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 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Digital Solid State Propulsion Inc. (DSSP), a small business manufacturer of energetic materials and propulsion systems. The $124,978 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of a new liquid pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) using DSSP's "Green Electric Monopropellant" (GEM) technology. The GEM propellant is intended to provide the high specific...
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 $149,998 firm-fixed-price federal contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories Inc. (GTL Company), a small business manufacturer. The contract is for SBIR/STTR Phase I research and development of BHL advanced cryotank technology. It is part of the MDA Support (MDASUPPORT) acquisition program, which provides a wide range of engineering, technical, and operational support for the agency's activities. This SBIR Phase I contract is a total small...
This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Space and Missile Systems Center, a division of the U.S. Air Force, to ATK Launch Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation. The $95,655.00 contract is for solid rocket propellant test and analysis services related to the SR 120 program. The contract is cost-plus-fixed-fee type and does not have a set-aside designation. ATK Launch Systems-Promontory is the prime contractor, leveraging its expertise in solid rocket propulsion...
Geoplasma LLC was awarded a $749,948 firm fixed price definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA) for Phase II of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the optimization and testing of thermal protection system (TPS) materials identified during Phase I as promising for applications such as rocket engine components, re-entry and hypersonic vehicles. Geoplasma will perform ground-based testing and...
This is a research grant awarded by NASA to the University of Missouri System, doing business as Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T), to characterize the performance of a new type of green solid electric propellant microthruster for small spacecraft applications. The $270,188.47 award will fund studies to compare the thermochemical behavior and performance of this higher performance electric propellant (HIPEP) to traditional propellants like Teflon used in pulsed...
This is a $749,902 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Plasma Processes, LLC, a small business contractor located in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract is for the development of a "green" 100-pound-force (lbf) non-toxic storable liquid propulsion thruster, which is intended to replace the current hydrazine-based systems used on spacecraft like the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and commercial crew/cargo vehicles. The contract is part of NASA's efforts to...
This is a task order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to Kratos Sre, Inc., a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. The $65,999.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for "MATERIALS TESTING SUPPORTING INTEGRAL THROAT ENTRANCE FOR SOLID ROCKET MOTORS INVESTIGATION." This task order falls under a larger single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at $10 million that Kratos Sre, Inc. holds with the...