NASA Selects Advanced Space for Two SBIR Phase I Awards

NASA has awarded Advanced Space two Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contracts to develop a cislunar mission design and planning tool and technology for in-orbit collision avoidance. Under the first SBIR award, the company will work on its proposed Contingency Analysis for Low-thrust Missions tool, which will use operational algorithms to predict and mitigate risks spacecraft could face during their journey to orbits near the moon. The other SBIR contract will focus on developing the Satellite Collision and Risk Assessment using Machine Learning solution to automate collision risk analysis and validate collision avoidance maneuvers, SatNow reported.