This is a $26,609,026.66 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. for a Next-Generation Hall Thruster Study (NGHTS). The contract has a completion date of June 30, 2026 and does not have a set-aside designation.
Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, is a manufacturer of rocket engines, spacecraft, and related technologies serving government and commercial customers. As a prime contractor, Aerojet Rocketdyne has conducted multiple rocket engine research and development projects for AFRL, NASA, and other entities, involving the design, build, and testing of hall effect thrusters, liquid apogee engines, and other propulsion systems.
The contract includes several subcontractors, such as the University of Michigan to support NGHTS development and testing, Plasma Controls LLC for cathode development, and Galaxy Technologies Inc. for machined parts. The study aims to advance hall thruster technology, which is used for spacecraft propulsion on missions like NASA's Roman Space Telescope that Aerojet has supported.
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