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van Susante, P., Whetsel, C., Zbinden, E.A., 2016.
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Burbine, T.H., Carry, B., Binzel, R.P., Vernazza,
P., Reddy, V., Tang, M. and Thomas, C.A., 2022.
Connecting asteroids and meteorites with visible and
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Table 2. Opportunities for NASA support of technology development, including ISRU topics
Funding Opportunity Average Award
Duration,
months Frequency Next One Topic
SBIR Ignite Phase I $150,000 6 Annual 2023/08 Specified
SBIR/STTR Phase I Contracts $150,000 6 Annual 2024/01 Specified
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
Phase I
$175,000 9 Annual 2023/06 Open
Centennial Challenges $500,000 36 Ongoing Ongoing Specified
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
Phase II
$600,000 24 Annual 2024/11 Open
SBIR Ignite Phase II $850,000 24 Annual 2024/06 Specified
SBIR/STTR Phase II Contracts $850,000 24 Annual 2023/11 Specified
Announcement of Collaboration
Opportunity
$1,000,000 24 2–3 years TBD Specified
SBIR Sequentials $1,000,000 24 Annual 2023/09 Specified
SBIR/STTR CCRPP $1,000,000 24 Annual 2023/12 Specified
TechFlights $1,000,000 18 Annual 2024 Specified
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
Phase III
$2,000,000 24 Annual 2024/02 Open
Tipping Point $10,000,000 60 2–3 years TBD Specified
Source: https://techport.nasa.gov/opportunities/stmd (may require free registration)
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M.A., Moats, M., Mueller, R.P., Paz, A., Suzuki, N.,
van Susante, P., Whetsel, C., Zbinden, E.A., 2016.
Report of the Mars Water In-Situ Resource Utilization
(ISRU) Planning (M-WIP) Study 90 p, posted April
2016 at http://mepag.nasa.gov/reports/Mars_Water
_ISRU_Study.pptx, accessed December 2023.
Agarwal, J., 2019. “Close-up view of an active asteroid,”
Science, 6 Dec 2019, Vol 366, Issue 6470, pp. 1192–
1193, doi: 10.1126/science.aaz7129, accessed 7
February 2024.
Agnan, M. and Vannitsen, J., 2021. Scaling uncertain-
ties on asteroid characteristics to prepare datasets for
machine learning. Advances in Space Research, 68(8),
pp.3225–3232.
Akay, Ö., Bashkatov, A., Coy, E., Eckert, K., Einarsrud,
K.E., Friedrich, A., Kimmel, B., Loos, S., Mutschke,
G., Röntzsch, L. and Symes, M.D., 2022. Electrolysis
in reduced gravitational environments: Current
research perspectives and future applications. npj
Microgravity, 8(1), p.56.
Aerospace Security, 2022. “Space Launch to Low Earth
Orbit: How Much Does It Cost?,” Center for Strategic
and International Studies, https://aerospace.csis.org
/data/space-launch-to-low-earth-orbit-how-much
-does-it-cost/, accessed 6 February 2024.
Badescu, V., Zacny, K. and Bar-Cohen, Y. eds., 2023.
Handbook of Space Resources. Springer International
Publishing.
Britt, D. and Cannon, K., 2023. Resources from Asteroids
and Comets. In Handbook of Space Resources
(pp. 787–802). Cham: Springer International
Publishing.
Calle, Carlos, 2017. Electrostatic Phenomena on Planetary
Surfaces. Morgan &Claypool Publishers.
Chappell, M.B., Chai, P.R.P. and Rucker, M.A., 2024.
Mars Communications Disruption and Delay.
NASA White Paper at https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api
/citations/20230012950/downloads/Mars%20
Communications%20Disruption%20and%20Delay
.pdf, accessed 5 February2024.
David, Leonard, 2016. “Inside ULA’s plan to have 1,000
people working in space by 2045,” Space.Com, 29
June 2016, https://www.space.com/33297-satellite
-refueling-business-proposal-ula.html, accessed 6
February2024.
DeMeo, F.E., Burt, B.J., Marsset, M., Polishook, D.,
Burbine, T.H., Carry, B., Binzel, R.P., Vernazza,
P., Reddy, V., Tang, M. and Thomas, C.A., 2022.
Connecting asteroids and meteorites with visible and
near-infrared spectroscopy. Icarus, 380, p.114971.
Table 2. Opportunities for NASA support of technology development, including ISRU topics
Funding Opportunity Average Award
Duration,
months Frequency Next One Topic
SBIR Ignite Phase I $150,000 6 Annual 2023/08 Specified
SBIR/STTR Phase I Contracts $150,000 6 Annual 2024/01 Specified
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
Phase I
$175,000 9 Annual 2023/06 Open
Centennial Challenges $500,000 36 Ongoing Ongoing Specified
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
Phase II
$600,000 24 Annual 2024/11 Open
SBIR Ignite Phase II $850,000 24 Annual 2024/06 Specified
SBIR/STTR Phase II Contracts $850,000 24 Annual 2023/11 Specified
Announcement of Collaboration
Opportunity
$1,000,000 24 2–3 years TBD Specified
SBIR Sequentials $1,000,000 24 Annual 2023/09 Specified
SBIR/STTR CCRPP $1,000,000 24 Annual 2023/12 Specified
TechFlights $1,000,000 18 Annual 2024 Specified
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts
Phase III
$2,000,000 24 Annual 2024/02 Open
Tipping Point $10,000,000 60 2–3 years TBD Specified
Source: https://techport.nasa.gov/opportunities/stmd (may require free registration)