The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $1,249,942.00 firm-fixed price contract to Air Company Holdings, Inc., doing business as The Air Company, for the critical synthesis of compounds necessary for onsite aviation fuel production from carbon dioxide. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II contract, which has a completion date of November 10, 2025, supports The Air Company's patented technology that mimics photosynthesis to produce...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (doing business as Craft-Tech). The contract is for the development of a software toolkit to accelerate the prediction of emissions, particularly nitrogen oxides (NOx), from gas turbine engines and generators used in turboelectric and hybrid electric aircraft propulsion systems. The goal is to create...
The U.S. government agency NASA awarded a $125,000.00 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to TDA Research, Inc. (TDA), a for-profit subchapter S corporation based in Colorado. TDA is collaborating with the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM) to develop a highly efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) removal system using UPRM's proprietary strontium-exchanged silico-alumino-phosphate (Sr-SAPO-34) technology. This system is intended for closed-loop spacecraft cabin air...
This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc., doing business as Craft-Tech, located in Pipersville, Pennsylvania. The firm will develop a software toolkit for $149,998 to generate open-source chemical kinetics models on demand targeting sustainable aviation fuel blends with soot precursors. The contract is set aside for total small businesses and...
This is a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Under this contract, TDA Research is developing a highly efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) removal system for closed-loop spacecraft cabin air revitalization during deep space missions. The technology is based on a proprietary strontium-exchanged...
Alternative Energy Materials, LLC was awarded a $145,000 firm fixed price purchase order by NASA to conduct research under the STTR Phase I program. The research aims to develop high power density pressurized monolithic zirconia electrolyzers to support NASA's hydrogen production and storage initiatives. As a total small business set-aside awarded under the STTR vehicle, the contract calls for the prime contractor to perform the proposed R&D effort at its facility in Pullman, Washington over...
This is a $749,283 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Reactive Innovations, LLC, a small business located in Westford, MA. The contract is for the development of a lightweight electrochemical reactor to collect and pressurize carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere, which is a key technology needed to enable in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) for future missions to the Moon and Mars. The Phase I...
This federal contract award is for the management of hydrogen, a critical function in an emerging system for closed-environment life support for space applications. The contract, valued at $151,919.26, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Skyre, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer of goods. The contract is a Cooperative Agreement without a set-aside designation. Skyre, Inc. is a company focused on...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I contract worth $123,809.00 to Sustainable Bioproducts LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop an encapsulated biofilm-biomat reactor that can efficiently convert mission-relevant feedstocks, such as human waste, food waste, and plant materials, into usable products under zero-gravity conditions. The biofilm-biomat fermentation technology enables...
This is a $125,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Dioxide Materials, Inc., a for-profit small business. The objective of the contract is to adapt Dioxide's carbon dioxide electrolyzers, which are being developed under funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), for use in NASA missions. The contract is focused on developing "room temperature electrolyzers for oxygen...