TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Miniaturized Astrometric Alignment Sensor (GSC-TOPS-234)

Notice ID:

T2P-GSFC-00021

Department/Ind. Agency:

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Sub-tier:

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

All Dates/Times are:

(UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA

Updated Published Date:

(UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA

Original Published Date:

2020-10-28 17:56:00

Original Response Date:

Oct 28, 2021 05:00 pm EDT

Inactive Policy:

15 days after response date

Original Inactive Date:

Nov 12, 2021

Initiative:

• None***--***

Product Service Code:

9999 - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

NAICS Code:

927110 - Space Research and Technology

Original Set Aside:

NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: Miniature satellites, sometimes called CubeSats, are mainly used for space research. These satellites are employed to demonstrate spacecraft technologies intended for small satellites or that present questionable feasibility and are unlikely to justify the cost of a larger satellite. Scientific experiments with unproven underlying theory may also find themselves aboard because their low cost can justify higher risks. There is a need for space-qualified pointing and alignment stellar sensor hardware. Alignment sensors can be used for virtual telescope demonstrations and other satellite experiments in heliophysics. Ultimately, dual spacecraft space telescopes capable of imaging solar flares in the x-ray band, high energy UV solar imaging, and gamma-ray imaging of galactic cores of stellar systems require alignment sensors to some degree. The Miniaturized Astrometric Alignment Sensor advances alignment stellar sensor hardware. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/GSC-TOPS-234 If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this beta.SAM.gov notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA’s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.

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Primary Point of Contacts:

NASA’s Technology Transfer Program