Purchase Order FA864924P0453
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- Venus Aerospace Corporation has been awarded a $746,249 firm fixed price purchase order by the Air Force Research Laboratory to conduct research on leading edge cooling technologies for hypersonic vehicles under STTR Phase II contract number TBD. The contract has a period of performance of just over one year, running from August 2021 through November 2022. Place of performance will be Venus Aerospace's facilities in Houston, Texas. This contract has been set aside for total small business...
- NASA has awarded a $242,000 firm fixed price purchase order to Venus Aerospace Corporation of Houston, Texas for the development of a high performance 10,000 pound force regeneratively cooled rocket engine graphite-alloy chamber and injector. The award is set aside for total small businesses and will support work to be performed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center through September 2023. Venus Aerospace will deliver specialized refractory metal hardware and components for the rocket engine as...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at $1.24 million to Vaya Space, Inc., a small disadvantaged business manufacturer based in Cocoa, Florida, under a Total Small Business set-aside designation. The contract, awarded on July 9, 2025, with completion targeted for January 11, 2027, supports the development of a hybrid-fueled ramjet (HFRJ) propulsion system with throttleable and restartable capabilities for hypersonic...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25M firm fixed-price contract to Hyperion Aerospace LLC, a woman-owned small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, supports the development of a novel dual-mode Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic (ASCENT) reaction control subsystem and 40 pound-force thruster propulsion technology. Performance will be conducted in Triana, Alabama, with an...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $944,937.98 definitive contract to In Space, L.L.C. for research into Rotating Detonation Engines under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research program. In Space, L.L.C. will perform the work at its Lafayette, Indiana facility through December 15, 2023. The firm fixed price contract has a total small business set aside designation. The Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory supports the Department...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Viridian Space Corp, a small business specializing in advanced electric propulsion technologies. The contract, set aside for small businesses under firm fixed-price terms, supports the development of air-breathing electric propulsion systems with oxygen resilience for sustained operations in very low Earth orbit (VLEO). This Phase II effort builds upon Viridian's previous Phase I...
- Velontra Inc. has been awarded a $74,652 firm fixed price purchase order contract by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to conduct a Phase I feasibility study of a two-stage-to-orbit launch system utilizing an air-breathing hypersonic first stage. The contract is set aside for total small businesses. Work will be performed by Velontra in Lebanon, Ohio through August 2023 to assess the viability of a reusable launch architecture incorporating an...
- Plus Designs Inc., a small business specializing in advanced materials research and aerospace defense technologies, was awarded a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory on August 31, 2023. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, supports the development of advanced non-eroding components for rotating detonation rocket engines under Topic SF224-D013. Work will be performed in Phoenixville,...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.69 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Viridian Space Corp on October 1, 2025, to mature the company's Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP) system through comprehensive system design and analysis. The contract, designated as a small business set-aside with firm fixed-price terms, will be performed in El Segundo, California, with completion targeted for April 1, 2027. The effort focuses on demonstrating the...
- This is a $1,497,056.00 firm fixed price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc., a small business and HUBZone firm, for the development of an advanced, economical in-space hybrid propulsion system as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract supports research and development of spacecraft components, propulsion systems, and related technologies optimized for small satellite applications,...
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Venus Aerospace Corp., a small aerospace technology startup, a $1.25M Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to develop a detonation engine powered rocket-based combined cycle propulsion system. The contract, which commenced on June 7, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of September 8, 2025, is structured as a firm fixed-price purchase order and carries a total small business set-aside designation. Work will be performed in Houston, Texas, supporting the Air Force's research efforts to advance next-generation propulsion technologies capable of supporting hypersonic vehicle applications. Venus Aerospace brings relevant expertise in advanced aerospace propulsion systems and regeneratively-cooled rocket engine components to this effort. The company has established itself as a strategic partner across multiple federal agencies, including NASA and DARPA, on projects focused on hypersonic technologies and high-performance propulsion systems. This Phase II SBIR award represents a continuation of the company's innovation pipeline and reflects the Air Force Research Laboratory's confidence in Venus Aerospace's technical capabilities in developing cutting-edge combined cycle propulsion solutions for defense applications.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 5/12/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $1.2m | 6/7/24 |