THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAMPLE MANIPULATION SYSTEM (SMS) FOR THE "VAPOR: A MINIATURE PYR…

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THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAMPLE MANIPULATION SYSTEM (SMS) FOR THE "VAPOR: A MINIATURE PYROLYSIS TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER FOR IN SITU INVESTIGATIONS IN PLANETARY ASTROBIOLOGY" THIS AWARD IS A RESULT OF NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT ROSES-2007: NNH07ZDA001N-ASTID. THE EFFORT WILL INCLUDE: - FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SMS CONCEPT INITIATED UNDER THE LSSO VAPOR PROJECT TO A MATURE DESIGN CONCEPT - DETAILED 3D CAD MODELS OF ALL SYSTEM COMPONENTS - DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A BENCH-TOP DEMONSTRATION UNIT - SUPPORT FOR THERMAL ANALYSES TO BE COMPLETED AT THE GSFC AS TIME AND BUDGET PERMITS, THE BENCH-TOP UNIT WILL BE DEVELOPED INTO A SYSTEM ABLE TO INTEGRATE THROUGH A LOW-LEAK INTERFACE TO A TOF MASS SPECTROMETER IN THE MAIN VAPOR SYSTEM FOR DEMONSTRATION IN A VACUUM CHAMBERS. HONEYEE ROBOTICS WILL LEVERAGE ITS SIGNIFICANT EXPERTISE IN DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING FLIGHT SYSTEMS TO NASA AND THE SPACE SCIENCE COMMUNITY. OUR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES SEVERAL EFFORTS WHERE MINIATURIZATION WAS REQUIRED AND COST AND POWER HAS BEEN CONSTRAINED.