IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS), IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANT…

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IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS), IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA (UCSB), DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, WILL FOCUS THE PROPOSED NASA STTR PHASE 2 PROGRAM ON THE MATERIALS OPTIMIZATION, STRUCTURES OPTIMIZATION, CREEP / RELAXATION PHENOMENA CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYTICAL MODELING, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS OPTIMIZATION/DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MEGA-ROSA/ROSA SOLAR ARRAY. THE ROSA TECHNOLOGY (TERMED FOR: ROLL-OUT SOLAR ARRAY) IS A NEW/INNOVATIVE MISSION-ENABLING SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM THAT OFFERS MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE IN ALL KEY METRICS AND UNPARALLELED AFFORDABILITY FOR NASA'S SPACE SCIENCE&EXPLORATION MISSIONS. ROSA WILL ENABLE NASA'S EMERGING SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP) SPACE SCIENCE&EXPLORATION MISSIONS THROUGH ITS ULTRA-AFFORDABILITY, ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT, ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, HIGH STRENGTH/STIFFNESS, AND ITS HIGH VOLTAGE AND HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATION CAPABILITY WITHIN MANY ENVIRONMENTS. MULTIPLE IDENTIFIED END-USERS PROVIDE STRONG COMMERCIAL INFUSION PATHS FOR THE ROSA SOLAR ARRAY UPON THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THE PROPOSED PHASE 2 PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS.