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 $1,049,858 Small Business set-aside contract awarded by NASA to Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (CRG) for the development of hybrid composites for aerospace applications. CRG is leading a team including the University of Dayton Research Institute and Nanosperse LLC to demonstrate, justify the financial viability, and enable the transition of hybrid composite materials into commercial aircraft. The contract is part of NASA's Advanced Air Vehicles Program, which seeks to improve the...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (CRG), a small business aerospace and defense company based in Miamisburg, Ohio. The contract, valued at $754,891, is for the development of a multifunctional, reversible attachment method to facilitate modular in-space construction. CRG will demonstrate a mechanically robust, easily reversible, self-aligning fastener system...
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 STTR Phase II contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG), its subsidiary Nona Composites, and the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI). The $754,913 contract is for the development of a rapid and robust method for on-site composite structural repairs that is cost-effective and flexible. The goal is to enable fast, effective composite repairs without the need for ovens, autoclaves, and expensive tooling....
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...
This $124,992 firm-fixed-price NASA SBIR Phase I contract was awarded to Cornerstone Research Group Inc., a small business aerospace and defense firm based in Miamisburg, Ohio. The contract is part of NASA's Advanced Air Vehicles Program and aims to assess the value of hybrid composites to improve the safety and efficiency of aerospace structures. The Cornerstone Research Group team, which includes the University of Dayton Research Institute and Nanosperse LLC, will perform a systems-level...
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....
This is a $799,806.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (doing business as CRG), a small business based in Miamisburg, Ohio. The contract is for the development of a "Dust Tolerant Joint for In-Space Assembly", which aligns with the agency's space technology research and development priorities. Cornerstone Research Group has significant expertise in...