This federal contract award, valued at $85,983.90, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The award is for a research grant to evaluate the feasibility of mapping small (micron to sub-centimeter scale) orbital debris in low-Earth orbit (LEO) using a fleet of CubeSats equipped with sensors to detect the plasma signature of the debris. The goal is to develop a technology that could...
This federal contract award, valued at $499,633.87, was granted to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of the larger Northrop Grumman Corporation. The contract is for a research study on the measurement of orbital debris impacts using spacecraft telemetry, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is a grant for research, with no set-aside designation, indicating open competition. Northrop Grumman Systems...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Martian Sky Industries, LLC, a small business, to provide research, development, testing and evaluation services for a "DECLUTTERING EARTH ORBIT TO REPURPOSE FOR BESPOKE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (DEORBIT) SYSTEM FOR LOW-EARTH ORBIT" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract has a potential value of $124,946 and a...
Vast Space, LLC has been awarded a $200,000 definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to conduct a concept study for an orbital debris inspection mission as part of Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The firm fixed price contract, set aside for total small business, will run from September 30, 2023 through December 30, 2023. As part of NASA's efforts to address the growing issue of space debris, the...
This is a $852,702 grant award from the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The award is for a project titled "SPACE DEBRIS DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING AN IN-SITU LIDAR SENSOR PLATFORM" and has a period of performance through February 28, 2026. The Aerospace Corporation is a technical advisor and research organization that provides engineering, scientific, and...
This federal contract award, valued at $149,983.00, was issued by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to Orbotic Systems Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The contract, a total small business set-aside, is for the "RIDDANCE: Removal of Irregular Debris Using Double Assisted Nets with Controlled Enhancement" project under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program. The purpose of this contract is to develop innovative solutions...
This federal contract award, identified as NNX15AK23G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research related to the interpretation and exploitation of debris disk data. The goal is to incorporate the evolution of planetesimal velocity into the theory of collisional size distributions, which is crucial for accurately deducing the steady-state size distribution and dust production rate from observed debris...
This federal contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Mars Aerospace Company, a for-profit small business organization, for an STTR Phase I research project. The contract, valued at $249,342.00, is for the development of an approach to clearing space debris using artificial intelligence to direct a modular satellite. The contract is a definitive contract with a firm fixed price pricing type, and the performance location is Alachua, FL 32615,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded a $71,280 grant to Princeton University for analysis supporting policy opportunities relating to debris mitigation and sustainability in cislunar space and lunar orbit. As the prime contractor, Princeton University will conduct research under the grant titled "Analysis of Policy Opportunities for Cislunar and Lunar Orbit Debris Mitigation and Space Sustainability" from October 2023 through August 2024....
This $1,224,296.00 firm-fixed-price federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Trans Astronautica Corporation, doing business as Trans Astronautica Corp, for the development of a "Mini Bee Capture Bag for Active Debris Remediation" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract is set aside for small businesses and has a completion date of November 25, 2025. Trans Astronautica Corp is a...