This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $110,486.00, aims to further improve and test multifunctional radiation shielding materials for use in crew vehicles and habitats beyond low Earth orbit. The materials under development combine efficient shielding against galactic cosmic radiation and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma Research, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the Additive Manufacturing of Refractory Metal Alloys for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Components, with a potential value of $124,999. The contract was awarded on August 19, 2019 and is set to be completed by February 18, 2020. The contract is a...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of advanced thermal protection coatings using additive manufacturing techniques. These coatings are intended for use on spacecraft and spacecraft components, such as the Orion Crew Capsule, Exploration Upper Stage (EUS), space habitats,...
<p>This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Geocomposites, LLC, a small business located in Metairie, Louisiana. The contract, valued at $749,761.00, is for the development of fiber-reinforced composite feedstock for in-space manufacturing of high-strength parts. This contract is a Definitive Contract with a Firm Fixed Price pricing type and has a completion date of September 30, 2023.</p>
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Kaneka Aerospace LLC, doing business as Applied Poleramic, Inc. (API), for the development of a new generation of structural high hydrogen content matrix materials combined with an interlayer modification approach to create fiber reinforced composite materials with enhanced radiation shielding, damage tolerance, and improved flammability resistance. The...
This is a $125,000.00 firm fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit small business based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The contract supports the development of a polyethylene-matrix composite with continuous fiber reinforcement that has outstanding radiation shielding properties as well as sufficient mechanical strength to be used as a structural material for manned...
This is a STTR Phase II contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Swift Engineering Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of goods. The contract is for the development of a polyethylene-matrix composite material with continuous fiber reinforcement. This composite is intended to have both outstanding radiation shielding properties and sufficient mechanical properties to be useful as a structural material, particularly for manned spacecraft and extraterrestrial...
This is a $899,968 firm-fixed price definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to North Country Composits LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for continued research and development services on localized 3-D fiber reinforcement in carbon and ceramic composites, building on an earlier $156,427 SBIR Phase I award. The work aims...
This is a $149,581 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Nanoarmor, LLC, a woman-owned small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a novel additively-manufactured ultra-high temperature composite with microgravity improved grain structure, which supports NASA's research in high-temperature environments. The award is set aside for small businesses and is...
This is a $125,000 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Nanosonic Inc., a small business manufacturer, for lightweight radiation shielding composites for small spacecraft. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I, a set-aside for small businesses. As a prime contractor, Nanosonic has experience providing research, prototypes, and products to the Department of...