MKF INTERESTS, LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: S3.06
MKF INTERESTS, LLC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Amount
- $122,120
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- S3.06
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- TX
- Period
- 2016-06-10 → 2016-12-09
Description
Thin Red Line USA (TRL-USA) proposes a unique, multi-segment balloon with low-power, rapid mobility altitude control cycling capability that is applicable to both Venus and Titan atmospheric exploration missions as well as other planetary bodies. The innovation creates a single architecture that allows reliable, low power, virtually unlimited altitude cycling capability; overcoming the pitfalls of all other known options for lighter-than-atmosphere exploration at both Venus and Titan. The Phase I effort lays a strong foundation for a Phase II effort that will include the construction and demonstration of an at-scale system using materials suitable for a Venus or Titan mission. The proposed innovation and following Phase II work can, in just 2 years, enable a viable Venus or Titan exploration mission with a low risk LTA system.