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Center Independent Research & Developments: JPL IRAD Program
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Innovative projects are sought in the areas of basic research, fundamental research, applied research, development and systems and other concept formulation studies.... -
Exoplanet Exploration Program
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Strategic technology development to support future ExEP projects. -
Center Innovation Fund: JPL CIF Program
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Funds are distributed to each NASA Center to support emerging technologies and creative initiatives that leverage Center talent and capabilities. NASA scientists and... -
Subnanosecond scintillation detector for high energy cosmic rays Project
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The task objective is to develop a gamma ray scintillator technology with subnanosecond temporal resolution and the capability to withstand unprecedented rates and... -
Developing Castable Metal Harmonic Drives Project
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This effort utilizes the high elastic strain limit and net-shaped processing of metallic glasses to fabricate low-cost harmonic drives that outperform steel. The... -
Development of a Low Mass, Low Power Deformable Mirror with Integrated Drive Electronics Project
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"Deformable mirrors (DM) are key to achieving high contrast for any mission to image expolanets. Currently Northrup Grumman Xinetics is the only viable source for... -
Enabling Nanosat Mobility and Autonomy for Small Bodies Exploration Project
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Develop control and planning algorithms for a science-driven spacecraft/rover hybrid, such that the rover is able to autonomously reach designated targets and point... -
Amorphous Metals for Opto-Mechanical Fixtures and Mechanisms Project
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The new JPL Metallurgy Facility is a small-scale foundry-type laboratory with capabilities for fabricating new metal alloys and metal-matrix-composites, casting... -
Rapid Advanced Heliocentric Mission Design for L3, L4, L5, NEO Rendezvous, Capture, Sample Return Project
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Provide fast, new capability for Loose SmallSat Constellation with solar sail and impulsive propulsion to nonlinear heliocentric orbits, high inclination, low energy... -
A Compact Immersion Grating Spectrometer with Quantum Capacitance Detectors for Space-Borne Far-IR Spectroscopy Project
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SPECTROMETER: The grating spectrometer uses a curved grating fabricated on a high resistivity silicon wafer. Light will be coupled in via a silicon immersion... -
Free Form Mirrors for Ultra Compact High Speed Optical Systems Project
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This task is to collaboratively design and fabricate the free-form WIRIS telescope primary mirror with our partner Zygo as a technology demonstration. Fabricating the...