Purchase Order NNX15CK14P
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- This federal contract award to Busek Co., Inc., a small business based in Natick, Massachusetts, is for the development of the "ASTROCUBE" mission - a robotic resource prospecting mission to a near-Earth asteroid using a 6U CubeSat platform. The key elements of the mission include Busek's iodine-fueled BIT-3 RF ion propulsion system, which will provide the CubeSat with approximately 3.1 km/s of delta-V to rendezvous with the target asteroid, 2001 GP2. The mission will also leverage...
- This federal contract award to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems, is for the development of an advanced iodine feed system for Hall effect thrusters, ion engines, cathodes, and other plasma generators. The $749,900 Firm Fixed Price contract, awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center, is part of the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Phase II. The iodine feed system features an innovative piezo-driven valve and a low-mass plastic...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components based in Natick, Massachusetts. The contract, valued at $3,380,078.00, is for the development of a "HIGH TOTAL IMPULSE BET-MAX SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SAT DEORBITING", which likely involves advanced electric propulsion technologies to...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $124,978.00 Firm Fixed Price contract to Busek Co., Inc. for the development of a High Impulse Electric Upper Stage for Small Launch Vehicles under the SBIR Program Phase I. The contract is set aside for total small business and will be performed in Natick, MA. Busek Co., Inc. is a manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components supporting government and commercial space programs, with...
- This is a $124,890 firm-fixed-price SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems. The contract is for the development of a compact electrospray propulsion system with unprecedented capability, providing more thrust than available gridded ion engines at lower power and without greatly penalizing specific impulse. The system will be scalable to higher capacity and capable of over 700 grams of...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems. The contract, with a ceiling value of $124,990, is for the design and demonstration of an advanced iodine feed system for Hall effect thrusters, ion engines, cathodes, and other plasma generators. The innovative feed system features a low-mass plastic...
- This is a $749,954 firm-fixed-price federal contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems, for the development of a low-impulse bit electrospray thruster control system. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program and has a completion date of December 20, 2021. Busek Co., Inc., a Subchapter S Corporation based in...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $749,964.09 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Busek Co., Inc., a manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems, for THERMAL IMPROVEMENT ON NEWTON THRUSTER. This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract, with a completion date of March 2, 2026, is focused on advancing electric propulsion technologies for space applications. Busek Co., Inc., a for-profit, small business subchapter S corporation,...
- This is a SBIR Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems, to develop a versatile 6U CubeSat capable of reaching a lunar orbit from geostationary orbit. The primary objective is to demonstrate a complete miniature ion propulsion system using a solid-storable iodine propellant, which can provide high specific impulse performance previously...
- This is a Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., doing business as Busek Co Inc. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price contract with a potential value of $250,000.00 and is set aside for a Total Small Business. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III, which focuses on the development and transition of SBIR/STTR-funded technologies into NASA programs and other...
This is a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems based in Natick, Massachusetts. The objective of this $124,998 firm-fixed-price contract is to develop a spacecraft capable of conducting lunar or asteroid prospecting missions. Key innovations include a high-delta V solar electric propulsion system using a Hall thruster with iodine propellant, and a small tethered satellite with onboard propulsion that can serve as a modular robotic arm. Phase I will focus on mission analysis, spacecraft and subsystem design, and development of an iodine plasma spacecraft interactions model. Phase II will further advance the technology readiness level of the full system. This contract is a set-aside for small businesses and builds upon Busek's expertise in delivering innovative propulsion solutions to government space programs.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $125.0k | 6/10/15 |