The U.S. government agency NASA awarded a $125,000.00 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to TDA Research, Inc. (TDA), a for-profit subchapter S corporation based in Colorado. TDA is collaborating with the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM) to develop a highly efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) removal system using UPRM's proprietary strontium-exchanged silico-alumino-phosphate (Sr-SAPO-34) technology. This system is intended for closed-loop spacecraft cabin air...
This is a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to TDA Research, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The contract supports the development of a compact, lightweight, advanced sorbent-based carbon dioxide (CO2) compressor system to recover high-purity CO2 from the Martian atmosphere. This technology is intended to benefit future human exploration and...
TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, has been awarded a $125,000.00 firm-fixed-price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop an advanced carbon dioxide (CO2) removal and concentration system for long-duration manned space missions. The contract, awarded under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, tasks TDA Research with developing a rapidly cycling...
This is a $750,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The contract is focused on developing a novel scrubber system to remove radioactive halogens and noble gases from the exhaust of nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines, which are being explored as a means of reducing the number of Space Launch System...
TDA Research, Inc. was awarded a $124,993 definitive contract for the development of structured sorbents for carbon dioxide and water removal. The contract is associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Small Business Technology Transfer program and has a total small business set aside designation. Under the Phase I research effort, TDA Research will deliver additive manufacturing of structured sorbents to support NASA's continued development of technologies for life...
TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, has been awarded a $125,000.00 firm fixed price purchase order from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The award supports the development of a compact, lightweight, advanced sorbent-based compressor to recover high-pressure, high-purity carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Martian atmosphere for...
This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The purpose of the contract is to develop a highly efficient system for separating and re-circulating unreacted carbon dioxide from solid oxide electrolyzers, which can produce oxygen and other resources needed to support human exploration of Mars and return of Martian samples. The specific...
TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, was awarded a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract requires TDA Research to develop a novel high-capacity sorbent to remove radioactive halogens and noble gases from nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engine exhaust with an efficiency greater than 99.5%. This sorbent will be part...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to TDA Research, Inc., a small business located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The contract, valued at $754,998.00, is for the development of a small, lightweight, and portable oxygen generator based on vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) technology to provide medical oxygen during long-duration manned space missions. The unit will use ambient vehicle cabin air as the...
This is a $124,998 Firm Fixed Price STTR Phase I contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to TDA Research, Inc., a small business subchapter S corporation located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The contract is for the development of a new oxygen recovery process to reduce waste from propellant tanks. This STTR effort supports NASA's interest in advancing innovative technologies that can improve the efficiency and sustainability of space systems. As a small business, TDA Research is...