Purchase Order 80NSSC23PB075

This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc. under the Research and Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion Systems 2 (RTAPS2) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The $5,035,539.00 task order is for subscale free-jet testing of a dual-mode ramjet (DMRJ) at low Mach conditions in NASA's 8-foot High Temperature Tunnel. The objectives are to assess the...

This is a $123,656 SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Systima Technologies Inc., a small business manufacturer located in Mukilteo, Washington. The contract seeks the development of a miniaturized, low-power propellant feed and flow control system for green monopropellant thrusters, which can enable the use of low-pressure propellant storage vessels and high-efficiency packaging on small and micro-satellites. The technology is intended to...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Ultramet, a small business manufacturer of advanced materials and aerospace technologies. The contract, valued at $125,000, is for the design, fabrication, and hot-fire testing of a 5-newton green monopropellant thruster and igniter system. This work builds on previous Air Force research demonstrating the capability of Ultramet's technology for high-performance, long-life propulsion systems using the green...

NASA Johnson Space Center awarded Moog Inc.'s ISP Division (doing business as Ampac-ISP Corp) a $3.89 million firm fixed-price definitive contract for the manufacture, instrumentation, structural analysis, and testing of five 5-pound-force class nitrogen tetroxide/monomethylhydrazine (NTO/MMH) thrusters—three with columbium combustion chambers and two with platinum/rhodium chambers—designed for the Maxar Heritage LS1300 Series bus. This sole-source procurement was awarded on September 21,...

Plasma Processes, LLC has been awarded a $749,999 firm fixed price contract by NASA to develop a dual mode green monopropellant propulsion system for interplanetary missions. The research is being conducted under STTR Phase II funding. Work will be performed in Huntsville, AL by Plasma Processes and involves design, analysis, manufacturing and testing tasks. Thermal, structural and modal analysis will be provided by Exo-Atmospheric Technologies LLC as a subcontract. Georgia Tech Research...

This is a $124,974 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Flight Works, Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace components and systems. Under this contract, Flight Works will develop and characterize a micro-gear-pump suitable for both Mono-Methyl Hydrazine (MMH) and Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen (MON-25) bipropellants, initially sized for 22-30 Newton (5-7 lbf) class thrusters. The goal is to demonstrate this technology through pump-fed MMH/MON-25...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (FTT), a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. The $124,503 firm fixed price contract funds the development of electrically driven liquid oxygen and liquid methane pumps for a highly configurable modular rocket engine. This technology aims to dramatically reduce the cost of developing and producing nano/micro launch...

This is a $1,125,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Plasma Processes, LLC, a limited liability company that specializes in materials solutions for industrial applications. The contract is for the research, development, testing, and delivery of a miniaturized propulsion system compatible with non-toxic "green" monopropellants for small spacecraft, including CubeSats. This addresses a...

This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Digital Solid State Propulsion Inc., a small business based in Reno, Nevada. The contract is for the continued development of a multi-pulse solid rocket motor (MPM) using green, safe electric solid propellants (ESPs) for CubeSat applications. The MPM will enable desaturation of reaction wheels on 6U and 12U CubeSats for interplanetary missions, addressing the lack of storable, green, and safe propulsion...

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Science and Technology Office awarded a $2.62 million research grant to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to advance green propulsion systems for CubeSats and small satellites. The grant, awarded on April 6, 2021, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, supports the development and demonstration of low-toxicity, high-performance propulsion technologies aligned with NASA's Green Propulsion Roadmap and Small Spacecraft Technologies Roadmap. This effort...