Purchase Order FA864919PA085

Launcher Inc. was awarded a $74,545 firm fixed price purchase order by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct research under the SBIR Program Phase I solicitation "FX235-CSO1-2317 - COLDSPRAY COMBUSTION CHAMBER PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (C3PO)." As a self-certified small disadvantaged business, this contract was set aside for total small businesses. Under this award, Launcher Inc. will perform research and development at its place of...

This is a $1,499,625.01 firm fixed price definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center to Launcher Inc., a small business, for the development of a liquid rocket engine under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. The contract has a completion date of April 30, 2021. Launcher Inc. is a small business that specializes in developing liquid rocket engines, space tugs, and hosted payload platforms for the federal government, including past...

Launcher Inc. has been awarded a $1,696,929 firm fixed price definitive contract by the Department of the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center for the TACFI SBIR Phase II action. Set aside for total small businesses, this contract builds upon Launcher's past SBIR research to further develop technologies for liquid rocket engines, space tugs, and hosted payload platforms in support of the Department's space launch and on-orbit capabilities. Headquartered in Hawthorne,...

This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), in collaboration with Purdue University, to develop a novel launch propulsion technology for rapidly inserting nano/micro satellites (5-50 kg) into low Earth orbit. The proposed technology employs a storable liquid oxidizer and a unique solid fuel to enable a low-cost, mass-efficient launch system, with the potential to reduce...

Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc., a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc., was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement by the Space and Missile Systems Center (a component of the U.S. Air Force) on February 29, 2016, to develop Rocket Propulsion System (RPS) prototypes for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The contract, valued at approximately $340.2 million with a completion date of March 31, 2026, is being performed at Aerojet Rocketdyne's facility in West Hills,...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,994 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) to develop a low-cost loop heat pipe (LHP) evaporator using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), or 3D printing, for CubeSat and SmallSat applications. LHPs are critical thermal management components for spacecraft, and the project aims to reduce the complexity and cost of LHP manufacturing by incorporating the primary...

This federal contract award is for the AR1 Rocket Propulsion Systems (RPSS) Prototypes for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The prime contractor is United Launch Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing that provides space launch services. The contract, valued at $128,629,267.00, was awarded on February 29, 2016 by the U.S. Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center...

This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center to HRL Laboratories, LLC, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company and General Motors. The contract supports NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) and its objective to accelerate the development of commercial capabilities for small spacecraft launch vehicles to low-Earth orbit (LEO). Under the contract, HRL Laboratories will conduct hot fire testing of nozzle...

The U.S. government has awarded a $124,881 firm-fixed-price contract to Pioneer Invention, LLC, a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of the Nitrous Ethane-Ethylene Rocket with Hypergolic Ignition (NEERHI) engine, a non-toxic, non-cryogenic, high-performance, hypergolic propulsion system for small spacecraft. The contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, and will run through December 17,...

Purdue University, a leading research institution, was awarded a $212,555.88 contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a new additive manufacturing (AM) technology capable of printing heterogeneous materials with high solids loadings. This is a revolutionary advancement, as it will enable the printing of propellants previously considered unprintable, allowing for the creation of unique geometries that can improve propellant burning rates. The contract...