Cooperative Agreement FA70001220012

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,000,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an advanced propellant-less propulsion system for small satellites by Field Propulsion Technologies Inc., a small business based in Aurora, Colorado. The project aims to create a prototype propulsion device utilizing a specialized metamaterial based on graphene composite that can generate thrust through unresolved...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $108,855 Project Grant to Space Science And Technologies Jose Nilo Castellon EIRL located in Chile. The grant will fund the CONVOLVED SPECTRA FOR GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES CHARACTERIZATION project from November 2021 through November 2023. Under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), the grantee will analyze convoluted spectra to characterize geosynchronous satellites. The program aims to...

This $274,951 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the research and development of an air-breathing electric propulsion system for reusable satellites by Viridian Space Corporation. The proposed system uses an electric propulsion thruster and an air scoop to collect atmospheric air, enabling satellites to refuel directly from the Earth's atmosphere. This technology aims to create reusable satellites...

The U.S. Air Force awarded a $4,493,413 Cooperative Agreement to the CAL Poly Corporation under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on January 1, 2025. The "GREEN, SECURE, SATELLITE PROPULSION (GSSP)" project aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by supporting fundamental and applied scientific research across diverse domains, including satellite propulsion and cybersecurity for small spacecraft. Under the...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $311,615 Project Grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to support research titled "PREDICTION OF BASIC OPERATION OF ELECTRO-SPRAY THRUSTERS USING HIGH FIDELITY MODELING." The research aims to develop high-fidelity modeling capabilities to predict the basic operation of electrospray thrusters, maintaining Air Force technological superiority...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $272,800 SBIR Phase I Project Grant to Morningbird Media Corporation to develop and test a prototype propulsion engine that utilizes electromagnetic energy to enable high-speed space travel. The goal is to create a fundamentally new approach to spacecraft propulsion that could lead to orders of magnitude faster space travel compared to current chemical propulsion systems. The key technical objectives are to develop a complex dielectric material and...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Sungkyunkwan University Research & Business Foundation to support basic research for proposal 21IOA104 "Heat Dissipation Artificial Meta-Structures (AMS) for Space Electronic Devices in Extreme Environment" from December 10, 2021 to December 9, 2023. The research aims to develop heat dissipation technologies using artificial meta-structures to enable space electronic devices...

This Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $1,599,998.00 to Georgia TECH Research Corp to conduct research on "ANALOG SIDE CHANNEL ATTACKS AND DEFENSES FOR SATELLITES". The research aims to develop innovative methods for protecting satellite systems from analog side channel attacks, which can compromise the security and integrity of critical space-based assets. The two-year project,...

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division (UCF) received a $182,922 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, made on June 1, 2023 for a one-year period concluding on May 31, 2024, will support UCF's research utilizing a thermal analyzer coupled with advanced mass spectrometry for optical materials research. The Air Force...

The Department of the Air Force awarded a $140,443 Project Grant to Empresa Publica De Servicios Espol TECH E.p. of Ecuador for the period of May 15, 2022 through May 14, 2024. The grant funding will support the GUIDED THERMAL IMAGE SUPER-RESOLUTION project under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The project aims to develop techniques for enhancing low-resolution thermal images to enable improved target detection capabilities for the Air Force. The Defense Research...