Reading of the Minutes

Douglas Moore read the minutes from the 2024-07-03 meeting.

Long-term Planning for Dorothy and Eleanor

Discussion

• Do we wish to persue additional funding for continued development of Dorothy?

  • Further development of Dorothy will require additional time commitment that is not justifiable with our current staffing and time commitments.
  • Possibile Future Approaches:
    1. Apply for additional funding and hire a lead developer to complete development. Partner with a company or individual who can start and run a company which 39 Alpha Research will hold a stake in.
    2. Maintain through the duration of our NASA commitment and then archive the project.

• How will handle Eleanor Advanced use by 39 Alpha Solutions?

  • At the moment, we are uncertain about how to handle the intellectual property rights or how licensing could work. We need to talk to Othon Monteiro at the DOE for guidance.

Action Items

Status Update for Current Funding

Discussion

• ARPA-E has been reimbursing in a timely fashion.
  • We want to hire someone part-time to do direct work. Tucker will reach out to Everett Shock to inquire about prospective hires.
• We have 50hr worth of funds left on the Dorothy grant ending March 31, 2025.

Action Items

Prospective Funding Opportunities

Discussion

• The SMART H2 proposal is under review after our response to the first round of reviews.
• A NASA Exobiology proposal is in prepration.
• Tucker will be contributing to a NASA ICAR proposal.

Next Meeting’s Agenda (2024-03-07)