Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories Inc. (GTL), a manufacturer of goods, was awarded a $124,997.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a high-performance propellant management device (PMD) and liquid acquisition device (LAD) using advanced composite materials. The goal is to achieve mass savings and improved reliability compared to traditional metal-based manufacturing techniques, in support of future...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories Inc. (GTL Company), a small business manufacturer of advanced aerospace technologies. The contract, valued at $749,988.00, is for the development of a lightweight, spherical cryogenic propellant tank using GTL's Buckling-Restrained Hybrid Laminates (BHL) technology. This technology aims to reduce the mass of cryogenic propellant...
This is a $124,706 SBIR Phase I contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Irpi LLC, a small business engineering firm based in Wilsonville, Oregon. The contract is for research and development of a passive capillary fluidic liquid acquisition device (LAD) to enable bubble-free cryogenic rocket engine flows for NASA's exploration upper stage and other vehicles. The work will involve developing design tools, employing SE-FIT software to determine optimal geometric specifications, and...
This is a firm-fixed-price Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Powdermet Inc., a for-profit manufacturing company. The contract, valued at $124,455.00, is for the design and fabrication of an integral thermal protection system (TPS) cryogenic storage tank using integrated materials computational engineering. The project aims to develop a multilayered thermally insulating syntactic foam core structure...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories Inc. (GTL Company), a small business manufacturer of advanced aerospace technologies. The $749,998 Firm Fixed Price contract seeks to reduce the development risk of GTL's Advanced Cryogenic Expendable (ACE) nano-launch vehicle by increasing the Technology Readiness Level of critical components, including a prototype non-helium gas generator pressurization system and a full-scale...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I award to KT Engineering Corporation, a for-profit organization, for the development of a Liquid Oxygen (LOX)/Methane Pintle Propulsion Engine (LMPPE). The LMPPE is proposed to offer higher reliability, lower cost, and higher performance than conventional impinging injector-based combustion devices for in-space propulsion systems. The $124,823 firm fixed-price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business, for the development of a Lunar Flashlight Propulsion System (LFPS) 100 mN thruster. The $1,616,128.00 Firm Fixed Price contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. Plasma Processes, LLC is an AS9100 certified company that specializes in materials solutions for industrial applications,...
This SBIR Phase I contract was awarded by NASA to CFD Research Corporation, a small business, to develop an integrated multi-physics simulation tool to capture and quantify the landing surface damage and debris liberation caused by rocket plume impingement during spacecraft propulsive landing on unprepared surfaces of the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies. The $124,995 firm-fixed-price contract will focus on demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed approach, with plans to extend and...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The $167,913 contract is for independent verification of the Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 pre-launch, liftoff, and ascent gust loads and methodology. The scope includes comparisons to the SLS Design Analysis Cycle 3R or Vehicle Acceleration Cycle 1 analyses, but...
This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Advanced Space LLC, a small business, for the SUSTAINED LOW ALTITUDE LUNAR ORBITAL MISSIONS (SLALOMS) research project under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract has a ceiling value of $749,951.00 and a completion date of August 12, 2021. Advanced Space LLC is a software and services company that supports innovative spaceflight missions, including providing independent verification and validation...