Impossible Sensing LLC
Who it subcontracts to
No subawards reported under its lunar awards.
Who it works for
DALI SCOPE OF WORK AND WORK PLAN (IMPOSSIBLE SENSING) PROJECT: “MATURATION OF A COMPACT LIBS SPECTROMETER FOR LUNAR INVESTIGATIONS” NASA’S DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF LUNAR INSTRUMENTATION (DALI) PROGRAM THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A TEST READINESS LEVEL 6 FOR LUNAR LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY EXPLORATION AND ANALYSIS DEVICE (2LEAD) ENGINEERING BRASSBOARD THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE TO BUILD FLIGHT HARDWARE FOR FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES. IMPOSSIBLE SENSING WILL OVERSEE 2 LEAD TECHNOLOGY MATURATION. SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVES INCLUDE INSTRUMENT DESIGN, COMPONENT PROCUREMENT, FABRICATION AND BRASSBOARD ASSEMBLY, OPTICAL ALIGNMENT, AND VERIFICATION OF THE 2LEAD INSTRUMENT. DURING THIS THREE-YEAR PROJECT WE WILL EXECUTE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT AND SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE INSTRUMENT TO TRL 6. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL: 1) DESIGN, ASSEMBLE, AND FUNCTIONALLY TEST A TRL 6 INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING BRASS BOARD (EBB); 2) PERFORM ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING, INCLUDING THERMAL VACUUM TESTING UNDER SIMULATED LUNAR CONDITIONS, AND SHOCK/VIBRATION TESTING; AND 3) ANALYZE SAMPLES RELEVANT TO THE TARGET ENVIRONMENT. AMONG THE INSTRUMENT TASKS PROPOSED TO THIS DALI PROGRAM, WE WILL RUGGEDIZE THE OPTICAL AND OPTOMECHANICAL HOUSING OF THE INSTRUMENT TO BE SUITABLE FOR VACUUM AND LUNAR SURFACE CONDITIONS. WE WILL MATURE AND DEMONSTRATE THE OPERATIONS CONCEPT FOR RAPID MAPPING OF ROCKS AND REGOLITH AT HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS. WE WILL MATURE THE COMMAND AND DATA HANDLING AND POWER DISTRIBUTION ELECTRONICS, INCLUDING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS FOR ON-BOARD DATA PROCESSING. INITIALLY WE WILL REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS AND CONSTRAINTS OF THE INSTRUMENT TO REFINE OUR DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE SYSTEM. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE WILL SUPPORT WUSTL IN FINALIZING ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING REQUIREMENTS AND ANY DESIGN INTERFACES (MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL). IMS WILL CONDUCT REQUIRED DESIGN ANALYSES (E.G. THERMAL). SUBSEQUENTLY, IMS WILL SPECIFY AND PROCURE THE COMPONENTS OF THE EBB INSTRUMENT, AND WILL PERFORM COMPONENT LEVEL TESTING, ASSEMBLY AND ALIGNMENT, AND SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TESTING. FOLLOWING THIS TESTING, IMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION, INCLUDING DESIGNING AND PURCHASING REQUIRED GSE TO INTERFACE WITH VIBRATION TABLES AND THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBERS. IMS WILL PROVIDE PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT QUALIFICATION TESTS AT WUSTL, AND SUPPORT SCIENCE TESTING WITH THE INSTRUMENT PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT. IMS WILL SUPPORT SUBSEQUENT DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION, AND SUPPORT THE PI IN REGULAR REPORTING AND COMPILATION OF THE FINAL REPORT TO NASA. TABLE 1 REPRESENTS THE WORK PLAN AND HIGH-LEVEL MILESTONES OF THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT: