Delivery Order NNJ13HB39C-NNJ14HK11D

NASA awarded a $124,980.00 grant to the University of Maryland, College Park to conduct research into inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion technology. The research aims to address fundamental limitations of IEC devices and develop a comprehensive system-level performance model. This work supports NASA's roadmaps for advanced propulsion technologies, with the goal of achieving a specific mass of 2 kg/kW for power systems - a significant improvement over previous designs. The grant does...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $477,612.60 grant to Princeton Satellite Systems Inc., doing business as Princeton Fusion Systems, for research and development of the Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) concept. The DFD is a fusion-based propulsion and power system that could revolutionize interplanetary travel by providing high thrust and power capabilities. The research aims to further advance the design and technology readiness of key DFD subsystems, such as the...

This is a $239,318 SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research to Avalanche Energy Designs Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Seattle, WA. The contract is for research and development of the company's Orbitron micro-fusion reactor technology, which has potential applications in areas like maritime shipping, aviation, and space power. The contract is a firm fixed-price definitive contract, set aside for small businesses. Avalanche Energy Designs Inc. has also received...

This is a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center to Orbital Technologies Corporation (Orbitec) to develop the Advanced Carbothermal Electric (ACE) Reactor. The ACE Reactor is intended to efficiently extract oxygen from lunar regolith using new electric resistant heating elements, which eliminates the need for concentrated solar or laser energy used in current carbothermal...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Avalanche Energy Designs Inc., a small disadvantaged business based in Seattle, Washington. The $74,858 firm fixed-price contract is for research and development of "Multi-Principal Element Alloys for Extreme Environments". The contract supports Avalanche Energy Designs' work on their Orbitron micro-fusion reactor technology, which has potential applications...

This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, to the Institute of Gas Technology (GTI), a non-profit research organization. The $1,636,089 contract is for conceptual designs of a supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycle test facility. Key subcontractors include the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), which will provide technical expertise and review the pilot plant design,...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $303,968.88 training grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, to conduct computational research into the stability and heat transfer of gas core nuclear thermal rockets. This technology has the potential to greatly reduce trip time to Mars by operating at extremely high temperatures and providing high thrust and specific impulse levels. The research aims to investigate...

This $20,570,930 firm fixed price definitive contract was awarded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to BWXT Nuclear Energy, Inc. to further the design of a low enriched uranium-based nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engine as part of a three-year technology development project managed by NASA's Game Changing Development program. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Key subcontractors supporting the prime include Atkins Nuclear Solutions US, Inc., Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp,...

This is a $869,991.00 Firm Fixed Price, Small Business Set-Aside contract awarded by the Shared Services Center (a civilian agency) to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business manufacturer of thermal management solutions. The contract is for the FY23 SBIR Phase II development of a "Hot End Thermal Management System for Nuclear Electric Propulsion." ACT will perform the research and development work, with Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation - Technologies (Usnc-Space)...

This is a Small Business Set-Aside contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Princeton Satellite Systems Inc., doing business as Princeton Fusion Systems. The $124,869 firm fixed-price Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract is for the research and development of a novel, highly efficient solid-state radio-frequency (RF) amplifier using silicon carbide transistors to heat plasma for a high-power nuclear fusion...