Definitive Contract NNM06AA80C

This SBIR Phase I contract, valued at $149,997, was awarded by the Shared Services Center of NASA to Space Environment Technologies, LLC, a small business. The contract is for the development of a commercial data assimilation tool to support operational thermospheric density modeling, which is relevant to space weather monitoring and prediction. Space Environment Technologies specializes in space weather solutions and has a history of prime and subcontract awards from federal agencies like NASA,...

This SBIR Phase I contract, awarded by the Shared Services Center to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc. (Craft-Tech), a small business, is focused on unifying existing high-fidelity simulation software tools into an integrated framework to predict aero-heating, ablation, thermal response, and structural integrity for re-entry vehicles under a full range of trajectory conditions. The $124,997 firm fixed-price contract aims to advance Craft-Tech's hybrid continuum-rarefied simulation...

This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), in collaboration with Purdue University, to develop a novel launch propulsion technology for rapidly inserting nano/micro satellites (5-50 kg) into low Earth orbit. The proposed technology employs a storable liquid oxidizer and a unique solid fuel to enable a low-cost, mass-efficient launch system, with the potential to reduce...

The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $149,999.92 Firm Fixed Price purchase order to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (Act), a small business manufacturer of thermal management solutions based in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The contract is for the development of "Variable Emissivity Thermal Control Capability for Space Base Applications" under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I program. This R&D effort is focused on...

This is a $125,000 Firm Fixed Price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Applied Material Systems Engineering, Inc. (AMS Engineering), a minority-owned small business. The contract is for the development and demonstration of a feasibility study of a space environment-stable, multifunctional thermal control material system (TCMS) that can enable higher leakage current through engineered high electrical conductivity at...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), a for-profit research and development company, for the development of a passive thermal control skin (TCS) technology. The TCS will control the infrared emissivity as a function of thermal load while maintaining low solar absorptivity, enabling improved temperature regulation for future manned and unmanned spacecraft missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The $749,923...

This is a Phase II SBIR contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business based in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The $869,999.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is for the design, optimization, and testing of a thermal management system for high power-density Hall thrusters. ACT has a subcontract with the Regents of the University of Michigan to assist in this effort. The University of Michigan is a leading research...

This is a firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business manufacturer. The contract, valued at $891,279, is for the development and validation of the Cryogenic Encapsulating Launch Shroud and Insulated Upper Stage (CELSIUS) system. CELSIUS is an innovative multi-layer insulation and protection solution for cryogenic propellant tanks and...

This $746,818.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to STF Technologies LLC, a small business specializing in advanced materials research and development. The contract is for the development of an innovative hybrid composite material containing shear thickening fluid (STF) energy absorbing layers (SEALS) that provides superior impact protection and self-healing functionality for next-generation space...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,966 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a manufacturer of thermal management solutions located in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The contract is in response to a NASA STTR solicitation topic focused on "Energy Harvesting, Transformation and Multifunctional Power Dissemination". Under this effort, ACT, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University,...