Project Grant 80NSSC26K0825
- Federal Grant Award Summary Rarefied Technologies, Inc. received a Project Grant award of $174,991 from NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) under the Space Technology program (CFDA 43.012), effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027. The award supports early-stage feasibility studies of visionary aerospace concepts through NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which solicits innovative ideas from any field of study that offer radical potential to transform future...
- Grant Award Summary Interlune Corporation received a $110,364 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Technology Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.012) on September 9, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 8, 2026. The award supports the advancement of lunar resource utilization technologies, specifically focused on developing innovative methods for processing and beneficiating lunar regolith. Based on Interlune's established research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Aerospace Corporation received a $312,946 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) effective June 18, 2025, through June 17, 2028. This award supports The Aerospace Corporation's participation in NASA's balanced science program and exploration initiative, with research activities conducted at the organization's El Segundo, California facility. As a federally...
- NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded a $105,254 project grant under the Space Technology program to Planet Enterprises on March 26, 2021. The grant supported development of a drilling system and mission architecture utilizing a Perseverance-type rover as a drill rig with minimal science instruments. The proposed system and mission design advances NASA's goals under the Space Technology program to transform future space exploration missions and...
- Lunar Resources, Inc. received a $124,999 Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center under the Space Technology program. The grant funded an end-to-end system-level study to design a very large low frequency (5-40 MHz) radio observatory called Farview on the lunar farside using local lunar regolith materials. The study was completed between June 1, 2021 and February 28, 2022. The Space Technology program aims to advance technologies and test...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Northwestern University's Sponsored Research Division received a $112,178 project grant from NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.012) awarded on May 15, 2026, with a completion date of February 14, 2027. The award supports an early-stage feasibility study under NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which focuses on examining visionary aerospace concepts that address national government and commercial space objectives. The...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $109,007.00 Project Grant under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) to Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC (doing business as Orion Space Solutions), a small business specializing in smallsat manufacturing, space science, and atmospheric research. The grant, awarded on September 4, 2024, with a completion date of September 3, 2025, is for the project "EVALUATING THE IONOSPHERIC TOTAL ELECTRON...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Science & Technology Corporation received a $134,410 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Science program (CFDA 43.001). The award, effective February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2029, supports the execution of a balanced science program grounded in discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. As a key partner and enabler, STC will contribute...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute For Space Science And Development Incorporated received a $105,712.92 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Space Technology program (CFDA 43.012), awarded on May 20, 2025, with completion targeted for August 20, 2026. The award supports a convergence meeting designed to bring together nuclear propulsion and power innovators with the space science community to identify synergies and opportunities for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Aloft Sensing, Inc. received a $2.08 million Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) awarded on July 10, 2025, with a completion date of July 9, 2028. This three-year project is conducted at the awardee's facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While the government description references execution of a balanced science program aligned with National Academies guidance and congressional priorities, the...
Stone Aerospace, Inc. received a $166,690 Project Grant award from NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.012) effective April 20, 2026, with completion targeted for April 19, 2027. As a small disadvantaged business specializing in advanced robotic systems for subsurface space exploration, Stone Aerospace will conduct an early-stage feasibility study under NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. The study will evaluate a visionary aerospace concept addressing national government and commercial space objectives, leveraging the company's established expertise in cryobot technologies and extreme environment exploration systems developed through prior Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts totaling over $1.1 million. The award supports Stone Aerospace's continued research and development activities focused on transformational space technologies that advance U.S. space exploration capabilities. Given the company's track record in developing sophisticated robotic systems for ocean world exploration and high-bandwidth communication technologies for subsurface environments, the feasibility study will likely contribute to NASA's Moon to Mars exploration objectives and technology maturation efforts. The one-year performance period at the company's Del Valle, Texas location aligns with NASA STMD's investment strategy to bolster innovation from entrepreneurs and small business researchers across the country.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $166.7k | 5/21/26 |