Mars InSight Seismometer Cover
In 2014, the ZeCoat team designed the critical thermal control coating applied to the inner and outer shield of SEIS (the seismometer) on the Mars InSight Lander, protecting the sensitive instrument from intense Martian temperature swings and reducing solar glint.
NuSTAR Space Telescope
Mr. Sheikh developed x-ray transparent optics covers and solar rejection filters to block interfering sunlight while allowing high-energy X-rays to pass through safely.
NanoSail-D Spacecraft
Mr. Sheikh developed a highly reflective aluminum coating deposited directly onto ultra-thin, 2-micron polyimide film for NASA's early solar sail demonstrations.
ISIS High-altitude Airship
Mr. Sheikh developed a roll-to-roll coating process to apply silver to thin polyimide membranes to create the reflective surface on the outside of a high-altitude airship.
Starshade for Planet Hunting
ZeCoat developed a durable, ultra-black coating technology that could significantly improve NASA's ability to directly detect and study Earth-like exoplanets by suppressing unwanted reflected light.
Habitable Worlds Observatory Thermal Films
ZeCoat is currently leading the development of multi-layered thermal control films on polymer membranes to insulate and protect next-generation deep-space observatories.
Kepler Space Telescope
Mr. Sheikh developed the protected silver coating for the primary mirror of NASA's Kepler mission, which was vital for maximizing light reflectivity to discover Earth-sized exoplanets.
Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M³)
Mr. Sheikh created the protected silver coatings used on the M³ imaging spectrometer, a NASA instrument carried by India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft that helped confirm water molecules on the Moon.
Far-Ultraviolet (FUV) Broadband Coatings
The ZeCoat team designed & manufactured an advanced aluminum-based physical vapor deposition coating. This technique achieved over 90% reflectance in the FUV band at Lyman-alpha.
UV-Enhanced Protected Silver
ZeCoat engineered a specialized, exceptionally durable silver mirror coating that maintains high reflectivity from 350 nm through the long-wavelength infrared spectrum. The coating was flown on the OCI instrument aboard NASA's PACE mission.
Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Project
ZeCoat is currently leading the development of FUV broadband reflective coatings for a NASA D.19 Industrial Partnership program.
Ground-Based Astronomy Mirror Coatings
ZeCoat is currently leading the development of FUV broadband reflective coatings for a NASA D.19 Industrial Partnership program.