Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC21M0034

This is a $99,736 federal grant award to Bradford Space, Inc., a European developer and manufacturer of satellite control subsystems and components. The grant is from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center and is for a research study examining the use of water-based propulsion systems leveraging volatiles from near-Earth asteroids to produce storable chemical propellants. The goal is to reduce the need to carry large masses of propellant from Earth during...

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...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Busek Co., Inc., a manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components, to develop a novel, universal, modular, 2.5kW discharge converter for Hall Effect Thruster (HET) Power Processing Units (PPUs). The proposed system aims to provide a universal solution for aerospace systems with different bus voltages by supporting a wide input voltage range...

This is a $83,320 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Bradford Space, Inc., a European manufacturer of satellite subsystems and components. The grant supports research and development to advance two critical prerequisites for large-scale economic use of space resources: in-space manufacture of propellants from non-terrestrial bodies, and in-space manufacture of heat shields for low-cost capture of materials into Earth...

This is a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business manufacturer of coatings and propulsion technologies. The contract is for the design, fabrication, and demonstration of a miniaturized propulsion system compatible with non-toxic, green monopropellants for small spacecraft. This addresses a key challenge in the widespread implementation of small satellites -...

This is a $1,125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a limited liability company that specializes in materials solutions for industrial applications. The contract is for the research, development, testing, and delivery of a miniaturized propulsion system compatible with non-toxic "green" monopropellants for small spacecraft, including CubeSats. This addresses a...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Bradford Space, Inc., a European developer and manufacturer of satellite control subsystems and components. The $748,891 firm fixed price contract is for the development of "TASK-SPECIFIC ASTEROID SIMULANTS FOR GROUND TESTING", which aligns with Bradford Space's expertise in propulsion systems and spacecraft. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and...

This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), in collaboration with Purdue University, to develop a novel launch propulsion technology for rapidly inserting nano/micro satellites (5-50 kg) into low Earth orbit. The proposed technology employs a storable liquid oxidizer and a unique solid fuel to enable a low-cost, mass-efficient launch system, with the potential to reduce...

This is a $124,927 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components based in Natick, Massachusetts. The contract requires Busek to develop an innovative hybrid direct-drive power processing unit (HDD PPU) for CubeSat electric propulsion systems. This technology will directly feed the solar array's raw high voltage into the propulsion system's PPU, minimizing...

Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc., a small business, was awarded a $749,956 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for continued development of an innovative hybrid motor propulsion solution with a novel bi-axial grain design, leveraging additive manufacturing to reduce weight and complexity. This propulsion system is intended for use on sample return missions from Mars or...