This is a $3,787,431.00 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Vestigo Aerospace, Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is for the flight demonstration of Spinnaker drag sails to aid in the deorbit of small satellites from low Earth orbit. Vestigo Aerospace, the prime contractor, will perform the work at its facilities in California, Indiana, and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Vestigo Aerospace, Inc., a for-profit organization, to address the safe disposal of spacecraft upon mission completion. The contract has a potential value of $124,997.00 and is a firm fixed price definitive contract. The contract aims to address the forecasted launch of up to 2,600 nanosatellites and microsatellites into orbit over the...
This is a firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Saber Astronautics, LLC for the development of a dragsail for small spacecraft. The contract has a ceiling value of $124,508 and a completion date of March 1, 2021. Saber Astronautics is the prime contractor on this small business set-aside contract. The company has received previous federal contract and grant awards from various agencies,...
This is a $124,949 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Pioneer Astronautics, doing business as Pioneer Invention, a small business subchapter S corporation. The contract is for the development of a magsail system to support spacecraft deorbit under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I. The contract has a completion date of March 1, 2021. Pioneer Invention has extensive experience...
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 contract was awarded to L'Garde, Inc., a small business manufacturer of inflatable and deployable structures for space applications, through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The firm, fixed-price contract valued at $124,899.00 is for the development of a compact, lightweight, bolt-on deorbit device for spacecraft. The contract was set aside for small businesses and is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program,...
This is a federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by 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 the CUBESAIL-D module, an accelerated spacecraft deorbiting technology. The total potential value of the contract is $124,995.00. As a total small business set-aside award, this contract supports the growth of entrepreneurial space companies and...
This is a $348,891.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Nexolve Holding Company, LLC, a small business, under the SBIR Program Phase III. The contract supports the continued research and development of polyimide-based thin film structures and deployable space technologies such as solar arrays, antennas, and solar sails. A subcontract was awarded to the University of California, Davis to assist in the development of improved Reflection Control and...
This contract is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I effort awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Vistar Enterprises LLC, a limited liability company located in Berthoud, Colorado. The contract is for the "Advanced Composite Design of Origami Inspired Deployable Metaoptic LIDAR Aperture" and has a ceiling value of $149,964. The contract is a firm fixed price purchase order with a period of performance through February 6, 2025. This...
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...