This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Connecticut Analytical Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer, for the development of an Electrospray Ice Plume Generator to simulate the production of ice particles in the size range of 50 nanometers up to 2 microns. This research is in preparation for a planned mission to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, to explore its subsurface ocean and search for signs of life. The $124,047...
NASA has awarded a $111,999.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Connecticut Analytical Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer, to develop technologies for sampling from asteroids and comets, and improved in-situ analysis capabilities. The contract focuses on leveraging past observations of electrospray ionization and a novel ice-gun to enable organic analysis that was previously unattainable on spacecraft. This contract supports NASA's need for improved dust...
NASA awarded a $124,562 SBIR Phase I contract to Connecticut Analytical Corporation, a small business manufacturer, to develop technologies for in-situ organic analysis of ice grains captured from the water plumes of moons such as Enceladus and Europa. The proposed approach leverages prior NASA-funded research on electrospray ionization and hypervelocity ice grain capture to enable real-time analysis of organic content, while preserving samples for potential future return missions. This award...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Connecticut Analytical Corporation, a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract, valued at $733,262.00, is for the in-situ electrospray capture of organic-bearing particulates from comets and celestial bodies. Based on the awardee's past work with NASA and the Department of the Army, Connecticut...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Connecticut Analytical Corporation, a small business manufacturer, for an In-Situ Electrospray Capture of Organic Bearing Particulates from Alien Water Fountains research project. The $748,693.00 contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The work will be performed in Bethany, Connecticut and is expected to be completed by December 15, 2021....
This is a $124,944.00 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to NEI Corporation, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract is for the development of a new generation of icing mitigation technology for manned and unmanned vehicles, combining a durable anti-ice coating with an active deicing device. This effort is intended to improve the performance and durability of...
This federal contract award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Connecticut Analytical Corporation, a small business manufacturer, for research services under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The $124,731.00 firm-fixed-price contract supports research related to the search for extraterrestrial life, specifically focused on analyzing water fountain plumes emanating from icy moons such as Enceladus and Europa....
NASA has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Radmet LLC, a limited liability company, to develop and characterize an in-vacuo electrospray generator of highly charged ice grains for simulating high velocity impacts. The goal is to produce water ice grains moving at speeds of 5 km/s or higher to test in-situ instruments intended for sampling material from planetary bodies. The $123,913 firm fixed price contract has a period of performance through February 25,...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Connecticut Analytical Corporation, a for-profit manufacturing company. The contract has a potential value of $124,436.00 and is for the development of a new technology that could potentially replace turbo pumps in certain space applications, offering significant cost savings and improved reliability and longevity. The contract is a...
This is a $911,000.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Interdisciplinary Consulting Corp (IC2), a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract supports the development of "ADVANCED PHASED ARRAY INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESSING FOR ENGINE INLET MEASUREMENTS," which is a critical research and development effort in the aerospace domain. As a Total...