Overview of Small Spacecraft Technology Activities at the NASA Glenn Research Center

Abstract: The NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland, Ohio designs and develops innovative technologies to advance NASA’s missions in aeronautics and space exploration. The center’s expertise includes that in power, energy storage, and conversion; in-space chemical and electric propulsion; communications; and instrumentation technologies. GRC is currently managing and/or developing a number of these technologies for Small Spacecraft applications. Small spacecraft propulsion efforts include effor…