NASA Expands AiRANACULUS Contract for Advanced Space Communications Platform
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AiRANACULUS®, a private, Massachusetts-based technology company providing early-stage research, development, prototyping and consulting services, has been awarded an expanded (Phase II-E) NASA contract for development of an advanced space communications system to support upcoming missions to the Moon and Mars.
- The AiRANACULUS CLAIRE solution addresses significant issues facing deep space communication networks, including long transmission delays and data loss from environmental and man-made interference.
- During its Phase II contract, AiRANACULUS demonstrated CLAIRE operation on open source 4G LTE environments as well as support for wideband RF sensing using direct digital transceiver technology.
- AiRANACULUS will also port its solution to NASA's High-Rate Delay Tolerant Network (HDTN) currently under development.
- To qualify for matching contract funds, NASA requires companies to demonstrate external project investments from non-NASA sources.