Bose-Einstein Condensate and Cold Atom Lab (BECCAL)

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Description

This is a follow-on Fundamental Physics project to the Cold Atom Lab and is an international collaboration with the German Space Agency DLR with launch targeted for 2028 to the International Space Station.

Benefits

BECCAL will support the continuation of Quantum science in Low Earth Orbit following the completion of CAL on the ISS.

Details

Technology area	Sensors and Instruments > Other Sensors and Instruments
Program	Fundamental Physics Program (FPP)
Lead organization	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Start date	2023-10-01
End date	2030-09-30

Project contacts

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John L Callas — john.l.callas@nasa.gov
Nan Yu — nan.yu@jpl.nasa.gov

How to get involved

This is a mature technology (TRL 7+) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.

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