Federal contract award
NNX15CJ09C
IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9).
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 SHARED SERVICES CENTER |
| NAICS | 541712 |
| PSC | AR11 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH |
| Parent award / vehicle | Not reported |
| Set-aside | SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL |
| Pricing type | FIRM FIXED PRICE |
| Obligations | $955.0K |
| Current contract value | $955.0K |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $955.0K |
| Start date | May 4, 2015 |
| Current end date | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Potential end date | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Latest award activity | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Source loaded | Sep 26, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 26 of 26 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2025 | P00025 | $0 | ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Sep 17, 2024 | P00024 | $0 | ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Sep 29, 2023 | P00022 | $0 | EO14042 ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 23 | $0 | EO14042 ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| May 11, 2023 | 21 | $0 | EO14042 ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Jan 24, 2023 | 20 | $0 | EO14042 ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 19 | $0 | EO14042 ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Apr 12, 2022 | 18 | $0 | EO14042 ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Mar 11, 2022 | 17 | $0 | EO14042 ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Dec 3, 2021 | 16 | $0 | EO14042 ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Oct 13, 2021 | 15 | $0 | EO14042 ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Sep 14, 2021 | 14 | $0 | ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Mar 1, 2021 | 13 | $0 | ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| May 22, 2020 | 12 | $0 | ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Jan 8, 2020 | 11 | $0 | ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. |
| Jun 24, 2019 | 10 | $0 | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| May 31, 2018 | 8 | $0 | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| May 31, 2018 | 9 | $0 | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| Apr 13, 2018 | 7 | $0 | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 6 | $200.0K | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| Oct 30, 2017 | 5 | $0 | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| May 19, 2017 | 4 | $0 | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| Mar 24, 2017 | 3 | $0 | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMO SENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| Nov 23, 2016 | 2 | $0 | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| Dec 4, 2015 | 1 | $0 | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
| May 4, 2015 | 0 | $755.0K | IGF::OT::IGF ADVANCES IN SPACESUITS ARE REQUIRED, TO SUPPORT THE ISS AND FUTURE HUMAN EXPLORATION. SPACESUIT DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND-BASED TESTING REQUIRE SENSING AND ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VALIDATING PROTOTYPES. WHILE MINIATURE THERMOSENSORS MEASURE RELIABLY AT LOW COST, AND CAN BE INCORPORATED ALL AROUND SPACESUIT PROTOTYPES, INCORPORATING GAS SENSORS AT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST INSIDE A SPACESUIT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR FOR HUMAN SUBJECT TESTS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND COST OF AVAILABLE INSTRUMENTATION. THE SENSOR PROBES AND CABLES MUST NOT RESTRICT THE SUIT OR HUMAN SUBJECTS' MOBILITY, AND MUST NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW. INTELLIGENT OPTICAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING LUMINESCENCE-BASED SENSING PATCHES FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF CRITICAL LIFE SUPPORT GAS CONSTITUENTS AND POTENTIAL TRACE CONTAMINANTS IN SPACESUITS. FLEXIBLE SENSITIVE PATCHES INSIDE PROTOTYPE SPACESUITS ARE INTERROGATED VIA OPTICAL FIBERS, AND DO NOT DISTURB THE GAS FLOW OR THE HUMAN SUBJECT. THIS WILL GIVE SUIT ENGINEERS GREAT FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSING MULTIPLE SENSING POINTS, FITTING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS INTO THE SPACESUIT, AND COST EFFECTIVELY RELOCATING THE SENSOR ELEMENTS AS DESIRED. IN PHASE I, A FIRST DEMONSTRATOR WAS VALIDATED AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER BY COMPARISON WITH CURRENT INSTRUMENTATION USED IN THE SUITED MANIKIN TEST APPARATUS. PHASE II WILL PRODUCE AN ADVANCED SYSTEM READY FOR INTEGRATION INTO NASA PROGRAMS, AND FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TRL9). |
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