This $213,553.99 federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd., a for-profit subchapter S corporation, on January 4, 2021. The contract supports research and development of autonomous robotic systems for surface exploration of ocean worlds such as Europa, Enceladus, and Titan. This work aims to address the unique and challenging requirements for robotic landers on these destinations. Honeybee Robotics has a history of...
Honeybee Robotics, LTD, doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms and a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., has been awarded a definitive contract valued at approximately one million dollars by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center. The three-year firm fixed price contract is for the delivery of a KARLE Sample Handling System in support of NASA's planetary science programs. No set aside designation or subcontracting details...
This firm-fixed price federal contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Goddard Space Center, provides $299,252.00 in funding to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. to support concept development, design, testing, analysis, and general team communication for precision solid sample handling systems for the European Molecular Indicators of Life Investigation (EMILI) project. Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., has previously supported...
This contract award is for field testing of honeybee robotics systems from Honeybee Robotics LLC, a technology and product development company specializing in advanced robotic and spacecraft systems. The contract, valued at $73,120.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2024. This contract does not have a set-aside designation,...
This federal contract award, valued at $2,362,873.00, was issued by the Goddard Space Center (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics LLC, a technology and product development company specializing in advanced robotic and spacecraft systems. The contract, known as the Sample Acquisition at Mars (SAM) Suite Investigation, is focused on analyzing chemical indicators of the habitability of Mars. Honeybee Robotics, through this definitive, firm fixed-price contract, will deliver a wide range of goods and services...
This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd., doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms, for the development of one-meter class drilling systems for planetary exploration under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract has a potential value of $2,217,416.00 and was set aside for small businesses. Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., has...
This is a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd., a For Profit Organization and Subchapter S Corporation. The contract, valued at $369,967.16, is for the development and testing of sample handling systems for two NASA instruments: the Europa Lander Mass Spectrometer (ELM) and the Mars Ice and Climate Evolution Experiment (MICA). The work includes requirements definition, concept development, breadboard fabrication...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd., doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms, for a Brassboard Sample Handling System. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, was awarded on January 22, 2021, with a potential value of $100,189.00 and a completion date of July 31, 2021. Honeybee Robotics is a veteran contractor with a history of providing drilling systems,...
This federal grant award to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. (doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms), a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., is from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $500,000.00 grant supports Honeybee Robotics' work to increase the fidelity of lunar surface testing for sample collection. This includes using Honeybee's existing PlanetVac hardware to mimic the plume effects expected during lunar landings, in...
This is a $89,988 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. to develop robotic interfaces for translation, manipulation, and charging for the NASA Gateway program. The contract is designated as a Small Business set-aside. Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, has previously received NASA grants and contracts to support space exploration goals, including providing drilling systems, robotic...