The Astrophysics Division (APD) at NASA Headquarters solicits proposals under the Strategic Astrophysics Technology/Technology Development for Physics of the Cosmos (SAT/TPCOS) program to mature key technologies for implementation in space flight missions. Selection of proposals for funding under the TPCOS 2010 solicitation were made based on the following factors: (1) the overall scientific and technical merit of the proposal; (2) the programmatic relevance of the proposed work; and (3) the cost reasonableness of the proposed work.
| Technology Development Title | PI | Institution |
| Fast Event Recognition for the ATHENA Wide Field Imager | D. Burrows | PSU |
| Reflection Grating Modules: Alignment and Testing | R. McEntaffer | U. of Iowa |
| Development of 0.5 Arc-second Adjustable Grazing-Incidence X-ray Mirrors for the SMART-X Mission Concept | P. Reid | SAO |
| Advanced Packaging for Critical-Angle X-ray Transmission Gratings | M. Schattenburg | MIT |
| Affordable and Lightweight High-Resolution Astronomical X-Ray Optics | W. Zhang | GSFC |
| Technology Development Title | PI | Institution |
| Depositing Blocking Filters for X-ray Detectors | M. Bautz | MIT |
| Off-Plane Grating Arrays for Future Missions | R. McEntaffer | U. of Iowa |
| Moderate-Angular-Resolution Adjustable Full-shell Grazing-Incidence X-ray Optics | P. Reid | SAO |
| Development of Fabrication Process for Critical-Angle X-ray Transmission Gratings | M. Schattenburg | MIT |
| Demonstrating Enabling Technologies for the High-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer of the Next NASA X-ray Mission | C. Kilbourne | GSFC |
| Next-Generation X-ray Optics: High Resolution, Lightweight, and Low Cost | W. Zhang | GSFC |
| Adjustable X-ray Optics with Sub-Arcsec Imaging (co-funded with STMD; the sole APRA project the Program Office oversees) | P. Reid | SAO |
| Telescope for a Space Gravitational-Wave Mission | J. Livas | GSFC |
| Laser Frequency Stabilization (co-funded with STMD) | J. Lipa | Stanford U |
| Colloid Microthruster Propellant Feed System | J. Ziemer | JPL |
| Phase Measurement System Development for Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Detectors | W. Klipstein | JPL |
| Demonstration of a TRL 5 Laser System for eLISA | J. Camp | GSFC |
| Planar Antenna-Coupled Superconducting Detectors for Cosmic Microwave Background Polarimetry | J. Bock | Caltech/JPL |
| Title | PI | Institution |
| Next generation X-ray Optics: High Resolution, Light Weight, and Low Cost | W. Zhang | GSFC |
| Demonstrating Enabling Technologies for the High-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer of the Next NASA X-ray Astronomy Mission | C. Kilbourne | GSFC |
| Colloid Microthruster Propellant Feed System for Gravity Wave Astrophysics Missions | J. Ziemer | JPL |
| Telescope for a Space-based Gravitational Wave Mission | J. Livas | GSFC |
| Advanced Laser Frequency Stabilization Using Molecular Gasses | J. Lipa | Stanford U. |
| Title | PI | Institution |
| Development of Fabrication Process for Critical-Angle X-ray Transmission Gratings | M. Schattenburg | Massachussets Institute of Technology |
| Antenna-Coupled Superconducting Detectors for Cosmic Microwave Background Polarimetry | J. Bock | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Directly-Deposited Blocking Filters for Imaging X-ray Detectors: Technology Development for the International X-ray Observatory | M. Bautz | Massachussets Institute of Technology |
| Off-plane Grating Arrays for Future Missions | R. McEntaffer | University of Iowa |
| Development of moderate angular resolution full shell electroplated metal grazing incidence x-ray optics | P. Reid | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
JAXA, NASA XRISM Mission Ready for Liftoff
XRISM launched successfully on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at 7:42 p.m. EDT (Thursday, Sept. 7, 8:42 a.m. in Japan). The spacecraft separated from the rocket at 7:56 p.m. EDT.Read more.
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