SpinSat Request for Information

SpinSat is a Class-D space platform that enables long-duration exposure to deep-space radiation environments under controlled gravity levels from micro-g to Earth g (as a control) and higher. Easy integration and late payload access are key features; modification of payload radiation environments to mimic those of the moon and Mars are key objectives. 

SpinSat Overview Presentation (PDF)

The SpinSat Team at NASA Ames Research Center is seeking input for requirements of potential payloads to enable a spacecraft design that meets the needs of as large a group of researchers as possible.  

Requesting Input from Investigators: If you have a payload/experiment concept that could be accommodated on SpinSat, we would like to know your overall objectives and science requirements, and if you are able, the requirements that your experiment will place on the platform. We ask that your response represent a specific experiment concept (i.e. not general envelope requirements); however, there is no need to provide precise experimental details, science aims, or any other competition-sensitive information. We are primarily seeking information relevant to interfaces and capabilities of the SpinSat platform. 

Requesting Input from Hardware Providers: SpinSat is also interested in learning of interest and capabilities of hardware providers who could provide payload systems to accommodate the various types of experiments that are anticipated as part of the SpinSat capability suite.  Payload providers should also provide rationale and justification for why their organization can meet the intent of the SpinSat architecture. 

Providing us information on your requirements now will help us better ensure that SpinSat will ultimately meet the needs of your payload! 

Those interested in submitting information, follow the instructions in the RFI posted on SAM.gov