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SOLAROSA (Stretched Optical Lens Architecture on Roll-Out Solar Array)

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNX11CE15P
Agency Tracking Number: 104606
Amount: $99,835.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: S3.03
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2011-02-18
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2011-09-29
Small Business Information
CA
Goleta, CA 93117-3108
United States
DUNS: 825308732
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Brian Spence
 Principal Investigator
 (805) 722-8090
 Brian.Spence@DeployableSpaceSystems.com
Business Contact
 Brian Spence
Title: Business Official
Phone: (805) 722-8090
Email: Brian.Spence@DeployableSpaceSystems.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS), in partnership with Entech Solar (ENTECH) and Carbon-Free Energy (CFE) will focus the proposed NASA Phase 1 effort on the development of our innovative SOLAROSA technology. SOLAROSA, named for Stretched Optical Lens Architecture on Roll-Out Solar Array, is a new lightweight, high performance space solar array that enables missions through low cost, lightweight, compact stowage volume, radiation hardness, high voltage capability, scalability to ultra-high power, and LILT/HIHT environment operability. SOLAROSA is a fusion of ENTECH's proven Stretched Lens Array (SLA) concentrator technology with DSS's innovative ultra-lightweight Roll-Out Solar Array deployable structural platform. The proposed SOLAROSA technology promises to provide NASA/industry a near-term and low-risk solar array system that provides revolutionary performance in terms of high specific power (>400-500 W/kg BOL at wing level), affordability (>50% projected cost savings at the array level), lightweight, high deployed stiffness, high deployed strength, compact stowage volume (>80 kW/m3 BOL), reliability, high radiation tolerance, high voltage operation capability, scalability, and LILT & HIHT operation capability (LILTÂ? Low Intensity Low Temperature, HIHT Â? High Intensity High Temperature).

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