Definitive Contract FA930011C0003

This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Digital Solid State Propulsion Inc. (DSSP), a small business manufacturer of energetic materials and propulsion systems. The $124,978 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a new liquid pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) using DSSP's "Green Electric Monopropellant" (GEM) technology. The GEM propellant is intended to provide the high specific...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $562,886 firm fixed price definitive contract to Plasma Processes, LLC to support demonstration of a 1-newton thruster using the AF-M315E green monopropellant under the 1 NEWTON THRUSTER DEMONSTRATION USING ASCENT program. Performance will take place in Huntsville, Alabama over a period of 18 months concluding in December 2021. Plasma Processes will serve as the prime contractor and will be supported by...

Plasma Processes, LLC has been awarded a $749,999 firm fixed price contract by NASA to develop a dual mode green monopropellant propulsion system for interplanetary missions. The research is being conducted under STTR Phase II funding. Work will be performed in Huntsville, AL by Plasma Processes and involves design, analysis, manufacturing and testing tasks. Thermal, structural and modal analysis will be provided by Exo-Atmospheric Technologies LLC as a subcontract. Georgia Tech Research...

This is a $230,054,536 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by NASA's Glenn Research Center to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. to develop and deliver an advanced solar electric propulsion system that will enable future deep space human and robotic exploration. During the base period, the contractor will develop, test, and deliver engineering development items to reduce risk, and during the option period, if exercised, will develop, verify, and deliver flight items. This contract has no...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a Firm Fixed Price definitive contract to Busek Co., Inc. for the RAPID GREEN THRUSTER TRANSITION (RGT2) project. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, has a potential value of $499,997.51 and a completion date of September 28, 2021. Busek Co., Inc., a manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components, will provide products and services related to electric, chemical, nuclear, and solar...

This is a $749,902 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business contractor located in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract is for the development of a "green" 100-pound-force (lbf) non-toxic storable liquid propulsion thruster, which is intended to replace the current hydrazine-based systems used on spacecraft like the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and commercial crew/cargo vehicles. The contract is part of NASA's efforts to...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components based in Natick, Massachusetts. The contract, valued at $149,997.00, is for the development of an "Ultra Compact Green Monopropellant Propulsion for CubeSats" under the SBIR program. Busek Co., Inc. has extensive experience in providing innovative propulsion solutions,...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Busek Co., Inc., a manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components, to develop a novel, universal, modular, 2.5kW discharge converter for Hall Effect Thruster (HET) Power Processing Units (PPUs). The proposed system aims to provide a universal solution for aerospace systems with different bus voltages by supporting a wide input voltage range...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $497,894.49 grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan's Office of Research and Sponsored Projects to develop an engineering design tool for electrospray thruster arrays, a key enabling electric propulsion technology for small spacecraft. The goal is to create new modeling and simulation capabilities to address critical systems-level challenges and facilitate the implementation and flight infusion of this promising...

Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. was awarded a $1.1 million definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the United States Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to continue research and development of an advanced, economical in-space hybrid propulsion system. The contract is associated with Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research program and will support Parabilis in further maturing its hybrid propulsion technology for potential use on future Department of Defense space...