Purchase Order NNX16CC54P
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- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,990.00 firm-fixed-price contract to Busek Co., Inc. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is for the development of a new passive electrospray thruster control system that will enable extremely fast thruster operations and minimum impulse bits for precision attitude control of CubeSats and small spacecraft. Busek's BET-300-P thruster is being developed as a reaction control system to...
- 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...
- This is a $2,480,871.31 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems, for the BET-100UN Qualification and Flight Unit Delivery Program. The contract is part of NASA's Game Changing Technologies program and is intended to flight-qualify an electrospray propulsion system developed under a previous Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort. The work involves additional analysis,...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components based in Natick, Massachusetts. The contract, valued at $149,997.00, is for the development of an "Ultra Compact Green Monopropellant Propulsion for CubeSats" under the SBIR program. Busek Co., Inc. has extensive experience in providing innovative propulsion solutions,...
- Busek Co., Inc., a small business spacecraft propulsion manufacturer based in Natick, Massachusetts, was awarded a $749,739 firm fixed-price contract on September 16, 2019, by the NASA Shared Services Center. This Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort, in cooperation with subcontractor RocCor LLC, focuses on developing integrated electrospray thruster heads combined with deployable booms for precision spacecraft attitude control and station-keeping applications. The...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $2.8M firm fixed-price definitive contract to Busek Co., Inc. on April 20, 2021, for the development of flight and proto-flight smallsat electrospray thruster systems. The contract calls for development of propulsion systems capable of operating on non-energetic ionic liquids such as EMI-IM or EMI-BF4, as well as energetic propellants including ASCENT or AFM315-E. Busek, a small business manufacturer of advanced spacecraft propulsion systems based in...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components, for the development of a high-density plasma thruster under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The potential value of the contract is $150,000.00, and the work is to be performed in Natick, Massachusetts. Busek Co., Inc. has delivered in-space propulsion...
- 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 I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Busek Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer of spacecraft propulsion systems and components. The contract, valued at $124,956.00, is for the development of a "versatile, high-impulse precision pointing attitude-control actuator" based on Busek's flight-proven electrospray propulsion technology. This contract supports NASA's mission in...
- 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 propellant throughput, enabling around 1,000 m/s of delta-V for a 6U CubeSat. The contract is part of Busek's work under the 1MN Electrospray Thruster with Safe Passive Propellant Delivery major program, leveraging the company's extensive experience in advanced electric propulsion technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $124.9k | 6/10/16 |