SAM #DARPA-SN-27-06

DARPA Anzio Industry Day on spacecraft aero-assist technologies

DARPA announced an Anzio Industry Day focused on technologies for faster, more precise spacecraft orbit transfers using atmospheric aero-assist. - Opportunity type: Industry Day announcement, not a solicitation or contract award. - Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through its Tactical Technology Office (TTO) Acquisition Team. - Program objective: Develop aero-assist technologies that enable large, rapid, and precise spacecraft orbit transfers while reducing propellant requirements. - Areas of interest: Thermal protection systems; control systems and algorithms; atmospheric sensing; and lightweight aeroshells. - Not of interest: Communications, power management, spacecraft buses, payloads, propulsion systems, and existing orbital transfer vehicles. - Procurement details: No specific products, services, quantities, vendors, OEMs, event date, or contract terms are provided.

Description

The Anzio program aims to develop innovative aero-assist technologies for spacecraft, which will enable large, rapid, and precise orbit transfers while significantly reducing propellant requirements. In support of this goal, technology areas of interest to DARPA for execution of this program include thermal protection systems, control systems and algorithms, atmospheric sensing, and lightweight aeroshells. Technology areas that are not of interest include communications, power management, spacecraft buses, payloads, propulsion systems, and existing orbital transfer vehicles.

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