Phase I
Edward Balaban
Fluidic Telescope (FLUTE): Enabling the Next Generation of Large Space Observatories
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
2023 Phase I
Igor Bargatin
Photophoretic Propulsion Enabling Mesosphere Exploration
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6315
2023 Phase I
Theresa Benyo
Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2023 Phase I
Zachary Cordero
Bend-Forming of Large Electrostatically Actuated Space Structures
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
2023 Phase I
Peter Curreri
Lunar South Pole Oxygen Pipeline
Lunar Resources, Inc.
Houston, TX 77023-4634
2023 Phase I
Artur Davoyan
Pellet-Beam Propulsion for Breakthrough Space Exploration
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-8357
2023 Phase I
Ryan Gosse
New Class of Bimodal NTP/NEP with a Wave Rotor Topping Cycle Enabling Fast Transit to Mars
University of Florida, Gainesville
Gainesville, FL 32614-0001
2023 Phase I
Congrui Jin
Biomineralization-Enabled Self-Growing Building Blocks for Habitat Outfitting on Mars
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68503-2427
2023 Phase I
Mary Knapp
Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW)
MIT Haystack Observatory
Westford, MA 01886-1597
2023 Phase I
Quinn Morley
TitanAir: Leading-Edge Liquid Collection to Enable Cutting-Edge Science
Planet Enterprises
Gig Harbor, WA 98335-0001
2023 Phase I
Christopher Morrison
EmberCore Flashlight: Long Distance Lunar Characterization with Intense Passive X- and Gamma-ray Source
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation – Space
Seattle, WA 98199-1258
2023 Phase I
Heidi Newberg
Diffractive Interfero Coronagraph Exoplanet Resolver (DICER): Detecting and Characterizing All Earth-Like Exoplanets Orbiting Sun-Like Stars Within 10 pc
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY 12180-3522
2023 Phase I
Stephen Polly
Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 14623-0001
2023 Phase I
Ryan Weed
Aerogel Core Fission Fragment Rocket Engine
Positron Dynamics
Seattle, WA 98104-3163
2023 Phase I
Phase II
Darmindra Arumugam
Quantum Rydberg Radar for Surface, Topography, and Vegetation
NASA Jet Propulsion
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2023 Phase II
Steven Barrett
Silent, Solid-State Propulsion for Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
2023 Phase II
Philip Lubin
PI – Planetary Defense
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
2023 Phase II
Christopher Morrison
The Nyx Mission to Observe the Universe from Deep Space – Enabled by EmberCore, a High Specific Power RadioisotopeElectric Propulsion System
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation – Space
Seattle, WA 98199-1258
2023 Phase II
Ronald Polidan
FarView Observatory – A Large, In-Situ Manufactured, Lunar Far Side Radio Array
Lunar Resources, Inc.
Houston, TX 77024-8033
2023 Phase II
Lynn Rothschild
A Flexible, Personalized, On-Demand Astropharmacy
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
2023 Phase II
