SBIR/STTR Research Award

Lightweight Cryogenic Radiator

Award identifier 7e3213c54d1e44540c94d387ce374f5344dca949fd6f9d963551188e8add9a2eAwarding agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Award amount

$70,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2003

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Award details

Awarding agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
Energy Science Laboratories, Inc.
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
Not reported
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
Not reported

Research abstract

This SBIR Phase 1 project shall develop lightweight materials with high emissivity for radiative cooling down to 30 K, as needed by NASA for advanced spacecraft including the NGST mission. The materials are based on carbon fibers in an engineered configuration that creates blackbody features as well as millimeter wave antenna absorber features. The carbon fiber approach is fundamentally lightweight, structurally robust, thermally conductive, and permits a broad range of configurations. Phase 1 will assess requirements and analyze the concept radiator. Selected emitter materials configurations will be fabricated and tested for model validation. Lightweight cryogenic radiator designs and Phase 2 development will be reported.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Agency intelligence

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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