Purchase Order 80NSSC24PB507
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- This is a $1,899,998.19 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded to Rhea Space Activity, Inc., a small business based in Washington, DC, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract is for the "SPACE SUSTAINMENT / MANEUVER: ADVANCING STRATEGIC SUPERIORITY IN ORBITAL OPERATIONS" effort, which aims to establish a robust and sustainable framework to facilitate movement within the space domain across all orbital regimes, including to and from the Moon. This is a Small Business...
- This is a $3,399,956.95 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Rhea Space Activity, Inc., a small business technology company based in Washington, DC. The contract is for the SBIR Phase II effort "SKY AUGER: A DEEP SPACE-DERIVED GPS-DENIED OPTIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR USAF REENTRY VEHICLES" and was set aside for small businesses. The contractor will provide all labor, supplies, and other resources required to accomplish the work plan under...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.8 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract to Rhea Space Activity, Inc., a Washington, DC-based technology company specializing in advanced space systems and autonomous technologies. This firm fixed-price definitive contract, set aside for small businesses, focuses on the development of AI-controlled high-altitude balloons and surface vessel systems for the Space Development Agency. The contract was awarded on April 23, 2025,...
- This is a definitive, firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Rhea Space Activity, Inc., a for-profit small business organization. The $249,942 contract is for the "SPITZER-RESURRECTOR: TELEROBOTIC LIFE-EXTENSION OF SPITZER FOR SPACE WEATHER & PLANETARY DEFENSE" project, which is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research effort. The contract work will be performed in Washington, DC and is set to...
- This is a $50,000 firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Rhea Space Activity, Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of solar concentrating refrigerated-hydrogen propulsion technologies for intelligence applications with unfolding structures. The contract has a completion date of July 14, 2021. Rhea Space Activity is an astrophysics startup company that provides research,...
- This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract award to Rhea Space Activity, Inc., a small business technology company based in Washington, DC. The contract, titled "STEREOJAM," has a ceiling value of $196,993.52 and a final completion date of February 19, 2025. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract, awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a Defense agency. The contract is set aside for small businesses....
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $750,000 research grant to Rhea Space Activity, Inc. for the Jervis Autonomy Module (JAM) Test Flight project under contract number 22-22FOF1-PRO-0081. The award, made on May 15, 2023, with a completion deadline of January 14, 2027, supports the integration, testing, and demonstration of autonomous orbital flight capabilities. The contract is not set-aside and will be performed in Washington, DC. Rhea Space Activity, a small business technology company...
- Rhea Space Activity, Inc. was awarded a $697,036 Other Transaction Agreement by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to deliver a Lunaspatial Intelligence Dashboard. The contract has a period of performance from March 15, 2021 through April 1, 2023. The prime contractor, Rhea Space Activity, Inc., will provide the Lunaspatial Intelligence Dashboard to the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. No subcontractors or set aside...
- This is a $149,993 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Advanced Space LLC, a small business, for the FY21 SPIR PHASE I- ADVANCED TRANSFER AND RELAY STAGE project. The award is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and has a total small business set-aside designation. The contract supports research and development for innovative spaceflight mission capabilities, including spacecraft navigation, software solutions,...
- Reditus Space, Inc., a small business, was awarded a $141,991 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by a civilian federal agency on September 29, 2025, for the development of lattice-based thermal mitigation skin material for high-altitude sounding rockets. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price definitive agreement with an ultimate completion date of March 27, 2026, and the work will be performed in Atlanta, Georgia. This award falls under the Total Small Business...
This is a $149,912 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to Rhea Space Activity, Inc., a for-profit small business technology company based in Washington, DC. The contract is for the "FY24 SBIR PHASE I - LITPHAM: LOW ILLUMINATION PLANETARY HAZARD AVOIDANCE AND MAPPING" project, which involves research and development of advanced space technology, specifically focused on autonomous systems, navigation technologies, and planetary hazard mapping. Rhea Space Activity has been awarded multiple SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts from government agencies like the Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA, demonstrating their expertise in providing innovative solutions for national security space objectives. In addition to this SBIR contract, Rhea Space Activity has also secured a $4 billion Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command under the SeaPort-NxG vehicle, which could lead to future technology development projects beyond their current space technology focus.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/8/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $149.9k | 7/31/24 |