IGF::OT::IGF SOUTHWEST SCIENCES, INC., IN CONJUNCTION WITH DR. ARIEL MACATANGAY AT THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE C…

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IGF::OT::IGF SOUTHWEST SCIENCES, INC., IN CONJUNCTION WITH DR. ARIEL MACATANGAY AT THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC), PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AN IN-SITU, REAL-TIME FORMALDEHYDE GAS ANALYZER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS), WITH THE PHASE III FUNDING REQUESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL TO BE MATCHED BY PHASE II-E SBIR FUNDS OBTAINED FROM NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC). THIS PROJECT WOULD BE COMPLETED IN TWELVE MONTHS FOR A COST OF $125,000 FOR EACH OF THE TWO FUNDING PORTIONS. THE GOAL OF THIS PHASE III PROJECT IS TO BUILD AN INFRARED DIODE LASER-BASED SENSOR FOR SPECIFIC DETECTION OF FORMALDEHYDE AND THEN INTEGRATE IT INTO A NANORACK FOR FLIGHT TESTING ON THE ISS. MUCH OF THE HARDWARE (OPTICAL CELL AND DSP CONTROL) AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS DERIVE DIRECTLY FROM THE ORIGINAL GLENN PHASE II SBIR (NASA CONTRACT NNX13CC08C). THE RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY GET US CLOSER TO THE GOAL OF POSITIONING A REAL-TIME FORMALDEHYDE SENSOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND FUTURE MANNED SPACECRAFT.