SBIR/STTR Research Award
Microhollow Glow Discharge Instrument for In Situ Lunar Surface Measurements
Award amount
$99,998Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2011-02-18
- Contract end date
- 2011-09-29
- UEI
- YGVHEZ1D2ZH6
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- S1.11
Research abstract
Makel Engineering, Inc. (MEI) and Penn State University (PSU) propose to develop a highly sensitive spectrometer based on glow discharge plasma emission for the detection/classification of lunar soil components including minerals and adsorbed species (e.g. water). This is a broadly applicable technology for gases, aerosols, and solid samples and would complement technology that is already under development for detection of toxic species to monitor fire cleanup filtration systems on spacecraft.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Research funding history
79 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1996–2025). Reported award amounts total $27,853,283. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, Department of Homeland Security, National Science Foundation