NASA Space Technology – Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2019 (SpaceTech–REDDI–2019): Early-Stage Innovations Appendix: Sponsor Deadline

NASA Space Technology – Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2019 (SpaceTech–REDDI–2019): Early-Stage Innovations Appendix
Sponsor Deadline for Notices of Intent (strongly encouraged): May 29, 2019
FAS/SEAS/OSP Deadline: June 19, 2019
Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposals: June 26, 2019
Award Amount: Up to $550,000 for up to 3 years (and the amount in any one year may not exceed $200,000). 10-12 awards are anticipated.

NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) hereby solicits proposals from accredited U.S. universities for innovative, early-stage space technology research of high priority to NASA’s Mission Directorates. This Appendix seeks proposals on specific space technologies that are currently at low Technology Readiness Levels (TRL). This ESI Appendix challenges universities to examine the theoretical feasibility of new ideas and approaches that are critical to making science, space travel, and exploration more effective, affordable, and sustainable. This Appendix seeks proposals to develop unique, disruptive, or transformational space technologies that have the potential to lead to dramatic improvements at the system level — performance, weight, cost, reliability, operational simplicity, or other figures of merit associated with space flight hardware or missions. It is the intent of the Space Technology Research Grants program and this Appendix to foster interactions between NASA and the awarded university PIs/teams. Therefore, collaboration/interaction with NASA researchers should be expected while conducting space technology research under these awards. Please note that a PI or Co-I may participate in no more than two proposals in response to this Appendix.
 
This Appendix exclusively seeks proposals that are responsive to one of the following six topics:

• Topic 1 – Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Concept Development
• Topic 2 – Chemical Heat Integrated Power Systems
• Topic 3 – Rocket Plume-Surface Interaction Prediction Advancements
• Topic 4 – Machine Learning/Deep Learning Tools for Protecting Astronauts from Solar Energetic Particle Hazards
• Topic 5 – Next Generation Durability and Damage Tolerance Methodologies
• Topic 6 – Integration of Cryogenic Fluid Two Phase Numerical Modeling Techniques