Federal contract award
80LARC19F0074
TRADE STUDY, MODELING, AND ANALYSIS OF ROBOTIC DOCKING AND BERTHING AT THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM-GATEWAY. NASA SEEKS TO CONSTRUCT THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM-GATEWAY OVER A PERIOD STARTING FROM 2020 AND ENDING IN 2028. ALTHOUGH DESIGNED TO BE A MANNED SPACE STATION, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE GATEWAY WILL BE UNOCCUPIED FOR LONG STRETCHES TOTALING OVER 90% OF ITS LIFESPAN. TASKS SUCH AS DOCKING, BERTHING, MAINTENANCE, AND OTHER MANIPULATION TASKS DURING THE UNOCCUPIED PHASES MUST BE PERFORMED BY ROBOTS. SINCE THE ROUND-TRIP COMMUNICATION TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS, FULL TELEOPERATION IS NOT FEASIBLE, AND SOME DEGREE OF SUPERVISED AUTONOMY WILL BE REQUIRED. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS WORK ARE TO: 1) PERFORM A STUDY INCLUDING THE MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF SENSING AND CONTROLS REQUIREMENTS TO ENABLE SUPERVISED AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS TO PERFORM DOCKING, BERTHING, AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, AND 2) PERFORM A TRADE STUDY WHICH WILL ASSESS THE STATE OF THE ART IN PLANNED GATEWAY ROBOTS TO INFORM THE DESIGN OF NEW ROBOTIC TOOLS TO ASSIST IN DOCKING AND BERTHING.
Award details
Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.
| Field | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Office | NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER |
| NAICS | 541712 |
| PSC | AR11 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH |
| Parent award / vehicle | NNL13AA08B |
| Set-aside | Not reported |
| Pricing type | COST PLUS FIXED FEE |
| Obligations | $23.7K |
| Current contract value | $24.9K |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $24.9K |
| Start date | May 29, 2019 |
| Current end date | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Potential end date | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Latest award activity | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Source loaded | Aug 15, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 1 of 1 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2024 | P00001 | $-1.2K | TRADE STUDY, MODELING, AND ANALYSIS OF ROBOTIC DOCKING AND BERTHING AT THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM-GATEWAY. NASA SEEKS TO CONSTRUCT THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM-GATEWAY OVER A PERIOD STARTING FROM 2020 AND ENDING IN 2028. ALTHOUGH DESIGNED TO BE A MANNED SPACE STATION, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE GATEWAY WILL BE UNOCCUPIED FOR LONG STRETCHES TOTALING OVER 90% OF ITS LIFESPAN. TASKS SUCH AS DOCKING, BERTHING, MAINTENANCE, AND OTHER MANIPULATION TASKS DURING THE UNOCCUPIED PHASES MUST BE PERFORMED BY ROBOTS. SINCE THE ROUND-TRIP COMMUNICATION TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS, FULL TELEOPERATION IS NOT FEASIBLE, AND SOME DEGREE OF SUPERVISED AUTONOMY WILL BE REQUIRED. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS WORK ARE TO: 1) PERFORM A STUDY INCLUDING THE MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF SENSING AND CONTROLS REQUIREMENTS TO ENABLE SUPERVISED AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS TO PERFORM DOCKING, BERTHING, AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, AND 2) PERFORM A TRADE STUDY WHICH WILL ASSESS THE STATE OF THE ART IN PLANNED GATEWAY ROBOTS TO INFORM THE DESIGN OF NEW ROBOTIC TOOLS TO ASSIST IN DOCKING AND BERTHING. |
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