This is a $6,353,381 definitive contract awarded by NASA to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. to support the NEXT Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NEXSTEP) program. The contract seeks proposals in three key areas: advanced propulsion systems, habitation systems, and small satellite missions addressing strategic knowledge gaps. The intent is to enable a public-private partnership to develop capabilities for future human space exploration. No set-aside was used. The contract has a...
This is a task order awarded under contract NNC13BA05B - NNC15TA70T to Leidos, Inc. for support of the NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster - Commercial (NEXT-C) program. The $153,229 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a period of performance through April 30, 2018 and was awarded on July 1, 2015 by NASA's Glenn Research Center, a civilian agency. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Leidos has subcontracted a portion of the work to Alphaport Inc., a woman-owned small business. This...
This is a $135,543.85 firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The contract is for the independent review board (IRB) membership for NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster Commercial (NEXT-C) program, which involves the development of advanced electric propulsion technologies for space missions.
The Aerospace...
This is a federal contract award from NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. to develop and deliver an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) for future deep space human and robotic exploration. The purpose is to reduce risk and deliver engineering development and flight end items for an advanced solar electric propulsion demonstration mission. The $230,054,536 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a period of performance through August 2027 and does not...
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...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Maxar Space LLC, a division of Maxar Technologies Inc. The contract, valued at $499,866, is a definitive, firm fixed-price contract for the NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS -2 (NEXTSTEP-2) OMNIBUS BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) APPENDIX G: SPACE RELAY PARTNERSHIP AND SERVICES. The contract has a completion date of September 29, 2019 and was awarded on...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Espace Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of propulsion systems and spacecraft components. The contract, valued at $849,939.00, is for the development and demonstration of a precision ion nano thruster. Espace Inc. has received multiple SBIR and STTR awards from NASA for research and development of advanced propulsion technologies, such as bimodal ion-chemical thrusters and rotating detonation engines. The...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Zin Technologies, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, to develop a qualification model of a sub-kilowatt integrated electric propulsion system. The system, based on magnetically shielded Hall-effect thruster technology, is optimized for use with ESPA-class spacecraft. The contract has a potential value of $3,133,695.51 and a completion date of June 30,...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by NASA under the NEXTSTEP program to MSNW LLC, a limited liability company based in Bellevue, Washington. The contract has a ceiling value of $1,250,000.00 and is for the development and testing of a propulsion system capable of operating between 100-300 kilowatts of power and providing 2,000-5,000 seconds of specific impulse using both traditional and in-situ propellants. The system is based on MSNW's Electrodeless Lorentz Force (ELF-250) thruster...
<p>The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $86,302 cooperative agreement to Hyperion Aerospace LLC, a woman-owned small business, for the development of novel green propellant dual-mode thrusters. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, has a period of performance through September 1, 2025. Hyperion Aerospace is the prime contractor for this research and development effort focused on advanced propulsion technologies.</p>