ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: H2.01
ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Amount
- $124,943
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- H2.01
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- PA
- Period
- 2017-06-09 → 2017-12-08
Description
The proposed innovation is a Lunar CubeRover specialized as a 2 kg payload to evaluate lander ejecta and to characterize small-rover trafficability. This CubeRover and its roles are specific to the RFP though broadly more general and impactful for exploration enterprise. The proposal offers the prospect for standardization, democratization and broad applicability of CubeRover analogous to the way that CubeSats transformed the domain of Earth orbit and SmallSat enterprise. For the specific context of this proposal, CubeRover is specialized to address III-C-2 In-situ Lunar Surface Trafficability (topic III-C-2) and Descent Engine Blast Ejecta Phenomena (topic III-D-4).