This is a federal contract award made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Blacksky Aerospace LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of a "DATACELL - A SOLAR CELL INTEGRATED MODULATING RETROREFLECTOR" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Firm Fixed Price of $110,022.00 and a completion date of February 18, 2020. The...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Nanohmics Inc., a technology development and R&D company, to conduct Phase I research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The goal is to develop nanostructured "super-black" absorbing materials to help control stray light in advanced astronomical telescopes and imaging systems. This is a critical need for space-based...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $1,124,935.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Solestial, Inc., a solar energy company based in Tempe, Arizona. The contract is for the research and development of ultra-thin silicon solar cells with improved radiation hardness and qualification for space applications. This work supports NASA's efforts to advance solar power technologies for use on spacecraft and satellites. The contract has a...
This is a $889,700 firm fixed price federal contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc. (Redwire) for the development of an "Affordable Maximum Performance Solar Array for NASA and Commercial Missions." The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside. Redwire, through its Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS) division, is a leading provider of mission-critical space infrastructure solutions, including...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,978 firm fixed price contract to Deployable Space Systems, Inc. (DSS), a division of Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc., for the development of a high-performance, ultra-compact solar array system for use on NASA and non-NASA space missions. This SBIR Phase I contract will fund research and development of a tensioned membrane blanket solar array that can be stowed in a very small volume, allowing larger solar arrays to...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Astrobotic Technology Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Pittsburgh, PA. The $148,394 contract is for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I development of an "Extra Large Vertical Solar Array Technology" (VSAT-XL) to support future lunar surface operations. The award is part of NASA's SBIR program, which provides early-stage...
This is a firm fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc. (Deployable Space Systems, Inc. Division), a small business. The contract is for the research and development of a next-generation, ultra-compact, and lightweight solar array system with extremely high specific power. This innovation is intended to enable higher-powered NASA science and solar electric propulsion (SEP) missions, as well as other...
The U.S. government agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has awarded a Firm Fixed Price definitive contract with a ceiling value of $1,205,742.00 to Redwire Space Solutions, LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. The contract, titled "SOLAR CRUISER," supports the development and delivery of a solar sail system for space exploration and operations. Redwire Space Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of Redwire...
Redwire Space Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Deployable Space Systems, Inc., has been awarded a $749,224 firm fixed price definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract calls for Deployable Space Systems to conduct research and development of an Innovative Deployable Solar Array for SmallSat and CubeSat Applications under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Performance will take place in...
This is a $149,407 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Skydweller US Inc., a subsidiary of Skydweller Aero Inc. The contract was set aside for small businesses and is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program, with the objective of developing a high-altitude pseudo-satellite system for NASA science missions. The award is for a project called "SKYDWELLER FOR NASA...