This is a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a thermal management solutions provider based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The contract, valued at $749,988.00, is for the design, fabrication, and testing of a full-scale Phase Change Material (PCM) vapor chamber for thermal control of manned spacecraft. The objectives of this Phase II effort include establishing thermal and structural design requirements, developing...
This SBIR Phase II contract, awarded by NASA to Innosense Corporation, is focused on further-engineering ionic liquid-based phase change materials (PCMs) for use in thermal control systems for deep space exploration. The project aims to tune the melting point, improve thermal conductivity, and better regulate heat transfer for PCM-based heat exchangers on the Orion spacecraft platform. In Phase I, Innosense developed effective PCM formulations with superior thermal properties compared to the...
This is a $156,482 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract supports the development of a CO2/H2O sorbent system for the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (XEMU) as part of Executive Order 14042 activities in fiscal year 2022. Paragon has extensive experience providing environmental control and life support systems for NASA,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Firm Fixed Price contract to Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The $124,955 contract is for the "SMART PASSIVELY ARTICULATING HIGH-TURNDOWN RADIATOR (SPAHR)" research and development project. Paragon is known for providing environmental controls and life support systems, including work on the Brine Processor Assembly aboard the...
This is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Army Test and Evaluation Command to Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The $259,554.25 contract supports a Phase I SBIR research project on Topic A214-012-0941, with a performance period ending on September 23, 2022. Paragon is a premier provider of environmental controls for extreme and hazardous environments, with expertise in life...
This is a $124,955.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for the development of an Ellipsoidal Propellant Tank (EPT) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. Paragon Space Development Corporation is a provider of environmental controls for extreme and hazardous environments, with extensive experience...
This federal contract award, valued at $124,623.00, was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of a thermally insulative structural connection for cryogenic propellant tanks, which aims to reduce heat transfer and propellant boil-off in upper stage rockets. This innovation has applications for cryogenic propellant...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Creare LLC, a small business research and development company located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The $124,924 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a compact, lightweight, non-venting, phase-change heat exchanger technology to address thermal management challenges for future space exploration missions. Creare will conduct feasibility studies,...
This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Paragon Space Development Corporation, a small business manufacturer of environmental control and life support systems. The contract is for the development of the Paragon Condensate Separator for Microgravity Conditions (COSMIC), a device that separates liquid condensate from air for use on the International Space Station (ISS). The COSMIC system is...
This is a federal contract award made by the Johnson Space Center (JSC), a civilian agency, to Paragon Space Development Corporation, a for-profit small business manufacturer located in Tucson, Arizona. The $84,117 firm-fixed-price delivery order is for baseline contract support and spares consumables planning for fiscal year 2023, and is issued under the STTR Phase III program. The contract is not set aside for a specific type of business. Paragon is the prime contractor on this award, which is...