Tag: University of Washington
Asteroid Institute Uses Revolutionary Cloud-Based Astrodynamics Platform to Discover and Track Asteroids
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 News 0
Demonstrating a new era of software-driven asteroid discovery
Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) platform architecture. (Image Credit: B612 Asteroid Institute)
SAN FRANCISCO (B612 Foundation PR) — The Asteroid Institute, a program of B612 Foundation, today announced it is using a groundbreaking computational technique running on its Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) cloud-based astrodynamics platform to discover and track asteroids. The Minor Planet Center has confirmed and added the first 104 of these newly discovered asteroids to its registry, thus opening the door for Asteroid Institute-supported researchers to submit thousands of additional new discoveries.
NASA Invests in Tech Development From Small Businesses, Researchers
February 21, 2022 February 20, 2022 News 0
A new round of awards for small business and research partnerships will advance technology development. A partnership between Interstel Technologies, Inc., and University of Hawaii at Manoa will develop a system for guiding swarms of vehicles, such as rovers, illustrated here. (Credits: NASA)
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program has awarded $15 million to U.S. small businesses and research institutions to continue developing technologies in areas ranging from aeronautics to science and space exploration.
NASA Selects 8 Early Stage Tech Innovations from US Universities
December 19, 2021 December 18, 2021 News 0
Illustration of Artemis astronauts on the Moon. NASA's Artemis mission will establish a sustainable presence on the Moon to prepare for missions to Mars. (Credits: NASA)
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — Research and development in labs across the country today could lead to enhanced capabilities in space in the future. NASA has selected eight university-led research proposals to study early-stage technologies relating to advanced materials, quantum communications, and more.
Each selection will receive up to $650,000 in grants from NASA's Space Technology Research Grants program over up to three years, giving the university teams the time and resources to iterate multiple designs and solutions.
The 7 Rocky TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Be Made of Similar Stuff
January 24, 2021 January 23, 2021 News 0
Measuring the mass and diameter of a planet reveals its density, which can give scientists clues about its composition. Scientists now know the density of the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets with a higher precision than any other planets in the universe, other than those in our own solar system. (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Precise measurements reveal that the exoplanets have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their composition.
PASADENA, Calif. (NASA PR) — The red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 is home to the largest group of roughly Earth-size planets ever found in a single stellar system. Located about 40 light-years away, these seven rocky siblings provide an example of the tremendous variety of planetary systems that likely fill the universe.
Astrobotic Wins $5.7 Million NASA Tipping Point Contract for Wireless Charging on the Moon
November 18, 2020 November 17, 2020 News 0
Astrobotic, WiBotic, Bosch, University of Washington, NASA GRC to develop Wireless Ultra-Fast Proximity Charging for Critical Space Applications
PITTSBURGH (Astrobotic PR) — Astrobotic wins $5.7 million NASA Tipping Point contract to lead Bosch, WiBotic, the University of Washington, and the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) in developing a product line of lightweight proximity chargers. These ultrafast wireless chargers will enable critical lunar applications for both humans and robots.
Stratolaunch Conducts Wind Tunnel Tests on Talon-A Vehicle
September 24, 2020 September 24, 2020 News 0
Testing components of the @Stratolaunch Talon-A aerodynamic design at @UW Kirsten Wind Tunnel. One step closer to advancing high-speed tech through innovative design, manufacturing and operation of world-class aerospace vehicles. #Stratolaunch #TLGAero #ThinkBig #BreakingBarriers pic.twitter.com/xrDQ2UPCtr
— Stratolaunch (@Stratolaunch) September 24, 2020
So, what is Talon-A? Here's the description from the website:
The Stratolaunch Talon-A is a flexible, high-speed testbed built for hypersonic research, experiments, and enabling operational missions.
SpaceX Dragon Returns ISS National Lab-sponsored Payloads to Earth
April 8, 2020 News 0
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 7, 2020 (ISS National Lab PR) – SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down today off the coast of California, bringing back dozens of research investigations sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory.
The successful splashdown and science return marks the completion of SpaceX's 20th commercial resupply services (CRS) mission to the space station (contracted by NASA) to send critical research and supplies to the orbiting laboratory. The Dragon spacecraft spent approximately 30 days berthed to the space station before returning to Earth.
GRACE, GRACE-FO Satellite Data Track Ice Loss at the Poles
March 19, 2020 News 0
Greenland's Steenstrup Glacier, with the mid-morning sun glinting off the Denmark Strait in the background. The image was taken during a NASA IceBridge airborne survey of the region in 2016. (Credit: NASA/Operation IceBridge)
Greenland and Antarctica are melting – but how quickly and which areas are most affected? Nearly 20 years of satellite data provide key insights into these questions.
PASADENA, Calif. (NASA PR) — During the exceptionally warm Arctic summer of 2019, Greenland lost 600 billion tons of ice – enough to raise global sea levels by nearly a tenth of an inch (2.2 millimeters) in just two months, a new study shows.
CASIS, NIH Sponsor Human Physiology & Disease Experiments on ISS
June 20, 2017 News 0
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., June 20, 2017 (CASIS PR) — The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced five grants have been awarded in response to a funding opportunity focused on human physiology and disease onboard the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory. Data from this research — which will feature "tissue chips" (or "organs-on-chips") — will help scientists develop and advance novel technologies to improve human health here on Earth.
NASA Funds Additional Smallsat Research Projects
August 11, 2014 August 9, 2014 News 0
Two three-unit (3U) CubeSats. At about a foot in length and four inches wide, these are similar in design to IceCube and the five selected heliophysics CubeSats. (Credit: NASA)
With CubeSats and other types of small satellites are being launched in increasing numbers, there's a race on to develop new technologies to vastly improve their capabilities and extend their range to the moon, Mars and other deep space destinations.
NASA has been at the leading edge of this technology development effort. Last week, the space agency announced its plans to fund four small-satellite research projects. The projects include phase II funding for three Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program proposals and one NASA Innovative Advance Concepts (NIAC) proposal.