With a mission to initiate and conduct advanced propulsion research in partnership with industry, and a goal to strengthen U.S. national capability in propulsion technology, the Center for Advanced Space Propulsion (CASP) is the only NASA Center for Commercial Development of Space (CCDS) which focuses on propulsion and associated technologies. Meetings with industrial partners and NASA Headquarters personnel provided an assessment of the constraints placed on, and opportunities afforded commercialization projects. Proprietary information, data rights, and patent rights were some of the areas where well defined information is crucial to project success and follow-on efforts. There were five initial CASP projects. At the end of the first year there are six active, two of which are approaching the ground test phase in their development. Progress in the current six projects has met all milestones and is detailed. Working closely with the industrial counterparts it was found that the endeavors in expert systems development, computational fluid dynamics, fluid management in microgravity, and electric propulsion were well received. One project with the Saturn Corporation which dealt with expert systems application in the assembly process, was placed on hold pending further direction from Saturn. The Contamination Measurement and Analysis project was not implemented since CASP was unable to identify an industrial participant. Additional propulsion and related projects were investigated during the year. A subcontract was let to a small business, MicroCraft, Inc., to study rocket engine certification standards. The study produced valuable results; however, based on a number of factors it was decided not to pursue this project further.
Center for Advanced Space Propulsion (CASP)
1988
99 pages
Report
No indication
English
Rocket Engines & Motors , Electric & Ion Propulsion , Fluid Mechanics , Unmanned Spacecraft , Manned Spacecraft , Computational fluid dynamics , Contracts , Electric propulsion , Expert systems , Fluid management , Propulsion system configurations , Spacecraft propulsion , Finance , Combustion stability , Cryogenics , Ion engines , Nozzle design , Propellant storage , Reduced gravity , Space shuttle main engine
Center for Advanced Space Propulsion (CASP)
NTRS | 1988
Annual report - CASP, Center for Advanced Space Propulsion
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