Seven Proposals Nab NASA Technology Study Funding

摘要

An electric sail to waft satellites through space and foundational technology for an extraterrestrial submarine are among seven proposals NASA selected for Phase 2 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) awards, which are worth up to $500,000 each. Phase 2 awards are available only to proposals that have won NIAC funding in a previous round and provide two years of additional funding to refine work completed in round one, NASA said in ajuly 6 press release. NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio will use its award to continue research on an interplanetary submarine called the Titan Sub that will explore the hydrocarbon seas of Titan, Jupiter's largest moon. Researchers are developing the vehicle's propulsion and ballast systems for a potential mission.