This is a SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Tendeg LLC, a small business based in Louisville, Colorado. The contract is for the development of a deployable Ka-band mesh antenna that can fit within a 2U-3U CubeSat form factor and deploy to sizes of 0.8-1.5 meters in diameter. The goal is to enable high-bandwidth communications and high-resolution atmospheric sensing from small satellite platforms. The contract has a total ceiling value of $124,934 and was awarded on a Firm Fixed Price...
This is a firm fixed price contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Tendeg LLC, a small business limited liability company. The contract is valued at $1,124,968.00 and is for the development of a deployable cylindrical parabolic reflector antenna that can operate across a wide frequency range from L-band to Ka-band. This capability aligns with critical Earth observation needs identified by the National Academies and NASA, including...
This federal contract award to Tendeg LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, is for the development and prototyping of a high-frequency, high-performance reflective mesh well-suited for small aperture antenna designs. The Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program contract, with a potential value of $749,991.00, is being funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The goal is to advance the mesh technology to Technology Readiness Level 6, providing...
Tendeg LLC, a small business, was awarded a $124,860 firm-fixed-price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to design and develop an advanced deployable parabolic antenna for a specific NASA science mission. The contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program and focuses on creating a prototype deployment mechanism and shape-forming net for a high-packaging-efficiency antenna system suitable for...
This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Tendeg LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop a high aspect ratio cylindrical parabolic antenna for microsatellites. The $300,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) action, with a completion date of February 12, 2024. The antenna is intended for space applications and will leverage Tendeg's expertise in...
This SBIR Phase II contract with a ceiling value of $785,000.00 was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Boulder Environmental Sciences and Technology, LLC, a small business. The goal is to develop a deployable, offset-fed paraboloidal mesh reflector antenna that can operate onboard small, low-cost satellites like CubeSats at frequencies up to 100 GHz. The contract aims to fully test the performance characteristics of a prototype antenna with an aperture greater...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Tendeg LLC, a small business, for the design and development of a novel rollable and deployable rib structure to enable 2-6 meter aperture parabolic reflectors and antennas for small satellites. The $749,962 Firm Fixed Price contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The innovation is intended to enable higher communication data rates,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Kymeta Government Solutions, Inc., a for-profit organization, to design, analyze, build, test, and deliver a small, lightweight, low-cost, low-power electronically steered Ka-band prototype antenna subsystem module (ASM) intended for use on 3U or larger CubeSats. This antenna uses a tunable dielectric material and an array of radiating elements to create an...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Boulder Environmental Sciences and Technology, LLC, a small business subchapter S corporation. The contract is for the development of a small, deployable antenna with an offset-fed paraboloidal reflector for use on CubeSats, NanoSats, and SmallSats operating between 8 and 100 GHz. The contract has a potential value of $125,000.00 and a...
This federal contract award, NNX16CP24P, was issued by the Shared Services Center (an alternate name for a NASA agency) to Tendeg LLC, a small business, for the development and prototyping of a high-frequency, high-performance reflective mesh well-suited for small aperture antennas. The $122,705.00 Phase I SBIR program aims to review heritage mesh architectures, evaluate new materials and manufacturing methods, and deliver RF test samples to NASA JPL. The goal is to develop low-cost mesh for...