Electromagnetic Field Measurements on sRLV

We will demonstrate an instrument suite consisting of modified Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) electric field mill and magnetometer sensors for observing the electromagnetic (EM) environment inside and in the vicinity of suborbital reusable launch vehicles. The initial objective of this experiment is to characterize the electromagnetic field environment inside the spacecraft to understand the potential effects of strong external and internally generated fields on the spacecraft and payloads. Such initial experiments will also demonstrate the feasibility of making future global electric circuit measurements on a routine basis to assess the influence of global change on the Earth’s complex electrical environment.

This low-cost technology seeks to characterize the electromagnetic (EM) environment inside, and in the vicinity of, suborbital reusable launch vehicles. The resulting data will benefit the commercial space industry as well as NASA scientists and engineers involved in future missions.

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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