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November 20, 2015 | NASAEstimated reading time: 4 minutes
Through the Tipping Point solicitation, NASA has selected the following nine projects and U.S. companies:
Robotic In-Space Manufacturing and Assembly of Spacecraft and Space Structures
- Public-Private Partnership for Robotic In-Space Manufacturing and Assembly of Spacecraft and Space Structures -- Orbital ATK of Dulles, Virginia
- Versatile In-Space Robotic Precision Manufacturing and Assembly System -- Made in Space, Inc. of Moffett Field, California
- Dragonfly: On-Orbit Robotic Installation and Reconfiguration of Large Solid RF Reflectors -- Space Systems Loral of Palo Alto, California
Low Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) Instruments for Remote Sensing Applications
- EGO-XO: Nanosats for Advanced Gravity Mapping and Crosslink Occultation -- Geo Optics LLC of Pasadena, California
- Advanced 1.65 Micron Seed Laser for LIDAR Remote Sensing of Methane -- Freedom Photonics LLC of Goleta, California
Small Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control (ADC) Sensors and Actuators
- Hyper-XACT, A Long Life, High Performance Attitude Determination and Control System -- Blue Canyon Technologies LLC of Boulder, Colorado
- Tipping Point Proposal for Reaction Sphere -- Northrop Grumman Support Services Corporation of Millersville, Maryland
Small Spacecraft Propulsion Systems
- HYDROS Thruster -- Tethers Unlimited of Bothell, Washington
- Enabling High Thrust High Delta-V Green Propulsion for CubeSats -- Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. of Redmond, Washington
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