Tendeg LLC, a small business, was awarded a $124,860 firm-fixed-price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to design and develop an advanced deployable parabolic antenna for a specific NASA science mission. The contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program and focuses on creating a prototype deployment mechanism and shape-forming net for a high-packaging-efficiency antenna system suitable for...
This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Tendeg LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop a high aspect ratio cylindrical parabolic antenna for microsatellites. The $300,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) action, with a completion date of February 12, 2024. The antenna is intended for space applications and will leverage Tendeg's expertise in...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Tendeg LLC, a small business, for the design and development of a novel rollable and deployable rib structure to enable 2-6 meter aperture parabolic reflectors and antennas for small satellites. The $749,962 Firm Fixed Price contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The innovation is intended to enable higher communication data rates,...
Tendeg LLC, a small business, was awarded a $124,658 firm-fixed price contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for Phase I of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to design and develop a novel rib that will enable larger aperture parabolic reflectors and antennas for small satellite applications. The proposed innovation aims to achieve greater antenna aperture sizes, enabling higher data rates, longer...
This $249,908 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Tendeg LLC, a limited liability company, for a study on the implementation of a wideband feed in a deployable antenna for space applications. The award does not have a set-aside designation. Tendeg, which specializes in developing advanced antenna systems for small satellites and cubesats, has received multiple prior federal contract awards from NASA...
This is a SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Tendeg LLC, a small business specializing in deployable space antennas for small satellites and CubeSats. The $749,968 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a Ka-band deployable mesh antenna that can package within a 3U CubeSat volume and deploy to diameters of 0.8-1.5 meters. This high-gain, high-bandwidth antenna system is intended to support very high-resolution remote sensing of atmospheric...
This federal contract award to Tendeg LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, is for the development and prototyping of a high-frequency, high-performance reflective mesh well-suited for small aperture antenna designs. The Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program contract, with a potential value of $749,991.00, is being funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The goal is to advance the mesh technology to Technology Readiness Level 6, providing...
This is a SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Tendeg LLC, a small business based in Louisville, Colorado. The contract is for the development of a deployable Ka-band mesh antenna that can fit within a 2U-3U CubeSat form factor and deploy to sizes of 0.8-1.5 meters in diameter. The goal is to enable high-bandwidth communications and high-resolution atmospheric sensing from small satellite platforms. The contract has a total ceiling value of $124,934 and was awarded on a Firm Fixed Price...
This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Tendeg LLC, a small business, for the development and testing of a starshade petal assembly for space applications. The Phase II program will refine the design of key optical and mechanical components, including the optical edge, optical shield, and snubber assemblies. Prototypes will be built and tested, and a complete petal assembly utilizing flight-like materials and processes will be delivered to...
This federal contract award, NNX16CP24P, was issued by the Shared Services Center (an alternate name for a NASA agency) to Tendeg LLC, a small business, for the development and prototyping of a high-frequency, high-performance reflective mesh well-suited for small aperture antennas. The $122,705.00 Phase I SBIR program aims to review heritage mesh architectures, evaluate new materials and manufacturing methods, and deliver RF test samples to NASA JPL. The goal is to develop low-cost mesh for...