IGF::OT::IGF - DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS), AND SPACE SYSTEMS LORAL AS A KEY SUBCONTRACTOR AND POT…

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IGF::OT::IGF - DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS), AND SPACE SYSTEMS LORAL AS A KEY SUBCONTRACTOR AND POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL INFUSION PARTNER, WILL FOCUS THE PROPOSED SBIR PHASE 2 PROGRAM ON THE TRL 5/6 TECHNOLOGY MATURATION / DEVELOPMENT OF AN AFFORDABLE, LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH POWER, MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE SOLAR ARRAY SPECIFICALLY CONFIGURED TO NEXT-GENERATION HIGH POWER GEOSTATIONARY-EARTH-ORBIT COMMERCIAL MISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND IN SUPPORT OF FUTURE NASA MISSIONS. DSS'S RECENTLY COMPLETED NASA SBIR PHASE 1 PROGRAM HAS ESTABLISHED A TRL 3/4 CLASSIFICATION FOR AN INNOVATIVE AFFORDABLE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE SOLAR ARRAY AS APPLIED TO A MULTITUDE OF NASA AND COMMERCIAL MISSIONS. SIGNIFICANT CONCEPT FEASIBILITY, DESIGN/ANALYSIS, TRADE STUDY/EVALUATION, AND PROOF-OF-CONCEPT HARDWARE BUILD/TEST EFFORTS EXECUTED DURING THE PHASE 1 PROGRAM HAVE VALIDATED THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY AS A POTENTIALLY REVOLUTIONARY PHOTOVOLTAIC FLEXIBLE BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES ENABLING PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF: HIGH SPECIFIC POWER / LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 200 W/KG BOL AT THE ARRAY LEVEL WITH ZTJ PV), COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME (>60-80 KW/M3 BOL), HIGH DEPLOYED STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SIMPLICITY, HIGH RELIABILITY, HIGH MODULARITY, RAPID PRODUCTION CAPABILITY, HIGH PLATFORM FLEXIBILITY AND APPLICABILITY TO MANY MISSIONS, AND ULTRA-AFFORDABILITY (>24% RECURRING COST SAVINGS AT A MINIMUM). BUILDING OFF THE SUCCESS OF THE RECENTLY COMPLETED PHASE 1 PROGRAM, THE PROPOSED PHASE 2 FOLLOW-ON PROGRAM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE TECHNOLOGY READINESS TO TRL 5/6, READY IT FOR AN END-USER QUALIFICATION PROGRAM, AND DRASTICALLY ACCELERATE COMMERCIAL INFUSION.