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Technology topic
Space (SP)
The Space topic seeks revolutionary technologies to be deployed outside Earth’s atmosphere to enhance the commercial use of space. Technologies could include innovations that provide cheaper, safer, and more frequent products and solutions for commercial space customers. This topic particularly seeks to support growth-oriented small businesses who have not previously received significant SBIR/STTR funding and are seeking to contribute to economic growth by developing innovative technologies to support the overall emerging space economy.
Proposals should address real capability gaps or enabling technologies for the space industry, anchored with a solid understanding of the challenges of working in space including launch, mass and volume restrictions, the radiation and thermal environment, communications and latency, power, and energy. NSF encourages proposals with revolutionary satellite and vehicle hardware or systems innovations involving propulsion systems, navigation systems, energy collection and power generation systems unique to space environments, andin-space manufacturing systems and services. Proposals focused on Earth imaging and sensing; planetary (other than Earth) physical surveying, mapping, and prospecting services; extraction and processes of water and volatiles (not on Earth); search for extraterrestrial intelligence; space tourism; space weather; interplanetary habitats; and analytic algorithms based on data collected extensively from space-based systems, either alone or in combination with terrestrial systems, are also encouraged.
Subtopics are not aimed at supporting or conducting clinical trials, clinical efficacy or safety studies, the development pre-clinical or clinical-stage drug candidates or medical devices, or work performed primarily for regulatory purposes. Limited studies with human subjects may be acceptable to the extent that they are performed in support of feasibility, such as proof-of-concept studies of early-stage technologies. Proposals that request support for clinical studies will be deemed noncompliant with the SBIR/STTR solicitations and returned without review.
Sub-Topics
SP1. Extra-terrestrial Resource Extraction
SP2. Geological and Geoclimatic Science Data Technologies
SP3. Ground Launch Sites and Satellite Operations Technologies
SP4. In-space Manufacturing Technologies
SP5. Navigation and Positioning Technologies
SP6. On-Orbit Technologies
SP7. Remote Sensing Technologies
SP8. Spacecraft Development and Manufacturing
SP9. Space Technologies and Systems
SP10. Space Transportation and Access
SP11. Telecommunications Technologies
SP12. Other Space-related Technologies
