This is a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG), a small business aerospace and defense firm based in Miamisburg, Ohio. The contract is for the continued development of reversible copolymer materials that can be used to recycle NASA's packaging plastics into feedstock for 3D printing. This will enable in-situ manufacturing of replacement parts and tools from waste materials during space missions, reducing the need...
Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG) was awarded a $249,938.42 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue efforts from the 2015 SBIR Phase I Topic H14.03 on reversible copolymer materials for fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing of non-standard plastics. The goal is to enable the reprocessing of space mission waste packaging plastics (foam and film) as an in-situ resource for in-space...
This is a $124,994.00 firm fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG), a small business aerospace and defense firm based in Miamisburg, Ohio. The contract is for CRG to design and develop thermally-reversible polymeric materials that can function as reprocessable thermosetting matrices. These materials would enable the reclamation and repurposing of...
NASA awarded a $148,600 Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Re3D, Inc., a Texas-based small business startup specializing in industrial 3D printing technologies and products. The contract, designated as a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III effort, aims to demonstrate 3D printing capabilities using common space waste streams. This contract builds upon Re3D's previous SBIR Phase I and II efforts with NASA, as well as SBIR Phase II contracts with the Army and Air Force...
This federal contract award is for Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG) to advance the state-of-the-art in carbon/carbon (C/C) composites for hot structures on atmospheric entry vehicles. CRG is using a new, proprietary resin technology called MG Resin to enable the delivery of high-quality components quicker and at lower cost. The objective is to reduce the number of reimpregnation steps required for C/C densification from six or more down to one or two. This contract, valued at $124,993.00,...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Re3D, Inc., a Houston-based small disadvantaged business specializing in industrial 3D printing and sustainable manufacturing solutions. The contract, valued at $811,046.00, is for the development of on-orbit additive manufacturing capabilities using recycled waste. The contract is set aside for small businesses and is a firm-fixed-price definitive...
This federal contract award from NASA's Langley Research Center provides funding to Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (CRG) to develop self-deploying, composite structures for lunar habitats. The $99,999 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract will advance CRG's VERITEX material, a shape memory polymer composite that can self-deploy and return to a rigid structure. This technology aims to offer increased packing efficiency and durability compared to inflatable lunar habitats....
Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG) and its subsidiaries Nona Composites and Spintech Ventures were awarded a $484,867.06 Firm Fixed Price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to assist with a composite part fabrication activity. The project will supply NASA with engineering test articles to determine the performance of a proposed configuration for an upper inter-stage composite ring. CRG will provide overall program management, Nona will manage part...
This federal contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center, was granted to Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG) for materials synthesis services. The $149,950.00 firm fixed-price purchase order does not have a set-aside designation. CRG is a for-profit organization that provides research, engineering, and technical services to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies, with experience in areas such as aviation, space,...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornerstone Research Group Inc., a for-profit research and engineering services company. The $124,998.00 firm fixed-price contract is for the development of low pressure assisted composite molding technology. As a prime contractor, Cornerstone Research Group has a history of providing research, engineering, and technical services to the U.S. Department of...