Solar cruiser: solar sail system (SSS) and active mass translator (AMT)
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80MSFC21CA008
- Awardee
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Redwire Space Solutions, LLC UEI HGG7FMJH8MM3
- Awarding agency
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Marshall Space Flight Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $18,758,726
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NASA Announcement of Opportunity for Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3) Solicitation · NNH17ZDA004O · Posted Apr 19, 2022
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $18,758,726.32 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Longmont, CO 80503, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $111,249 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $100,080 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,750,108 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $500,008 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $110,678 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,000,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $2,100,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,923,150 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $416,518 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,392,913 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $750,000 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Definitize Letter Contract | $3,072,391 | |
| Modification | $2,458,197 | |
| Change Order | $73,435 |
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About this award
Redwire Space Solutions, LLC was awarded a definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $18.8 million by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to develop and deliver the Solar Cruiser solar sail system (SSS) and active mass translator (AMT). The contract, awarded June 21, 2021, with a completion date of December 31, 2025, originated from NASA's SALMON-3 (Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice) solicitation, which seeks modest spaceflight investigations supporting science, exploration, and technology advancement objectives. The Solar Cruiser represents a technology demonstration mission utilizing solar sail propulsion, an advanced in-space propulsion technique that uses solar radiation pressure for spacecraft maneuvers without requiring conventional propellant. Performance of the contract is based in Niwot, Colorado, and no small business set-aside designation was applied to this award.
Redwire Space Solutions brings significant experience in space technology development, having previously delivered solar electric propulsion systems, solar arrays, solar sails, thermal management systems, and expandable space structures to NASA, the Air Force, and the Navy through prior contracts including Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards. The Solar Cruiser mission aligns with NASA's broader exploration and technology development objectives, leveraging innovative propulsion concepts to enable future deep space missions with reduced dependence on traditional chemical propulsion systems.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80MSFC21CA008?
80MSFC21CA008 was awarded to Redwire Space Solutions, LLC by Marshall Space Flight Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 21, 2021.
How much is contract 80MSFC21CA008 worth?
The government has obligated $18,758,726 on 80MSFC21CA008.
Was contract 80MSFC21CA008 competed?
The extent of competition for 80MSFC21CA008 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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