NASA is looking for visionary concepts
that have the potential to enable new
missions or significantly improve current
approaches to achieve aerospace
objectives.
Through the NASA Innovative Advanced
Concepts (NIAC) program, NASA's Space
Technology Mission Directorate is seeking
proposals for revolutionary concepts with
the potential to transform aerospace
endeavors. These include visionary
aerospace architecture, system or mission
concepts that are exciting and
unexplored, yet credible and executable.
"It's through visionary thinking that
transformative ideas go from concept to
reality," said Michael Gazarik, NASA's
associate administrator for space
technology in Washington. "Our NIAC
program provides an onramp for early
stage technology concepts to take seed
and potentially create revolutionary new
capabilities for space exploration that
might one day change how we live and
work as we explore the cosmos."
NIAC's current portfolio includes multiple
technology areas contributing to
innovations in human systems, sensing
or imaging, revolutionary construction,
autonomous exploration, and aerospace
transportation.
NIAC study concepts are early in
development -- generally 10 years or
more from operation. They are chosen
based on peer review of the potential
impact, technical strength and benefits of
the proposed study.
This call is for proposals for NIAC Phase
1, which offers as much as $100,000 for
nine months of study to advance the
innovative space technology concept and
help NASA meet current operational and
future mission requirements.
Past NIAC Phase 1 proposals have
included a broad range of imaginative
and creative ideas, such as using
electromagnets to protect spacecraft from
radiation or the application of Terrestrial
Ocean exploring concepts for extremely
low-power exploration of under-ice
oceans. Other study concepts have
included printing entire spacecraft on
sheets of paper; a solid-state, no-moving-
parts air purifier; and other innovative
propulsion and power ideas needed for
future space mission operations.
The NIAC Phase 1 solicitation will
incorporate a two-step process. NIAC will
accept short proposals, limited to three
pages, until Dec. 18. After review, NASA
will invite those whose proposal concepts
are of interest to the agency to submit a
full proposal of no more than eight pages.
Full proposals will be due early March
2014.
The solicitation is open to all U.S. citizens
and researchers working in the U.S.,
including NASA civil servants. Selection
announcements are expected in
mid-2014. The number of NIAC awards
will depend on the strength of proposals
and availability of appropriated funds.
Those whose proposals are selected for
Phase 1 development may later submit
proposals for a NIAC Phase 2 award.
Phase 2 proposal selectees may receive
up to $500,000 over two years to further
analyze and develop their innovative
concepts and help create new avenues for
future NASA missions, dependent upon
availability of appropriated funds.
This NASA early investment and
partnership with creative scientists,
engineers and citizen inventors will pay
huge technological dividends and help
maintain America's leadership in the
global technology economy.
that have the potential to enable new
missions or significantly improve current
approaches to achieve aerospace
objectives.
Through the NASA Innovative Advanced
Concepts (NIAC) program, NASA's Space
Technology Mission Directorate is seeking
proposals for revolutionary concepts with
the potential to transform aerospace
endeavors. These include visionary
aerospace architecture, system or mission
concepts that are exciting and
unexplored, yet credible and executable.
"It's through visionary thinking that
transformative ideas go from concept to
reality," said Michael Gazarik, NASA's
associate administrator for space
technology in Washington. "Our NIAC
program provides an onramp for early
stage technology concepts to take seed
and potentially create revolutionary new
capabilities for space exploration that
might one day change how we live and
work as we explore the cosmos."
NIAC's current portfolio includes multiple
technology areas contributing to
innovations in human systems, sensing
or imaging, revolutionary construction,
autonomous exploration, and aerospace
transportation.
NIAC study concepts are early in
development -- generally 10 years or
more from operation. They are chosen
based on peer review of the potential
impact, technical strength and benefits of
the proposed study.
This call is for proposals for NIAC Phase
1, which offers as much as $100,000 for
nine months of study to advance the
innovative space technology concept and
help NASA meet current operational and
future mission requirements.
Past NIAC Phase 1 proposals have
included a broad range of imaginative
and creative ideas, such as using
electromagnets to protect spacecraft from
radiation or the application of Terrestrial
Ocean exploring concepts for extremely
low-power exploration of under-ice
oceans. Other study concepts have
included printing entire spacecraft on
sheets of paper; a solid-state, no-moving-
parts air purifier; and other innovative
propulsion and power ideas needed for
future space mission operations.
The NIAC Phase 1 solicitation will
incorporate a two-step process. NIAC will
accept short proposals, limited to three
pages, until Dec. 18. After review, NASA
will invite those whose proposal concepts
are of interest to the agency to submit a
full proposal of no more than eight pages.
Full proposals will be due early March
2014.
The solicitation is open to all U.S. citizens
and researchers working in the U.S.,
including NASA civil servants. Selection
announcements are expected in
mid-2014. The number of NIAC awards
will depend on the strength of proposals
and availability of appropriated funds.
Those whose proposals are selected for
Phase 1 development may later submit
proposals for a NIAC Phase 2 award.
Phase 2 proposal selectees may receive
up to $500,000 over two years to further
analyze and develop their innovative
concepts and help create new avenues for
future NASA missions, dependent upon
availability of appropriated funds.
This NASA early investment and
partnership with creative scientists,
engineers and citizen inventors will pay
huge technological dividends and help
maintain America's leadership in the
global technology economy.
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