Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
Lightweight Tunable Infrared Filter, Phase I
Project Introduction
Potential commercial applications include the retirement of satellites that have become unresponsive or unstable. For instance when this occurs in a constellation of satellites, where relative position to each other is critical, removing the defective satellite and replacing it with a new one is of great importance. A potential military application is the retirement of a spacecraft that attempts to maintain its orbit because it has become unresponsive and does not know not to fight the de-orbit process. It could also be applied to a satellite that is still responsive but it is still desired to de-orbit it.
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Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Goddard Space Flight Center
(GSFC)
|
Lead Organization | NASA Center | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| Michigan Aerospace Corporation | Supporting Organization | Industry | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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Maryland
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Michigan
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Organizational Responsibility
Responsible Mission Directorate:
- Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
Lead Center / Facility:
- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Responsible Program:
- Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
Project Management
Program Director:
Program Manager:
Principal Investigator:
- Carl A Nardell
Project Duration
Start: Jan 2004
End: Jul 2004
Technology Areas
Primary:
- TX09 Entry, Descent, and Landing
- TX09.1 Aeroassist and Atmospheric Entry
- TX09.1.3 Passive Reentry Systems for SmallSats
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