Purchase Order 80NSSC19P0186

NASA has awarded a $122,528 firm fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to TGV Rockets Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to develop a modular pump based on the company's electrocycle motor technology to support the ground testing of nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) systems. NTP is an advanced propulsion concept that NASA is pursuing for potential human missions to Mars. The research aims to address NTP start-up transients, evaluate design...

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,...

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was awarded a $113,565.56 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on April 1, 2018 to conduct research on nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technology. The goal of this research is to support NASA's plans for manned deep space missions in the 2030s, as NTP can provide high specific impulse and thrust, enabling reduced trip times beyond low Earth orbit. This grant is part of NASA's efforts to develop technologies that can expand...

This federal contract award to the University of Tennessee (UT) is intended to support the development of nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technology. The goal is to identify and qualify nuclear fuel form properties through non-nuclear testing, which is essential for modeling fuel behavior and predicting performance. This work supports NASA's objective to expand human presence into the solar system, including a planned human mission to Mars in the 2030s. The $248,157.47 award, funded by NASA, is...

This SBIR Phase II contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will support the development of a decay heat solution for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) systems. The goal is to significantly reduce the amount of hydrogen required to cool down an NTP system after operation. The prime contractor is Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation - Technologies (Usnc-Space), a small business that specializes in advanced nuclear technologies for space applications. The contract...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $144,996.60 firm-fixed-price delivery order to Kord Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of KBR, Inc., to develop, assess, integrate, and implement modeling, systems engineering, and integration strategies for the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) project. This contract was set aside for small businesses and was issued under NASA's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract vehicle. Kord Technologies, as an integrated aerospace and defense...

This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Acent Laboratories LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop a Hydrogen Wave Heater (HWH) in support of NASA's nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technology development efforts. NTP is identified by NASA as a high priority technology for future human exploration of Mars. The $249,751 Phase II-X contract requires Acent Laboratories to build upon the successful...

This is a $484,590 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Tennessee for research related to nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) systems. The purpose is to develop a viable fuel form that can withstand the extreme temperature and hydrogen environments required for NTP. The University of Tennessee, operating under the Board of Regents Tennessee, has extensive experience conducting scientific research and implementing initiatives for various...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded Tec-Masters, Inc. a $72,084 firm fixed price delivery order against their Multiple Award Schedule contract to develop, evaluate, and implement innovative mechanical, thermal, and fluid system designs for nuclear thermal propulsion and cryogenic fluid tank system concepts. As the prime contractor, Tec-Masters will perform the work in Nashua, New Hampshire over a period of four months starting February 1, 2024. This delivery order...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center awarded a $7.37 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order to The Aerospace Corporation to provide support for the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) Project. The Aerospace Corporation, located in El Segundo, California, will deliver technical and engineering services with a period of performance through April 2023. No set-aside designation was used for this contract. As the prime contractor, The Aerospace Corporation...