National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research 2000 Program Solicitation
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The mission of the Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) Enterprise is to open the space frontier by exploring, using and enabling the development of space and to expand the human experience into the far reaches of space. In exploring space, HEDS brings people and machines together to overcome the challenges of distance, time and environment. Robotic science missions survey and characterize other bodies as precursors to eventual human missions. In using space, HEDS emphasizes learning how to live and work there and utilize the resources and unique environment. In enabling the development of space, HEDS serves as a catalyst for commercial space development. Throughout, this Enterprise will employ breakthrough technologies and ingenious designs to revolutionize human space flight.
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08.01 In Situ Resources Utilization of Planetary Materials for Human Space Missions
08.02 Robotics
09 EXPAND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
09.01 Exploiting Gravitational Effects for Combustion, Fluids, Synthesis, and Vibration Technology
09.02 Understanding and Utilizing Gravitational Effects on Molecular Biology and for Medical Applications
09.03 Understanding and Utilizing Gravitational Effects on Plants and Animals
09.04 Understanding and Utilizing Gravitational Effects on Biotechnology and Materials Science
10 ENABLE HUMANS TO LIVE AND WORK PERMANENTLY IN SPACE
10.01 Spacecraft Life Support Infrastructure
10.02 Space Crew Accommodations and Performance Enhancements
10.03 On-Board Human Health Maintenance, and Countermeasures
10.04 Spacecraft Environmental Monitoring for Crew Health
10.05 Extravehicular Activity Productivity
10.06 Thermal Control Systems for Human Space Missions
10.07 Spaceport and In-Space Cryogenic Fluids, Handling, and Storage Technologies
10.08 Terrestrial and Planetary Spaceport Instrumentation and Range Technologies
10.09 Process/Industrial Engineering Technologies
10.10 Flight/Ground System Autonomous Operations
11 ENABLE THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE
11.01 Commercial Microgravity Research
12 SHARE THE EXPERIENCE AND BENEFITS OF DISCOVERY
12.01 Telescience and Outreach for Space Exploration
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