COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: NASA is seeking innovative structure technologies that will advance expandable exploration
COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Amount
- $100,000
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CO
- Period
- 2011-02-18 → 2011-09-29
Description
NASA is seeking innovative structure technologies that will advance expandable exploration space modules and surface based habitats. To address this need CTD has proposed to develop multi-functional, highly mass efficient deployable composite structures. These composite structures will build upon CTD's innovative Composite Rollable Extendible Slit-Tube Structures (CRESTS) and TEMBO<SUP>REG</SUP> shape memory composites. The deployable composite structures have much lower mass and part counts than corresponding mechanical deployable systems. These composite deployable structures can be configured to meet a variety of needs within Expandable Space Habitats, and significantly increase functionality.