- Country: USA
- Summary: Aerocapture Technology Demonstration Mission Request for Information
- UST Ref No: 112767515
- Deadline: 15 Jan 2025
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: RFI-SS-EATDM
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) is in the early stages of developing a mission design, project implementation plan, and procurement strategy that could potentially lead to an Earth aerocapture technology demonstration mission. NASA LaRC is hereby soliciting information from potential sources with the capabilities to provide spacecraft systems and mission operations for the mission.
The mission would demonstrate aerocapture at Earth as a precursor to using the technology for future planetary science missions. Aerocapture technology reduces the required capability and mass of a spacecraft propulsion system, lowering the launch vehicle payload mass or enabling more capacity for science instruments, and is particularly beneficial for missions to the Solar System's ice giant planets [1]. The demonstration mission is intended to focus on key objectives necessary to mature the technological readiness of aerocapture including vehicle aerodynamics, flight dynamics, guidance, navigation and control, and mission operations. Flight data will be acquired during the demonstration and used to improve and validate tools to design and plan future missions.
NASA is considering two concepts for the mission, both of which use a small entry capsule (referred to as the Aerocapture Flight System, or AFS) to execute the aerocapture maneuver. The AFS is comprised of an aeroshell, reaction control system, other ancillary systems, and a SmallSat that is released into Earth orbit. The first mission concept utilizes a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) as an initial state for the AFS, which is deployed into GTO from an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA). In the second concept, the AFS is released on an Earth intercept trajectory from a spacecraft returning from a lunar mission. A preliminary concept of operations (ConOps) for a GTO-based aerocapture demonstration is illustrated... - Documents:
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The NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Aerocapture Technology Demonstration Mission Request for Information. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 112767515 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-01-15.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
