Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
1968 The University of Texas at El Paso (143856)
Principal Investigator: Quintana,Joel
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 47,554
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 9/1/22 - 3/15/23
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Aerospace Center
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Aerospace Center
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: IDA-Aerospace Center NASA SBIR 2022
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
IDA TECHNOLOGY
CFDA Link: NASA
43.001
Program Title:
Science
CFDA Linked: Aerospace Education Services Program
Note:
The Aerospace Center at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), formally the NASA MIRO Center for Space Exploration and Technology Research (cSETR), will provide testing facilities and personnel to support completion of Objective 1: Directly measure performance of a prototype embedded electrospray thruster (EET). Two research assistants with experience in electrospray propulsion system design, development, and vacuum testing, will assist the PI and IDA team to perform tests using the existing UTEP electric propulsion test facilities. The prototype EET for testing in Objective 1 will also be furnished by the UTEP Aerospace Center, as will all required diagnostics to measure thrust, specific impulse, efficiency, and emission mode.
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