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NASA picks in-space propulsion innovations NASA NEWS RELEASE Posted: May 16, 2003 NASA has selected 15 industry, government and academic organizations to pursue 22 innovative propulsion technology research proposals that could revolutionize exploration and scientific study of the solar system. Total value of the work to be done over a three-year period is approximately $20 million, with $9.6 million in fiscal year 2003; $10.2 million in fiscal year 2004; and $0.6 million in fiscal year 2005. The research will be conducted in five, in-space propulsion technology areas: aerocapture; advanced chemical propulsion; solar electric propulsion; space-based tether propulsion; and solar sail technologies. Each technology identified for development is part of the In-Space Propulsion (ISP) Program, managed in the Office of Space Sciences, NASA Headquarters. The awards are being made as part of the In-Space Propulsion Technologies "Cycle 2" amendment to NASA Research Announcement 02-OSS-01. "We want to increase the frequency, speed, and return on our missions and enable whole new missions that are impossible or impractical with today's propulsion technologies," said Dr. Colleen Hartman, director of the Solar System Exploration Division, NASA Headquarters. "This round of selections further broadens NASA's investment portfolio for in-space propulsion technologies," said Paul Wercinski, ISP Program Executive, Office of Space Science, NASA Headquarters. "We are excited to see these technologies eventually fly on future science missions." "Our goal is to develop technologies that will make deep- space exploration more practical, more affordable, and more productive," said Les Johnson, In-Space Transportation manager at the NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Ala. Contract awards: Aerocapture Technology:
Advanced Chemical Propulsion:
Kilowatt Solar Electric Propulsion System:
Momentum-eXchange/Electrodynamic Reboost (MXER) Tether Technology:
Solar Sails:
The ISP Program is managed by the Office of Space Science,
NASA Headquarters, and is implemented by MSFC. The ISP
Program is supported by NASA's Ames Research Center, Calif.;
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland; Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, Calif.; Johnson Space Center, Houston; Langley
Research Center, Hampton, Va. NASA's partners in meeting the
ambitious in-space propulsion goals include industry, the nation's academic institutions and other government agencies.
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