THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO UNDER SPACE ACT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT SAA1-32644 FORNovember 9th, 2020
FiledNovember 9th, 2020This Annex shall be for the purpose of collaboration with University of California San Diego (UCSD) and NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) to evaluate the feasibility of applying bulk metallic glass materials in high wear components tolerant of temperature extremes for space exploration vehicles. This proposed activity seeks to evaluate materials, such as iron-containing bulk metallic glasses, uniquely produced by UCSD using specialized materials characterization techniques at LaRC. The specific tasks of this proposed activity include UCSD producing and providing material test articles to LaRC, LaRC assessing and testing properties relevant to applications in extreme space environments, such as on the lunar surface, and joint characterization of material and structural properties of the test articles by UCSD and LaRC.