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Space Shuttle Frozen Dessert System
Award last edited on: 3/12/02

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
NASA : JSC
Total Award Amount
$538,764
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
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Principal Investigator
Mitchell J Joseph

Company Information

The Joseph Company

28202 Cabot Road Suite 310
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
   (714) 347-7766
   N/A
   N/A
Location: Single
Congr. District: 48
County: Orange

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: 00/00/00    Completed: 00/00/00
Phase I year
1997
Phase I Amount
$38,764
The Joseph Company (TJC) proposes to develop The Space Shuttle Frozen Dessert System, which will address the requirements of Subtopic 10.05, Space Crew Performance Enhancements and Accommodations. It will provide cold and frozen desserts for the Space Shuttle crew using a simple, lightweight system. This is a novel food system for microgravity, which allows the crew to make ice cream and other desserts in the Shuttle during the mission by evaporating water based refrigerant at vacuum pressures in a small Heat Exchange Unit (HEU). The cross tie connection to the potable water overboard dump nozzle provides unlimited, ultra low pressure vacuum for the HEU to dump the evaporated water vapor overboard. The system will require no additional power, be lightweight and compact.

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: 00/00/00    Completed: 00/00/00
Phase II year
1998
Phase II Amount
$500,000
___(NOTE: Note: no official Abstract exists of this Phase II projects. Abstract is modified by idi from relevant Phase I data. The specific Phase II work statement and objectives may differ)___ The Joseph Company (TJC) proposes to develop The Space Shuttle Frozen Dessert System, which will address the requirements of Subtopic 10.05, Space Crew Performance Enhancements and Accommodations. It will provide cold and frozen desserts for the Space Shuttle crew using a simple, lightweight system. This is a novel food system for microgravity, which allows the crew to make ice cream and other desserts in the Shuttle during the mission by evaporating water based refrigerant at vacuum pressures in a small Heat Exchange Unit (HEU). The cross tie connection to the potable water overboard dump nozzle provides unlimited, ultra low pressure vacuum for the HEU to dump the evaporated water vapor overboard. The system will require no additional power, be lightweight and compact.