Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC20M0188

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $497,007.70 grant for research to Exoterra Resource LLC, a solar electric propulsion company based in Littleton, Colorado. The NIMPH project aims to develop a micro in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) system to produce liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquid hydrogen (LH2) propellant for sample return missions, which are significantly more expensive than traditional exploration missions due to the increased delta-V requirements. By...

This $15,000,000.00 grant award to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) supports a 5-year research project focused on developing novel design methodologies, best practices, and analog-validated design tools for resilient, autonomous, and self-maintained deep-space habitats for human exploration missions. The project, referred to as the Home STRI (Spaceflight Technology Research Initiative), will synthesize innovative...

This $129,983 firm fixed-price STTR Phase I contract was awarded to Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a luminescence-based optical sensor probe to monitor carbon dioxide, oxygen, and humidity, as well as selected trace contaminants for advanced space suits. The contract is part of NASA's Advanced Gas Sensing Technology for Space Suits program and is set aside for small businesses. The sensor technology is designed to be...

This federal contract award, valued at $124,993.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Lynntech Inc., a small business technology development company based in College Station, Texas. The contract, designated as a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I action, is focused on developing an intelligent health management system for astronauts. The proposed system will utilize image-based photoplethysmography and smart machine-learning...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center awarded a $77,268 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to the National Institute of Aerospace Associates for the identification and assessment of technology push opportunities to support human landing system applications. Work will be performed by the prime contractor in Hampton, Virginia from September 2021 through May 2022. A subcontract was issued to the University of Maryland, College Park to expand the scope of...

Redwire Space Technologies, Inc., a for-profit company, was awarded a $1,500,000.00 fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to conduct a demonstration flight aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to print structural cardiac tissues using adult human stem cells in microgravity. This award is under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is a Phase III action, indicating it builds upon prior SBIR-funded...

NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase I contract to Space Lab Technologies, LLC, a small minority-owned business based in Colorado. The $131,493 firm-fixed-price contract is for the "HEART - HABITAT ECLSS ANALYTICS FOR RESILIENCE TOOL FOR REAL TIME HABITABILITY MANAGEMENT" project, which focuses on developing advanced technologies for sustainable human space exploration. This includes...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to HJ Science & Technology Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit small business. The contract, valued at $749,983, is for the development of a highly integrated, programmable, and miniaturized microfluidic automation platform capable of running rapid and complex synthetic biology and bioengineering processes. The goal is to engineer life-supporting microbes...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $124,849.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Exploration Institute LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to provide research and development services for "Monitoring, Learning and Optimizing Crew Health and Performance." The contract is a firm fixed-price definitive contract with a completion date of March 1, 2021. Exploration Institute has previously...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Certaintech, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to develop water recovery technologies from wastewater sources for long-duration human exploration missions. The $124,990 contract aims to address the critical need for substantial water recovery capabilities to support the life support system requirements of future space missions, as...