Training Grant 80NSSC21K1226

Purdue University, a leading research institution, was awarded a $212,555.88 contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a new additive manufacturing (AM) technology capable of printing heterogeneous materials with high solids loadings. This is a revolutionary advancement, as it will enable the printing of propellants previously considered unprintable, allowing for the creation of unique geometries that can improve propellant burning rates. The contract...

This $500,000 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Pittsburgh aims to develop a part-scale process-microstructure simulation tool to predict the microstructure evolution of Inconel 718 processed by powder bed laser fusion, a type of additive manufacturing (commonly referred to as 3D printing). The project seeks to overcome the challenges in certifying additive manufacturing parts due to the variability in microstructure and material...

This federal contract award, valued at $124,997, was issued by NASA to 3Dnol, LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for a feasibility study on the additive manufacturing of shape memory alloys (SMAs) developed by NASA researchers. The contract was awarded under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I solicitation and is a total small business set-aside, supporting NASA's goal of stimulating technological innovation through research partnerships with small...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Hinetics LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for the development of a very high specific power integrated electric turbofan propulsion system. The key innovation is the use of high fundamental operating frequencies (3-10 kHz) and a mostly air-core electromagnetic architecture to increase power density and efficiency. This technology aims to enable more...

This firm-fixed-price purchase order, awarded to MRL Materials Resources LLC (MRL), a small business, requires the additively manufacture of test specimens from a specialized superalloy powder provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract, valued at $26,000.00, has a period of performance ending on September 29, 2025. The original solicitation was a special notice published by NASA, seeking a vendor to develop suitable process conditions and print various...

This SBIR Phase I contract was awarded to Transition45 Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small business, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The $124,999 firm-fixed-price contract aims to advance the development of low-cost, functionally graded laser additive manufactured high temperature refractory and cermet pin tools for friction stir welding (FSW) and/or friction stir processing (FSP) of heat-resistant materials. FSW is a solid-state process that produces...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,953.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Physical Sciences Inc., a for-profit R&D company, to develop a regenerative cooling architecture and manufacturing method for a combined ceramic matrix composite (CMC)/metal structure for rocket nozzles. The objective is to reduce structural mass and improve specific impulse to enable larger payload fractions and lower mission costs. The proposed...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to General Electric Company's GE Additive division for the development of direct metal laser melting Alloy 718 fuel preburner chamber coupons. The $156,000.00 contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a prime contractor, GE Additive has provided metal additive manufacturing hardware, software, services, and related capabilities to various Department of Defense...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $57,000.00 firm-fixed price purchase order to Amaero Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Inc., a small business vendor, to procure C103 powder material for use in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing processes. The key requirements for the powder include a spherical morphology, a particle size distribution of 15-53 mm, and a specific chemical composition of Nb-10Hf-1Ti with limits on...

This $249,844 firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to RPM Innovations Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of industrial directed energy deposition laser systems based in Rapid City, South Dakota. The contract is for the JBK-75 Directed Energy Deposition Forward-End Thin-Wall RS-25 Nozzle Build, which supports propulsion technology development, regeneratively-cooled thrust chambers, and advanced...