Training Grant 80NSSC20K1687

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $718,595.00 Firm Fixed Price, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Umpqua Research Company, a small business, to develop a Regenerable Carbon Filter (RCF) technology. The RCF is intended to remove carbonaceous particulate matter generated by environmental control and life support processes, such as carbon dioxide reduction systems, in NASA's exploration life support closed habitat mission concepts....

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Giner Inc., a Massachusetts-based research and development firm, for $124,946.00. The objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of developing an improved electrochemical process for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from cabin air, while also recycling water and producing oxygen (O2) on long-duration space missions. The proposed process aims to more...

This is a $905,000.00 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Environmental & Life Support Technology, a small business, under the SBIR Phase II program. The contract is for the development of a catalytic post-processor for water recovery systems in long-duration space missions. The key innovation is the use of noble metal catalysts supported on porous solid carbon, which exhibit superior physical properties and performance compared to...

This is a $750,000.00 firm fixed price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Serionix, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to develop advanced lightweight trace contaminant control (TCC) filters for space and planetary systems. The filters are designed to remove ammonia and formaldehyde contaminants produced by crew and equipment in the space suit system. The contract aims to tailor Serionix's proprietary...

This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by NASA to Precision Combustion, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced energy and environmental technologies. The contract is for the development of a novel, vacuum-regenerable trace contaminant control system (TCCS) for use in advanced spacesuit applications. The TCCS is intended to remove trace contaminants such as ammonia and formaldehyde from the ventilation loop of a spacesuit, which are typically...

Precision Combustion, Inc., a small research and development firm based in North Haven, Connecticut, was awarded a $970,251 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II-E contract by a civilian federal agency effective July 28, 2021. The contract, structured as a firm fixed-price definitive contract, supports development of a compact, vacuum-regenerable sorbent bed designed to remove a broad range of trace contaminants from life support systems for space exploration applications. This...

This is a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center to Orbital Technologies Corporation (Orbitec) to develop the Advanced Carbothermal Electric (ACE) Reactor. The ACE Reactor is intended to efficiently extract oxygen from lunar regolith using new electric resistant heating elements, which eliminates the need for concentrated solar or laser energy used in current carbothermal...

This is a 2015 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development to Precision Combustion, Inc., a small business headquartered in North Haven, Connecticut. The $99,828.42 fixed-price contract is for the development of a "novel high capacity, thermally stable, filter nanomaterial for multi-pollutant removal." This SBIR Phase I project aligns with the EPA's research interests in innovative energy...

Mosaic Materials Inc., a small business, was awarded a $122,083 firm-fixed price purchase order contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to develop a metal-organic framework (MOF) adsorbent material for efficient removal of carbon dioxide from confined atmospheres, such as in spacecraft. This Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract supports NASA's research into new technologies for controlling carbon dioxide levels during...

This is a $754,956 firm-fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Blazetech Corporation, a small business engineering consulting firm, to develop an innovative dust filtration system for use in the Martian atmosphere. The objective is to protect equipment used to convert local Martian resources, such as carbon dioxide, into usable oxygen for future Mars missions. The contract involves parametric testing and the delivery of a prototype filter...