Flight Dynamics and Navigation Technologies Solution
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Release Date: April 21st, 2026
Open Date: April 21st, 2026
Close Date: May 21st, 2026
Issuing Agency
Nasa
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The government authority in Washington, DC seeks a vendor to provide innovative flight dynamics and navigation technology solutions. The scope includes advancements in autonomous navigation and maneuvering technologies that minimize reliance on Earth-based tracking, orbit determination, and maneuver planning operations. Vendors are expected to offer integration of autonomous guidance and navigation algorithms into onboard planning and scheduling.
The project includes designing guidance algorithms that model low-thrust propulsion in a multi-body dynamical environment, such as small-body exploration. Additionally, proposals should address improvements in time estimation using onboard clock and observable processing algorithms to support spacecraft precision Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). Computer vision techniques are required to enable optical and terrain-relative navigation, as well as spacecraft rendezvous/proximity operations at unmapped celestial bodies, using technology that operates effectively in low and variable lighting conditions.
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This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.