet to be developed. The ejector system interfaces to the launch vehicle and functions to protect the primary payload from the nanosatellite, constrain the nanosatellite during launch, and perform a guided ejection afterwards. The standard 1-3U CubeSat ejector's method (Poly Picosat Orbital Deployer (P-POD)) for the constraint and guided ejection functions was found to be inadequate for NASA mission needs. Therefore, an ejector system was designed to provide the nanosatellite with a more secure constraint interface during launch and an efficient guided ejection, while permitting a less restrictive inner volume. At the conclusion of the SSAT project in late 2011, a prototype of the CubeSat ejector design was successfully tested. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA�s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/GSC-TOPS-38 If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA�s Technology Transfer Program at Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this beta.SAM.gov notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA�s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN05839736-F 20201030/201028230147 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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