The Solar Electric Propulsion Project shall develop and qualify an advanced 12.5 kW EP thruster applicable to human/robotic exploration and commercial spaceflight missions including the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE). The technology development objective of the SEP subproject, Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP), is to develop, qualify, and deliver a flight PDP provided as GFE to PPE that can collect on-orbit PPE Ion Propulsion System (IPS) plasma data in the space environment.
More »The technology will enable the use of high power electric propulsion systems for long term missions such as cargo transports to Mars.
More »Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
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Lead Organization | NASA Center | Cleveland, Ohio |
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. | Supporting Organization | Industry | El Segundo, California |
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. | Supporting Organization | Industry | Hampton, Virginia |
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation | Supporting Organization | Industry | Boulder, Colorado |
Deployable Space Systems, Inc (DSS) | Supporting Organization | Industry | Goleta, California |
ExoTerra Resource, LLC | Supporting Organization | Industry | Littleton, Colorado |
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Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Pasadena, California |
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Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Hampton, Virginia |
Lockheed Martin Inc. | Supporting Organization | Industry | Palo Alto, California |
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Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Huntsville, Alabama |
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Supporting Organization | Industry | Falls Church, Virginia |
Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) | Supporting Organization | Academia | Cleveland, Ohio |
Orbital ATK Space Systems Group | Supporting Organization | Industry | Dulles, Virginia |
Sierra Lobo Inc. | Supporting Organization |
Industry
Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
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Space Systems/Loral, LLC (SSL) | Supporting Organization | Industry | San Jose, California |
The Boeing Company (Boeing) | Supporting Organization | Industry | Chicago, Illinois |
Start: | 4 |
Current: | 4 |
Estimated End: | 9 |