2025 Astrophysics Small Explorers (APSMEX25) AO

2025 Astrophysics Small Explorers (APSMEX25)

 

2025 Astrophysics SMEX

 
These eyes are actually the cores of two galaxies. The smaller spiral galaxy on the left is IC 2163. It has been slowly 'creeping' behind the larger galaxy, NGC 2207. (Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci)

These eyes are actually the cores of two galaxies. The smaller spiral galaxy on the left is IC 2163. It has been slowly "creeping" behind the larger galaxy, NGC 2207. (Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STSci)

Teaming Interest

The following list of organizations have expressed an interest in teaming with other organizations on Astrophysics Probe proposals. This is not a list of organizations who are capable of teaming but is simply a list of those organizations that have asked to be included in this list. Proposing organizations are not required to team with any organization on this list. NASA does not endorse any of these organizations and does not accept responsibility for their capabilities or actions.

 

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Impulse Space
2651 Manhattan Beach Blvd
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
USA
Phone: (415) 300-7841
URL: https://www.impulsespace.com/mira
Contact: Paige Shaw
Email: paige.shaw@impulsespace.com
Areas of Expertise: Impulse Space is a pioneer of in-space transportation for payload delivery and hosting. Mira is a high-performance spacecraft for payload hosting and constellation deployment with high delta-v capability and 6DOF control. Flying since 2023, Mira offers Low cost and rapid delivery through in-house manufacturing. We help with mission design, launch procurement and support, and on-orbit operations.
 
 
L3Harris Technologies
800 Lee Road
Rochester, NY 14606
USA
Phone: (585) 269-6423
URL: https://www.l3harris.com
Contact: Matthew East
Email: Matthew.East@L3Harris.com
Areas of Expertise: Optical Payloads, Instruments, Imaging, Optics, Sensors, Space Vehicle Solutions
 
 
Firefly Aerospace, Inc.
1320 Arrow Point Dr #109
Cedar Park, TX 78613
USA
Contact: Kevin Scholtes
Email: kevin.scholtes@fireflyspace.com
Areas of Expertise: Planetary landers, orbital transfer/cruise vehicles, launch vehicles, propulsion, avionics, composites.
 
 
Azista USA
4600 Marriott Dr (Suite 520)
Raleigh, NC 27612
USA
Phone: 910-527-1947
Fax: 240-357-8220
URL: https://www.azistausa.com/
Contact: Ed Connor
Email: ed.connor@azistausa.com
Areas of Expertise: Satellite design and manufacturing, aerospace electronics, post-satellite launch data analytics, advanced materials and composites.
 
 
Ascending Node Technologies, LLC
Phone: (520) 314-5595
URL: https://ascendingnode.tech/
Contact: Carl Hergenrother
Email: contact@ascendingnode.tech
Areas of Expertise: We provide services for (1) instrument and flight software design; (2) data processing operations design and implementation; (3) SPICE kernel management; (4) kernel-based visualization; (5) synthetic data generation; and (6) ConOps design and feasibility analysis. Many services are provided in our NASA SBIR-supported Spaceline product. Our team has experience supporting OSIRIS-REx and Aspera.
 
 
The Exploration Company US LLC
1322 Space Park Dr.
Suite C-201D
Houston, TX 77058
USA
Phone: (302) 298-0061
URL: https://www.exploration.space/
Contact: Erika Wagner
Email: EMAIL
Areas of Expertise: LEO and Cis-Lunar Cargo delivery and return; lunar landers, propulsion; docking; avionics; thermal protection.