This is a $754,766 Firm Fixed Price, Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to Lignamed, LLC, a small disadvantaged business. The contract is for Lignamed to develop LGM2605, an oral small molecule drug, as a radiation mitigating agent to protect against the harmful effects of space radiation exposure during long-duration missions, such as a future manned mission to Mars. The contract aims to evaluate LGM2605's ability to mitigate space radiation-induced...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Agni Medical LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $124,441.00, is for the development of C60-SERINOL to alleviate the consequences of cosmic radiation. The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Firm Fixed Price pricing type and a period of performance ending on March 1, 2021. The place of...
Humanetics Corp, a for-profit biopharmaceutical company, was awarded a $124,693 firm-fixed-price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for research and development of BIO 300, a radioprotective therapeutic candidate, to examine its efficacy against mission-relevant doses of neutron/gamma mixed-field radiation exposure. This effort aims to validate the utility of BIO 300 as a countermeasure for extraterrestrial radiation...
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Geoplasma LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract, valued at $110,486.00, aims to further improve and test multifunctional radiation shielding materials for use in crew vehicles and habitats beyond low Earth orbit. The materials under development combine efficient shielding against galactic cosmic radiation and...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Innovative Space Technologies LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I. The contract, valued at $124,506.00, is for the development of ultra-lightweight, multifunctional magnesium alloy shielding structures. This is part of NASA's research efforts to address the effects of ionizing radiation from galactic...
This is a $125,000 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Nanosonic Inc., a small business manufacturer, for lightweight radiation shielding composites for small spacecraft. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I, a set-aside for small businesses. As a prime contractor, Nanosonic has experience providing research, prototypes, and products to the Department of...
This is a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract awarded by NASA to International Scientific Technologies, Inc., a for-profit small business, to develop advanced radiation-shielding technologies using in-situ resources such as regolith to protect humans from galactic cosmic radiation during extra-terrestrial missions. The $125,000 firm-fixed price contract will support the selection of hydrogenous polymer binders, fabrication of polymer-regolith shielding specimens, and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $124,954.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to LER Technologies Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation, to conduct a feasibility study on an in-situ inspection unit that can be added to an existing additive manufacturing (AM) tool. The goal is to provide real-time information about part quality and detect flaws during the AM process, enabling immediate feedback and process correction to save...
This is a $908,154.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Luna Labs USA LLC, a division of Luna Innovations Incorporated. The contract is for the development of a "DOSESHIELD PACKAGING FOR IMPROVED PHARMACEUTICAL PROTECTION IN SPACE" and has an ultimate completion date of May 24, 2025. Luna Labs USA LLC is a small business entity that specializes in advanced fiber optic sensing and...
Nanosonic Inc. has been awarded a $150,000 firm fixed price purchase order as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I action. The contract supports the development of Thoraeus rubber shielding material of organic framework (MOF) scavenging for space pharmaceutical packaging applications. The award has a total small business set aside designation and work is to be completed by January 2025 at the contractor's...