This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of a multifunctional composite material to provide radiation shielding, enhanced structural integrity, and durability for spacecraft or habitats for NASA's long-duration human space exploration missions beyond low-Earth orbit. The contract has a...
Geoplasma LLC was awarded a $749,948 firm fixed price definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA) for Phase II of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the optimization and testing of thermal protection system (TPS) materials identified during Phase I as promising for applications such as rocket engine components, re-entry and hypersonic vehicles. Geoplasma will perform ground-based testing and...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $110,486.00, aims to further improve and test multifunctional radiation shielding materials for use in crew vehicles and habitats beyond low Earth orbit. The materials under development combine efficient shielding against galactic cosmic radiation and...
This is a $599,410.00 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Espace Inc., a small business manufacturer of propulsion systems and spacecraft components. The contract is for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) action, which indicates it is part of a larger multi-phase SBIR program. Espace Inc. performs research and development on advanced propulsion technologies, including ion propulsion, chemical propulsion, and...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma Research, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the Additive Manufacturing of Refractory Metal Alloys for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Components, with a potential value of $124,999. The contract was awarded on August 19, 2019 and is set to be completed by February 18, 2020. The contract is a...
This federal contract award is for the "POWER BALANCE SOLVER ENHANCED BY AN EXPERIMENTAL ABSORPTION CROSS-SECTION DATABASE" project, which was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the small business prime contractor Electro-Magnetic Applications, Incorporated (EMA). The Firm Fixed Price, Definitive Contract with a potential value of $124,947.00 is for a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research project. EMA, a...
This contract award to Energy Science Laboratories Inc. is for the development of "SPUTTER-RESISTANT MATERIALS FOR ELECTRIC PROPULSION" under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II action. The $599,981.00 Firm Fixed Price contract was awarded by the Goddard Space Center, a civilian agency, on December 1, 2003, with a completion date of June 30, 2006. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation. This SBIR Phase II award is part of the agency's broader...
This is a $149,995.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Ensemble Space Labs Inc., a small disadvantaged business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract is for the delivery of containerized models to predict ionospheric scintillations, which can disrupt satellite communications and navigation systems. The contract has a total small business set-aside...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Pioneer Invention, LLC, a small business in Lakewood, Colorado. The contract, valued at $124,849, funds the development of the Extraterrestrial Metals Processing (EMP) system, which uses carbothermal reduction to produce useful materials like iron, magnesium, silicon, and ceramic products from regolith on the Moon, Mars, and asteroids. The EMP system aims to...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the development of advanced thermal protection coatings using additive manufacturing techniques. These coatings are intended for use on spacecraft and spacecraft components, such as the Orion Crew Capsule, Exploration Upper Stage (EUS), space habitats,...