Project Sponsor : Supported by MIT Space Exploration Initiative via NASA Award 80NSSC21M0012 to Maria T. Zuber and faculty startup funds from the Georgia Institute of Technology to C.E.C. Start Date : 01/01/2021 Faculty Investigator : Dr. Christopher E. Carr Project Status : Functional and EMI testing, science validation testing & pre-launch preparations. BioX2 (Biological […]
Project Sponsor : NASA PICASSO program and MIT Space Exploration Initiative Start Date : 01/01/2022 Faculty Investigator : Dr. Christopher E. Carr Project Status : Low-technology readiness instrument under development We are working to develop the ELIE instrument, capable of detecting prebiotic, ancient, or extant life, and distinguishing forward contamination, through detection of two universal […]
Project Sponsor : Supported by NASA PICASSO award 80NSSC20K1092 to L.B. Start Date : 01/01/2021 Faculty Investigator : Dr. Christopher E. Carr Project Status : Early stage instrument development Background: Estimated energetic limits for life in Ocean Worlds such as Enceladus and Europa suggest that many current life detection technologies will require pre-concentration of ice […]
Project Sponsor : Breakthrough Initiatives (P.I. Sara Seager), NASA NIAC Phase I award 80NSSC22K0759 (P.I. Sara Seager) and faculty startup funds (C.E.C.) Start Date : 01/01/2021 Faculty Investigator : Dr. Christopher E. Carr Project Status : Instrument in validation; Venus Photon under development. The discovery of organic chemistry or life in the clouds of Venus, […]
Project Sponsor : NASA Space Biology Award # 80NSSC21K0234 to C.E.C Start Date : 11/01/2020 Faculty Investigator : Dr. Christopher E. Carr Project Status : Preparing for flight readiness review(s) Enterococci are gram-positive bacteria that originated when our ancient animal ancestors emerged from the oceans to live on land, and brought their gut flora with […]
Project Sponsor : Air Force Research Lab, US Space Force, University Nanosatellite Program Start Date : 01/28/2022 Faculty Investigator : Dr. Brian Gunter Project Status : Final system design, undergoing subsystem fabrication and testing WEBS is an exciting first-of-its-kind technology demonstration in the area of space-to-space wireless power transmission. In collaboration with the United States […]
Project Sponsor : European Space Agency Start Date : 01/01/2023 Faculty Investigator : Dr. Álvaro Romero-Calvo Photoelectrochemical devices integrate the processes of light absorption, charge separation, and catalysis for chemical synthesis. The monolithic design and sustainable operation are interesting for space applications, where weight and volume constraints predominate. However, hindered gas bubble desorption in reduced gravitation […]