This is a firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to CU Aerospace LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $124,991, is for the design and development of a 25 kg spacecraft for initial flight testing of a 2,500 square meter ultrasail demonstrator called I-SAIL. This represents a next-generation high-risk, high-payoff solar sail system for the launch, deployment, stabilization and control of very...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company, for the development of a Low Flame Temperature Monopropellant Propulsion Unit for CubeSats (MPUC). The contract, valued at $124,992.00, was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract has a designated Total Small Business set-aside, supporting the growth of...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract for $124,974.00 to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company, under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is for the development of a "SUITE OF LAGRANGIAN COHERENT STRUCTURE (SUITELCS) SOFTWARE" and is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. CU Aerospace specializes in areas such as propulsion systems, spacecraft components, sensors, navigation systems, and combustion...
This is a $124,998.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center to CU Aerospace L.L.C. for research and development of plasma-based techniques for spacecraft contamination control. CU Aerospace is a for-profit limited liability company that specializes in aerospace technologies such as propulsion systems, spacecraft components, sensors, and combustion. The contract is a firm fixed price...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a small business limited liability company, for the development of "Icing Hazard Mitigation for UAM Flight Safety" under the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase I. The $124,997.00 fixed-price contract supports research and development focused on mitigating icing risks for urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft operations. CU...
This is a $156,446 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded to CU Aerospace LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Champaign, Illinois. The contract was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center for the development of a "Quick Turn Pulsed Plasma Thruster (QT-PPT) for Deorbiting Applications." This SBIR contract is set aside for small businesses and has a period of performance through January 25,...
CU Aerospace LLC was awarded a definitive contract valued at $754,986 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to deliver a low flame temperature monopropellant propulsion unit for CubeSats (MPUC) under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. As a total small business set-aside, the firm fixed price contract supports NASA's efforts to develop advanced propulsion technologies for smaller satellites through the agency's SBIR...
This is a Firm Fixed Price Small Business Set-Aside contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CU Aerospace L.L.C. for the development of an "Advanced Flow Control System for In-Space Electric Propulsion." The contract is part of the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research program, with a potential value of $124,939.00 and a completion date of September 18, 2019. CU Aerospace is a for-profit limited...
This federal contract award, valued at $124,980.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to CU Aerospace L.L.C., a for-profit limited liability company. The award is for the development of a Strain Actuated Solar Array (SASA) system, which is intended to provide sub-milli-arcsecond pointing and active jitter dampening capabilities for spacecraft. The SASA system utilizes piezoelectric actuators to enable attitude control and stabilization....
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a definitive contract valued at $754,988 to CU Aerospace LLC of Champaign, Illinois. The firm fixed price contract is for research and development of an Advanced Flow Control System for In-Space Electric Propulsion under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. Work will be performed in Champaign through November 2023. The award is designated for total small business participation. CU Aerospace will...