NASA Posts RFI Regarding On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacture (OSAM-1)
NASA is exploring potential partnerships for alternate use cases for the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing-1 (OSAM-1) spaceflight property in lieu of the original flight demonstration. NASA is seeking responses in a Request for Information for OSAM-1 Partnerships that enable alternate use cases to benefit commercial, civil, and national objectives, thereby advancing domestic leadership in In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities.
OSAM-1 is a versatile and sophisticated spacecraft intended to be able to select an unprepared client spacecraft that does not include visual aids for rendezvous or physical aids for capture and refueling. OSAM-1’s high-precision robotic arms are dexterous, enabling a new era in spaceflight resilience. The servicing payload incorporates advanced robotic systems including berthing posts that secure the client spacecraft, robotic arms that are free to access advanced tool drive and tools, a propellant transfer system, and state-of-the-art autonomous navigation and docking technology.
COSMIC encourages input to the NASA RFI for OSAM-1 Partnerships from the COSMIC community and all partners interested in ISAM technologies, so NASA can better understand the partnership potential to further these technologies.
Responses are due by September 30, and the Request for Information can be found at https://sam.gov/opp/a4becc9d6d62496cac9b6cba896cd326/view