This federal contract award is for the management of hydrogen, a critical function in an emerging system for closed-environment life support for space applications. The contract, valued at $151,919.26, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Skyre, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of goods. The contract is a Cooperative Agreement without a set-aside designation. Skyre, Inc. is a company focused on...
This is a $809,967 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Skyre, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer of hydrogen-based energy technologies. Under the contract, Skyre is developing an oxygen concentration module that minimizes mass, volume, and power requirements for a critical life support function. The contract builds on Skyre's prior work with NASA on hydrogen concentration,...
This is a $749,158 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by NASA to Skyre, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the design and fabrication of a full-scale prototype four crew-member hydrogen recovery and purification system. The system is intended to enable further closure of the oxygen loop of the life support system for long-duration manned space exploration beyond the capabilities of the International Space Station. Skyre's electrochemical cell architecture will provide a...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $122,779 Firm Fixed Price contract to Skyre, Inc. under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for Skyre to develop an oxygen concentration module using their novel solid state gas separation technology. This is an extension of Skyre's work on hydrogen concentration, generation, and compression systems for NASA applications, including zero gravity operation. The contract is set aside for small businesses. Skyre is a...
This is a definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Skyre, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer of goods, under the SBIR Program Phase III. The $558,749.00 contract is for the development and testing of hydrogen purification hardware to improve the effectiveness of electrochemical-based hydrogen separation technology for gas streams containing contaminants. The goal is to address catalyst material...
This is a $504,572 firm fixed price contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of NASA to Skyre, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. The contract is for the development of a 6 CFM electrochemical hydrogen pump and compressor. Skyre, Inc. is a manufacturer of hydrogen-based energy technologies and has previously received over $4.5 million in prime and subcontracts from NASA and the Department of Energy for research,...
Skyre, Inc. was awarded a $1.09 million firm fixed price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center (SSC) to develop and demonstrate a fully autonomous, large-scale hydrogen recovery and compression system. This contract represents the Phase II effort of a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, the objective of which is to improve an existing system's ability to autonomously manage water and distribute flow between cell stack...
This award to Skyre, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, is for a $124,767 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract with NASA's Shared Services Center. The contract is for developing an innovative electrochemical process to selectively recover hydrogen gas from rocket test operations at the Stennis Space Center, while also capturing the valuable helium gas that is normally vented. The goal is to significantly increase the gas capacity and operating efficiency of the hydrogen...
This $2,273,037 firm-fixed price contract was awarded by NASA's Langley Research Center to Sierra Space Corp, a for-profit manufacturer of advanced space technologies and services. The contract is for the development of a prototype carbothermal oxygen production reactor that can operate under simulated lunar conditions within a temperature-controlled vacuum chamber. This prototype is intended to evolve into a payload for future commercial lunar payload services missions. The contract has an...
This is a $899,757 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Skyre, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business in East Hartford, Connecticut. The contract is for the development of a commercial electrochemical platform that separates and compresses hydrogen using proton exchange membrane technology, as well as a helium recovery system that selectively removes hydrogen from a mixed hydrogen/helium...