This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Tethers Unlimited, Inc., a small business, for the development of a Gimbal Mechanism for Extreme Environments. The contract, valued at $124,987.00, is a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. Tethers Unlimited, Inc. is a small business that provides advanced technologies for space, sea, and air missions, and has...
Tethers Unlimited, Inc., a small business, has been awarded a $749,977 Firm Fixed Price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a demonstration mission that validates the use of in-space manufacturing "constructable" technologies. This supports NASA's goal of enabling small satellites to perform long baseline and spatially diverse observation, measurement, and collection missions, which have traditionally required formation flying or large,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,937 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Tethers Unlimited, Inc., a small business based in Bothell, Washington. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to enable future lunar In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) missions to more effectively explore, sample, and excavate within the permanently shaded polar craters. This contract leverages Tethers Unlimited's expertise in...
This is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Tethers Unlimited, Inc., a small business. The $2,430,528.00 contract is for Tethers Unlimited to work with subcontractors on the development of a robotic arm and augmented telerobotic capability for FabLab operations, an upgraded SWIFT controller for remote commanding and autonomous control of FabLab systems, and an automated vision system with a geometric inspection...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Tethers Unlimited, Inc., a small business that provides advanced technologies for space, sea, and air missions. The contract, valued at $124,989.00, is for the development of a palletizing system to support the transport, emplacement, and exchange of sub-modules in the 1-100 kilogram range. As a small business set-aside contract, this award highlights NASA's...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Tethers Unlimited, Inc., a small business providing advanced technologies for space, sea, and air applications. The $249,969.00 Definitive Contract has two main tasks: 1) Developing the detailed design and fabrication of upgrades to enable flight testing of reversible thermoset materials, and 2) Producing sample parts using the recycled materials to demonstrate their 3D printability and end-use...
This is a $49,990 Firm Fixed Price federal contract awarded to Tethers Unlimited, Inc., a small business, by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract is for the MANTIS THERMAL CERTIFICATION PREPARATION, which supports the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. The contract has a completion date of May 7, 2021. Tethers Unlimited has previously supported NASA's exploration goals through prime contracts and...
This is a small business set-aside contract awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center to Tethers Unlimited, Inc. for $999,922.00 under the SBIR Program Phase II. The contract is for research and development work. Tethers Unlimited is a small business that provides advanced propulsion, power, communications, and robotics technologies for space, sea, and air missions. The company has previously received prime contracts and subcontract awards from agencies such as NASA, the Department of Defense, and...
Tethers Unlimited, Inc., a small business, was awarded a $124,074.00 firm-fixed price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop the "Astroporter" collaborative robotics platform for the International Space Station (ISS). The Astroporter will interface with the existing Astrobee free-flying robot to support coordinated robotic tasks and the transportation of equipment and materials aboard the...
This is a $1,471,823.49 fixed-price level of effort contract awarded by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) to Tethers Unlimited, Inc., a small business located in Bothell, Washington. The contract is for the company's SBIR Program Phase II research and development efforts. Tethers Unlimited has received previous prime contract awards from NASA, the Department of Defense, and the Air Force Research Laboratory for advanced propulsion, power, communications, and robotics...