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This is a $749,500 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Planetary Resources Development Corporation (PRDC) to develop an Integrated Propulsion and Primary Structure Module (IPPSM) for small satellites. The IPPSM is designed to seamlessly integrate propulsion capabilities with the primary structure of CubeSat-class spacecraft, reducing the resources required for implementation. Under this contract,...

This contract was awarded to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company, to develop a novel launch propulsion technology for rapid insertion of nano/micro satellites (5-100 kg) into low Earth orbit. The technology aims to lower the current state-of-the-art launch stage cost by a factor of 2. The work is being performed in collaboration with Purdue University. The contract, a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the National Aeronautics...

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Digital Solid State Propulsion Inc. (DSSP), a small business manufacturer of energetic materials and propulsion systems. The $124,978 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a new liquid pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) using DSSP's "Green Electric Monopropellant" (GEM) technology. The GEM propellant is intended to provide the high specific...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $74,838 firm fixed price purchase order to Field Propulsion Technologies Inc., a small business contractor, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I solicitation. The contract is for the development of a propellant-less spacecraft propulsion system to enhance the Department of the Air Force's adaptive and reconfigurable space force capabilities in autonomy. The research and development activities will take place...

This contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to KT Engineering Corporation, a small business prime contractor. The contract is for an SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase III effort to evaluate and demonstrate an in-space LOX/methane pintle propulsion engine. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Definitive Contract with a ceiling value of $405,908 and a period of performance ending on March 16, 2026. The contract was set aside for total small...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I award to KT Engineering Corporation, a for-profit organization, for the development of a Liquid Oxygen (LOX)/Methane Pintle Propulsion Engine (LMPPE). The LMPPE is proposed to offer higher reliability, lower cost, and higher performance than conventional impinging injector-based combustion devices for in-space propulsion systems. The $124,823 firm fixed-price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,899.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Busek Co., Inc. to develop the Compact High Performance Plasma Propulsion System (CHPPPS). CHPPPS is an electric propulsion system designed for 12U and 27U CubeSats that requires high specific impulse, high reliability, and radiation tolerance for high-value science missions. The contract will fund the detailed system design and a proof-of-concept...

This is a SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a small business based in Andover, Massachusetts. The $1,249,988 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an "ON-DEMAND ASCENT (ADVANCED SPACECRAFT ENERGETIC NON-TOXIC PROPELLANT) PRODUCTION SYSTEM" to address technology gaps and scale up the production of high-purity energetic compounds using microreactors. This contract is set aside for small businesses....

This is a firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc., a small business based in San Marcos, California. The contract, valued at $189,923.85, is for the development of a "Rapid Propellant Loading System" for spacecraft. As an SBIR Phase I contract, this represents early-stage research and development work. The contract has a total small business set-aside, meaning it is restricted to competition...

This federal contract award, valued at $79,529.25, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc., a small aerospace research and development company, to analyze the feasibility of a Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander mission. The contract, which is not associated with a set-aside program, aims to develop improved models for the Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) concept, a game-changing propulsion and power technology based on the...