ETV, New Mexico Colleges Awarded NASA Phase I STTR
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We’re excited about this opportunity as it strengthens the collaborative ecosystem that is evolving between NTU, NMT, and ETV.” Cliff Hudson, CEO, Emerging Technology VenturesALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, May 18, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Emerging Technology Ventures Inc. (ETV), an Otero County-based autonomous systems and analytics company, today announced that it along with its research and development partners, Navajo Technical University (NTU) and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT), were awarded a NASA Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract. Together, the team proposed researching and demonstrating a Digital Twin (DT) Data Acquisition System for
Bob Cabana, who has been director of NASAâs Kennedy Space Center since 2008, has taken on the new role of agency associate administrator beginning May 17. He succeeds Steve Jurczyk, who retired May 14 after 32 years with NASA.
âI first met Bob in 1985 while training to fly on the space shuttle and when Bob arrived at NASA as an astronaut candidate,â NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson said. âHe has a relentless determination to expand Americaâs role in space.â
As Kennedy director, Cabana managed all NASA programs and activities at the spaceport. Kennedyâs team of civil service and contractor employees operate some of NASAâs most critical programs, including the Commercial Crew Program. Under Cabanaâs leadership, Kennedy emerged as a modern, world-class multiuser spaceport, partnering with commercial customers and supporting NASAâs science and human exploration missions.
Stoke Space Technologies’ second-stage engine injector undergoes a test firing at the company’s component test facility. (Stoke Photo)
Two Washington state companies have won grants of up to $750,000 each from NASA to take space-related technologies they’re already working on to the next stage of development.
The aim of the program is to encourage the development of innovations that could contribute to NASA’s efforts in human exploration, space technology, science and aeronautics and could find commercial, non-NASA applications as well. All of the Phase II awardees previously received NASA SBIR Phase I awards that were worth up to $125,000 each.
NASA Invests $105 Million in US Small Business Technology Development
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WASHINGTON, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ NASA has a long history of supporting America s entrepreneurs as they develop technologies from ideas to commercial readiness. The agency s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is furthering that legacy with 140 new Phase II awards to 127 U.S. small businesses that will help them move their innovations to market.
The awards to these small businesses, located across 34 states and Washington, D.C., total $105 million. NASA s small business program is dedicated to finding the most useful technologies for the agency and the commercial marketplace, and sourcing those innovations from a diverse group of entrepreneurs with different backgrounds and perspectives. The companies chosen for Phase II funding include 33 women-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned small businesses.