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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| DEPLOYABLE AND RETRACTABLE SOLAR ARRAY FOR LUNAR SURFACE/LANDER MOBILITY OPERATIONS | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $749,163 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 3, 2020 | Aug 3, 2020 | Nov 2, 2022 | ||
| INNOVATIVE DEPLOYABLE SOLAR ARRAY FOR SMALLSAT AND CUBESAT APPLICATIONS | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $749,224 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 3, 2020 | Aug 3, 2020 | Dec 23, 2022 | ||
| AFFORDABLE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE SOLAR ARRAY FOR NASA AND COMMERCIAL MISSIONS | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $889,700 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 20, 2019 | Sep 20, 2019 | Nov 19, 2021 | ||
| DSS PLANS TO ADAPT THEIR ROSA TECHNOLOGY TO VERTICAL DEPLOYMENT WITH THE ABILITY TO DEPLOY AND RETRACT MULTIPLE TIMES. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,969 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 19, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 | Feb 18, 2020 | ||
| DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS HAS DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE DEPLOYABLE SOLAR ARRAY FOR CUBESAT AND SMALLSAT APPLICATIONS THAT OFFERS A 2X INCREASE IN DEPLOYED SOLAR ARRAY AREA. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,713 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Aug 19, 2019 | Aug 19, 2019 | Feb 18, 2020 | ||
| DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) HAS DEVELOPED A HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM THAT HAS GAME-CHANGING PERFORMANCE METRICS IN TERMS OF ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, AFFORDABILITY, HIGH SPECIFIC POWER AND LOWEST COST AVAILABLE FOR A SOLAR ARRAY OF ITS SIZE. THE PROPOSED SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM IS A FOLDABLE COMPOSITE PANEL SOLAR ARRAY DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR SCALE-UP / HIGH-POWER SEP APPLICATIONS AND IS TARGETED AS A DIRECT REPLACEMENT FOR EXISTING RIGID PANEL SOLAR ARRAYS. THE FOLDABLE PANEL ARRAY ELIMINATES THE COSTLY HONEYCOMB PANELS AND HINGE MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH RIGID PANEL ARRAY SYSTEMS, PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM LEVEL COST REDUCTION. THE INNOVATIVE SOLAR ARRAY CONSISTS OF A HIGHLY-MANUFACTURABLE SINGLE-PIECE THIN LAMINATED PANEL WITH SOLAR CELLS BONDED DIRECTLY TO THE PANEL USING STANDARD CELL LAYDOWN PROCESSES. THE SOLAR ARRAY FOLDS UPON ITSELF FOR STOWAGE IN A FLAT-PACKAGE CONFIGURATION AND IS PROTECTED FOR LAUNCH WITH A PROPRIETARY PACKAGING TECHNIQUE. DEPLOYMENT IS RELIABLY ACHIEVED THROUGH A PROPRIETARY DEPLOYMENT APPROACH THAT SEQUENCES AND COORDINATES THE DEPLOYMENT OF EACH PANEL. WHEN FULLY DEPLOYED THE SOLAR ARRAY CONFORMS TO AN INTEGRATED FLAT PLANAR SURFACE (ONTO WHICH THE PV IS MOUNTED) WITH DEEP-SECTIONED CYLINDRICAL-SHAPED OUT-OF-PLANE LONGITUDINAL EDGES AND STIFFENERS THAT PROVIDE HIGH STIFFNESS/STRENGTH. POTENTIAL NASA | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,993 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 12, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | Feb 15, 2019 | ||
| DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) IN COLLABORATION WITH SPECTROLAB, INC. HAS DEVELOPED A MODULAR MULTI-JUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY THAT USES INNOVATIVE SPECTROLAB FLEXSHEET SPM'S THAT ENABLE/ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE ULTRA-LOW COST, LOW MASS, MODULARITY, AND HIGH VOLTAGE OPERABILITY FOR HIGH POWER ARRAYS TO SUPPORT SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP) HUMAN EXPLORATION AND SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED MULTI-JUNCTION FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY WITH THE INNOVATIVE SPECTROLAB FLEXSHEET SPM TECHNOLOGY, WHEN COUPLED TO AN OPTIMIZED STRUCTURAL PLATFORM (SUCH AS DSS'S ROSA / IMBA SOLAR ARRAY, AND/OR OTHER OPTIMIZED FLEXIBLE BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY STRUCTURES) WILL PRODUCE REVOLUTIONARY ARRAY-SYSTEM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF HIGH SPECIFIC POWER, LIGHTWEIGHT, RAPID ASSEMBLY AND RE-CONFIGURABILITY, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, RELIABILITY, UNPARALLELED MODULARITY, ADAPTABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, RELIABLE HIGH VOLTAGE OPERABILITY, ADAPTABILITY TO ALL FLEXIBLE SOLAR ARRAYS, AND RAPID COMMERCIAL INFUSION. THE PROPOSED FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY ACCOMMODATES ALL SPACE PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV) INCLUDING STANDARD XTJ PV AND EMERGING IMM PV TECHNOLOGIES. ONCE SUCCESSFULLY VALIDATED THROUGH THE PROPOSED PHASE 2 PROGRAM, THE INNOVATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT AND MODULAR MULTI-JUNCTION FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS OVER CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART, AND WILL BE MISSIONENABLING FOR FUTURE NASA AND NON-NASA APPLICATIONS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $749,618 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 22, 2018 | May 22, 2018 | Jun 1, 2021 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF "HIGH PERFORMANCE ROBUST-AND-RESILIENT SOLAR ARRAY" | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $1,496,875 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | Aug 22, 2017 | Aug 22, 2017 | Apr 22, 2022 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) IN COLLABORATION WITH SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION (SNC) HAS DEVELOPED A MODULAR MULTI-JUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY THAT USES INNOVATIVE SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY (SMT) PHOTOVOLTAIC SPM'S THAT ENABLE/ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE ULTRA-LOW COST, LOW MASS, MODULARITY, AND RELIABLE OPERATION FOR HIGH POWER ARRAYS TO SUPPORT SOLAR FUTURE NASA HUMAN EXPLORATION AND SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED MULTI-JUNCTION FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY WITH THE INNOVATIVE SNC SMT SPM TECHNOLOGY, WHEN COUPLED TO AN OPTIMIZED STRUCTURAL PLATFORM (SUCH AS DSS'S ROSA / IMBA SOLAR ARRAY, AND/OR OTHER OPTIMIZED FLEXIBLE BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY STRUCTURES) WILL PRODUCE REVOLUTIONARY ARRAY-SYSTEM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF HIGH SPECIFIC POWER, LIGHTWEIGHT, RAPID ASSEMBLY AND RE-CONFIGURABILITY, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, RELIABILITY, UNPARALLELED MODULARITY, ADAPTABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, HIGH VOLTAGE OPERABILITY, ADAPTABILITY TO ALL FLEXIBLE SOLAR ARRAYS, AND RAPID COMMERCIAL INFUSION. ONCE SUCCESSFULLY VALIDATED THROUGH THE PROPOSED PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2 PROGRAMS, THE INNOVATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT AND MODULAR MULTI-JUNCTION FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS OVER CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART, AND WILL BE MISSION-ENABLING FOR FUTURE NASA AND NON-NASA APPLICATIONS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,974 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 8, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) IN COLLABORATION WITH SPECTROLAB, INC. HAS DEVELOPED A MODULAR MULTI-JUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY THAT USES INNOVATIVE SPECTROLAB FLEXSHEET SPM'S THAT ENABLE/ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE ULTRA-LOW COST, LOW MASS, MODULARITY, AND HIGH VOLTAGE OPERABILITY FOR HIGH POWER ARRAYS TO SUPPORT SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP) HUMAN EXPLORATION AND SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED MULTI-JUNCTION FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY WITH THE INNOVATIVE SPECTROLAB FLEXSHEET SPM TECHNOLOGY, WHEN COUPLED TO AN OPTIMIZED STRUCTURAL PLATFORM (SUCH AS DSS'S ROSA / IMBA SOLAR ARRAY, AND/OR OTHER OPTIMIZED FLEXIBLE BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY STRUCTURES) WILL PRODUCE REVOLUTIONARY ARRAY-SYSTEM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF HIGH SPECIFIC POWER, LIGHTWEIGHT, RAPID ASSEMBLY AND RE-CONFIGURABILITY, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, RELIABILITY, UNPARALLELED MODULARITY, ADAPTABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, RELIABLE HIGH VOLTAGE OPERABILITY, ADAPTABILITY TO ALL FLEXIBLE SOLAR ARRAYS, AND RAPID COMMERCIAL INFUSION. THE PROPOSED FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY ACCOMMODATES ALL SPACE PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV) INCLUDING STANDARD XTJ PV AND EMERGING IMM PV TECHNOLOGIES. ONCE SUCCESSFULLY VALIDATED THROUGH THE PROPOSED PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2 PROGRAMS, THE INNOVATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT AND MODULAR MULTI-JUNCTION FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS OVER CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART, AND WILL BE MISSION-ENABLING FOR FUTURE NASA AND NON-NASA APPLICATIONS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,854 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 7, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) HAS DEVELOPED A NEXT-GENERATION HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY FOR NASA'S FUTURE LANDER AND SAMPLE RETURN MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED LANDER SOLAR ARRAY HAS GAME-CHANGING PERFORMANCE METRICS IN TERMS OF EXTREMELY HIGH SPECIFIC POWER, ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, AFFORDABILITY, LOW RISK, HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL SURVIVABILITY/OPERABILITY, HIGH POWER AND GROWTH CAPABILITY, HIGH DEPLOYED STRENGTH AND HIGH STRENGTH DURING DEPLOYMENT (FOR MISSION ENVIRONMENTS THAT HAVE HIGH GRAVITY AND WIND LOADING FROM ATMOSPHERES SUCH AS MARS), HIGH DEPLOYED STIFFNESS, HIGH RELIABILITY, RETRACTION AND RE-DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY, AND BROAD MODULARITY / ADAPTABILITY TO MANY MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION IS A TENSIONED MEMBRANE BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY THAT STOWS VERY COMPACTLY WITH NO AUXILIARY COMPONENTS EXTENDING BEYOND THE STOWED VOLUME ENVELOPE OF THE STOWED FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY, AND WHEN DEPLOYED BECOMES STRUCTURALLY PRE-TENSIONED TO CREATE A DEPLOYED RIGID BODY 'TENSEGRITY-LIKE' CONFIGURATION THAT EXHIBITS VERY HIGH DEPLOYED STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES LANDER AND SAMPLE RETURN VEHICLE CAPABILITIES THROUGH ITS ENABLING PERFORMANCE AND BY PROVIDING A LOW COST ALTERNATIVE RENEWABLE POWER GENERATING SYSTEM IN PLACE OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE STANDARD RTG SYSTEMS CURRENTLY BEING USED. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION GREATLY INCREASES PERFORMANCE AND AUTONOMY/MOBILITY, DECREASES RISK, AND ULTIMATELY ENABLES MISSIONS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $749,576 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 6, 2017 | Jun 6, 2017 | Mar 4, 2021 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF HIGH-PERFORMANCE ROBUST-AND-RESILIENT SOLAR ARRAY TECHNOLOGY | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $149,946 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AC21NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 27, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Apr 3, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) HAS DEVELOPED A NEXT-GENERATION HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY FOR NASAS FUTURE LANDER AND SAMPLE RETURN MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED LANDER SOLAR ARRAY HAS GAME-CHANGING PERFORMANCE METRICS IN TERMS OF EXTREMELY HIGH SPECIFIC POWER, ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, AFFORDABILITY, LOW RISK, HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL SURVIVABILITY/OPERABILITY, HIGH POWER AND GROWTH CAPABILITY, HIGH DEPLOYED STRENGTH AND HIGH STRENGTH DURING DEPLOYMENT (FOR MISSION ENVIRONMENTS THAT HAVE HIGH GRAVITY AND WIND LOADING FROM ATMOSPHERES SUCH AS MARS), HIGH DEPLOYED STIFFNESS, HIGH RELIABILITY, RETRACTION AND RE-DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY, AND BROAD MODULARITY / ADAPTABILITY TO MANY MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION IS A TENSIONED MEMBRANE BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY THAT STOWS VERY COMPACTLY WITH NO AUXILIARY COMPONENTS EXTENDING BEYOND THE STOWED VOLUME ENVELOPE OF THE STOWED FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY, AND WHEN DEPLOYED BECOMES STRUCTURALLY PRE-TENSIONED TO CREATE A DEPLOYED RIGID BODY TENSEGRITY-LIKE CONFIGURATION THAT EXHIBITS VERY HIGH DEPLOYED STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES LANDER AND SAMPLE RETURN VEHICLE CAPABILITIES THROUGH ITS ENABLING PERFORMANCE AND BY PROVIDING A LOW COST ALTERNATIVE RENEWABLE POWER GENERATING SYSTEM IN PLACE OF THE VERY EXPENSIVE STANDARD RTG SYSTEMS CURRENTLY BEING USED. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION GREATLY INCREASES PERFORMANCE AND AUTONOMY/MOBILITY, DECREASES RISK, AND ULTIMATELY ENABLES MISSIONS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,961 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 3, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Dec 9, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) HAS DEVELOPED A HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM THAT HAS GAME-CHANGING PERFORMANCE METRICS IN TERMS OF ULTRACOMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME AND EXTREMELY HIGH SPECIFIC POWER. THE EMBODIMENT IS A TENSIONED MEMBRANE BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY THAT STOWS VERY COMPACTLY BY FOLDING, WHERE IT'S TOTAL STOWED HEIGHT IS ONLY HALF THE WIDTH OF THE DEPLOYED ARRAY, ALLEVIATING ANY STOWED HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS AND ALLOWING FOR THE PACKAGING OF ENORMOUS SOLAR ARRAYS WITHIN STANDARD LAUNCH VEHICLE FAIRINGS. THIS INNOVATION OF EXTREMELY COMPACT STOWED PACKAGING ALLOWS FOR MUCH HIGHER POWER TO BE PACKAGED INTO A GIVEN STOWED ENVELOPE, ENABLING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER POWERED NASA/NON-NASA MISSIONS, AND PARTICULARLY ENABLING MISSIONS WHERE STOWED VOLUMES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY CONSTRAINED. THE TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO WELL SUITED FOR VERY LARGE (EXTREMELY HIGH POWER) SEP AND NON-SEP SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEMS WHERE STOWED PACKAGING THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF POWER WITHIN A GIVEN ENVELOPED IS DEMANDED. THE PROPOSED SOLAR ARRAY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION IS RELIABLE AND LEVERAGES PROVEN HERITAGE COMPONENTS, MATERIALS, AND APPROACHES TO PROVIDE VERY LOW RISK IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE END-USER. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY WILL PRODUCE REVOLUTIONARY ARRAY-SYSTEM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, HIGH SPECIFIC POWER, LIGHTWEIGHT, RELIABILITY, MODULARITY, ADAPTABILITY, AND AFFORDABILITY. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY ALSO HAS MANY RAPID COMMERCIAL INFUSION PATHS TO HELP MAXIMIZE NASA'S ROI. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,978 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 3, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Dec 9, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III: ROLL OUT SOLAR ARRAY | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $678,042 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541720Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | May 25, 2016 | May 25, 2016 | Feb 22, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) HAS DEVELOPED A NEXT-GENERATION HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM THAT HAS GAME-CHANGING PERFORMANCE METRICS IN TERMS OF EXTREMELY-HIGH SPECIFIC POWER AND ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME. THE EMBODIMENT IS A TENSIONED MEMBRANE-BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY THAT STOWS VERY COMPACTLY TO NEARLY THE SAME PROFILE AS ITS PHOTOVOLTAIC FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY, WITH NO AUXILIARY COMPONENTS EXPANDING BEYOND THE STOWED VOLUME ENVELOPE OF THE STOWED BLANKET. THIS INNOVATION OF EXTREMELY-COMPACT STOWED PACKAGING ALLOWS FOR MUCH HIGHER POWER TO BE PACKAGED INTO A GIVEN STOWED ENVELOP, ENABLING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER POWERED NASA SCIENCE AND SEP MISSIONS, OTHER NASA MISSIONS, AND OTHER NON-NASA MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY PARTICULARLY ENABLES MISSIONS WHOSE STOWED VOLUMES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY CONSTRAINED FOR STOWAGE SPACE DUE TO LAUNCHING ON INEXPENSIVE SMALLER LAUNCH VEHICLES. THE TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO WELL SUITED FOR VERY LARGE (VERY HIGH POWER) SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEMS WHERE STOWED PACKAGING THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF POWER WITHIN A GIVEN ENVELOPED IS DEMANDED. THE PROPOSED NEXT-GENERATION SOLAR ARRAY TECHNOLOGY IS RELIABLE AND LEVERAGES PROVEN HERITAGE COMPONENTS, MATERIALS, AND APPROACHES TO PROVIDE VERY LOW RISK IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE END-USER. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY WILL PRODUCE REVOLUTIONARY ARRAY-SYSTEM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF INDUSTRY LEADING ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, HIGH SPECIFIC POWER, LIGHTWEIGHT, RELIABILITY, MODULARITY, ADAPTABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND RAPID COMMERCIAL INFUSION. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,874 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 3, 2016 | May 3, 2016 | Dec 10, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS FOCUSED ON VALIDATING TO TRL 6 A MODULAR MULTI-JUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLES/ENHANCES THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE LOW-COST, LOW MASS, AND HIGH VOLTAGE OPERABILITY FOR HIGH POWER ARRAYS TO SUPPORT SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP) HUMAN EXPLORATION AND SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY IS APPLICABLE TO ALL NASA FUTURE MISSIONS, NOT JUST SEP HUMAN EXPLORATION AND SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED MULTI-JUNCTION FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY WHEN COUPLED TO AN OPTIMIZED STRUCTURAL PLATFORM (SUCH AS DSS'S ROSA, AND/OR OTHER OPTIMIZED FLEXIBLE BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY STRUCTURES) AND MICROLINK'S EPITAXIAL LIFTOFF(ELO) MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY WILL PRODUCE REVOLUTIONARY ARRAY-SYSTEM-LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF HIGH SPECIFIC POWER, LIGHTWEIGHT, RAPID ASSEMBLY AND RE-CONFIGURABILITY, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, RELIABILITY, MODULARITY, ADAPTABILITY, EXTREME AFFORDABILITY, ADAPTABILITY TO ALL FLEXIBLE SOLAR ARRAYS, AND RAPID COMMERCIAL INFUSION. ONCE SUCCESSFULLY VALIDATED THROUGH THE PROPOSED PROGRAM, THE PROPOSED LIGHTWEIGHT MULTI-JUNCTION FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS OVER CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART, AND WILL BE MISSION-ENABLING FOR FUTURE NASA AND NON-NASA APPLICATIONS. NASA'S TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP INCLUDES UTILIZING SEP FOR SPACE HUMAN EXPLORATION AND OUTER-PLANETS MISSIONS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROPOSED FLEXIBLE BLANKET TECHNOLOGY ENABLES THESE EMERGING MISSIONS BY PROVIDING AFFORDABILITY, VERY HIGH POWER CAPABILITY, LIGHTWEIGHT, ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE, AND HIGH-VOLTAGE OPERATION IN A SEP PLASMA ENVIRONMENT. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $884,159 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jan 7, 2016 | Jan 6, 2016 | Apr 6, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF ROLL OUT SOLAR ARRAY (ROSA) RAPID INNOVATION FUNDING | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $1,650,629 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AJ43 | Aug 25, 2014 | Aug 25, 2014 | Aug 24, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) WILL FOCUS THE PROPOSED SBIR PHASE 2 PROGRAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF AN AUTOMATED ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNED TO MASS-PRODUCE DSS'S INTEGRATED MODULAR BLANKET ASSEMBLY (IMBA) COMMON PHOTOVOLTAIC STANDARD POWER MODULES (SPM'S). THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION WILL IMPLEMENT AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR CIC-ING, GLASSING, STRINGING, LAYDOWN, AND VALIDATION TESTING OF INTERCONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES ONTO AN ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT IMBA/SPM MODULAR FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY THROUGH SIMPLE AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PICK-AND-PLACE ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES / EQUIPMENT. ROBOTICALLY AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING OF IMBA/SPM PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL ASSEMBLIES WILL PROVIDE GAME-CHANGING AFFORDABILITY / COST-SAVINGS WHEN COMPARED TO CURRENT LABOR INTENSIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. UNLIKE THE CURRENT INDUSTRY APPROACH WHICH IS ONLY FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE DEVICE AREA TO ONLY MINIMALLY REDUCE PANEL ASSEMBLY COSTS, THE PROPOSED AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING WILL ATTACK THE HIGHEST/MOST LABOR INTENSIVE COST COMPONENTS OF MANUFACTURING A PANEL ASSEMBLY, NAMELY; CICING, GLASSING, STRINGING, PANEL LAYDOWN, AND VALIDATION TESTING. DSS'S MODULAR IMBA/SPM PHOTOVOLTAIC FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY COUPLED WITH AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING PROMISES TO PROVIDE ULTRA-AFFORDABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE, AND REPEATABLE HIGH-QUALITY PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL ASSEMBLIES FOR FUTURE NASA SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION MISSIONS, AND PARTICULARLY FOR ULTRA-HIGH-POWER SEP MISSIONS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $874,819 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 29, 2014 | Apr 29, 2014 | Sep 30, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOLLC WILL FOCUS THE PROPOSED NASA PHASE 2 EFFORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF OUR INNOVATIVE MULTI-A.U. SOLAROSA TECHNOLOGY. SOLAROSA, NAMED FOR STRETCHED OPTICAL LENS ARCHITECTURE ON ROLL-OUT SOLAR ARRAY, IS A NEW LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPACE SOLAR ARRAY THAT ENABLES MISSIONS THROUGH LOW-COST, LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, RADIATION HARDNESS, HIGH VOLTAGE CAPABILITY, SCALABILITY TO ULTRAHIGH POWER, AND LILT/HIHT ENVIRONMENT OPERABILITY. SOLAROSA IS A FUSION OF THE PROVEN STRETCHED LENS ARRAY (SLA) CONCENTRATOR TECHNOLOGY WITH DSS'S INNOVATIVE ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT ROLL-OUT SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURAL PLATFORM. THE PROPOSED PHASE 2 PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF MULTI-A.U. OPERABILITY, LARGE BETA AXIS OFF-POINTING OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY, AND HIGH RADIATION ENVIRONMENTAL SURVIVABILITY. THE PROPOSED PHASE 2 PROGRAM PROVIDES NASA/INDUSTRY A NEAR-TERM AND LOW-RISK SOLAR ARRAY THAT PROVIDES REVOLUTIONARY PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF HIGH SPECIFIC POWER, AFFORDABILITY, LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH DEPLOYED STIFFNESS, HIGH DEPLOYED STRENGTH, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, RELIABILITY, HIGH RADIATION TOLERANCE, HIGH VOLTAGE OPERATION CAPABILITY, SCALABILITY, AND LILT/HIHT OPERATION CAPABILITY. THE PREDICTED PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR THE SOLAROSA TECHNOLOGY ARE INCREDIBLE IMPROVEMENTS OVER CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART, AND IN MANY CASES ARE MISSION-ENABLING FOR FUTURE NASA SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION MISSIONS, AND PARTICULARLY FOR NASA DEEP SPACE SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP) HIGH-VOLTAGE AND HIGH RADIATION MISSIONS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $749,886 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 29, 2014 | Apr 29, 2014 | Sep 30, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DSS PROPOSES TO SYSTEMATICALLY MATURE, MITIGATE RISK FOR; AND PERFORM HARDWARE-BASED GROUND VALIDATIONS / DEMONSTRATIONS OF A LOW-COST, HIGH TECHNOLOGY PAYOFF, ISS-BASED FLIGHT EXPERIMENT THAT WILL ALLOW KEY RELEVANT SPACE-FLIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL VALIDATION OF OUR INNOVATIVE ROLL-OUT SOLAR ARRAY (ROSA) TECHNOLOGY. THE ROSA FLEX-BLANKET SOLAR ARRAY TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES GAME-CHANGING AFFORDABILITY AND PERFORMANCE, AND DELIVERS A PERFORMANCE PARADIGM SHIFT IN TERMS OF: SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER COST, GREATER SPECIFIC POWER, MORE COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, HIGHER STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE, LESS COMPLEXITY, AND MORE MODULARITY / SCALABILITY THAN STATE-OF-THE-ART SOLAR ARRAYS. A CRITICAL ASPECT OF READYING THE ENABLING ROSA TECHNOLOGY FOR INFUSION INTO POTENTIAL END-USER APPLICATIONS IS TO INCREASE THE TRL TO 7+ VIA TEST / ANALYTICAL VALIDATION OF HARDWARE IN A RELEVANT SPACEFLIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR: DEPLOYMENT, DEPLOYED DYNAMICS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PRODUCTION. THE ISS PROVIDES A READY AND COST-EFFECTIVE RELEVANT SPACE ENVIRONMENT (ZERO-G, VACUUM AND SOLAR ILLUMINATION/THERMAL) TEST-BED FOR THE VALIDATION OF THESE KEY TECHNOLOGY AREAS VIA THE STRAIGHTFORWARD FLIGHT EXPERIMENT PROPOSED. THE PHASE 2 EFFORT IS INTENDED TO LEAD TO THE DEFINITION OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND TEST-VALIDATED ISS-BASED ROSA EXPERIMENT DESIGN AND OPERATIONS PLAN THAT WILL FACILITATE / ACCELERATE AN ISS EXPERIMENT MANIFEST / REVIEW / APPROVAL PROCESS TO SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTEN THE TIME TO FLIGHT. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES: COMPREHENSIVE RISK MITIGATION FOR THE FLIGHT EXPERIMENT THAT INCLUDES HARDWARE-BASED TESTING / GROUND SIMULATION OF EXPERIMENT OPERATIONS (INCLUDING ISS STRUCTURE AND ROBOTIC ARM INTERFACES) WITH FUNCTIONAL AND FLIGHT-LIKE EXPERIMENT HARDWARE AND GENERATION OF DOCUMENTATION TO FACILITATE ISS FLIGHT EXPERIMENT BOARD REQUIREMENTS, INTEGRATION, OPERATIONS AND SAFETY REVIEWS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $684,895 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 23, 2013 | Jul 23, 2013 | Jul 22, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS), IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA (UCSB), DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, WILL FOCUS THE PROPOSED NASA STTR PHASE 2 PROGRAM ON THE MATERIALS OPTIMIZATION, STRUCTURES OPTIMIZATION, CREEP / RELAXATION PHENOMENA CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYTICAL MODELING, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS OPTIMIZATION/DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MEGA-ROSA/ROSA SOLAR ARRAY. THE ROSA TECHNOLOGY (TERMED FOR: ROLL-OUT SOLAR ARRAY) IS A NEW/INNOVATIVE MISSION-ENABLING SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM THAT OFFERS MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE IN ALL KEY METRICS AND UNPARALLELED AFFORDABILITY FOR NASA'S SPACE SCIENCE&EXPLORATION MISSIONS. ROSA WILL ENABLE NASA'S EMERGING SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP) SPACE SCIENCE&EXPLORATION MISSIONS THROUGH ITS ULTRA-AFFORDABILITY, ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT, ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, HIGH STRENGTH/STIFFNESS, AND ITS HIGH VOLTAGE AND HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATION CAPABILITY WITHIN MANY ENVIRONMENTS. MULTIPLE IDENTIFIED END-USERS PROVIDE STRONG COMMERCIAL INFUSION PATHS FOR THE ROSA SOLAR ARRAY UPON THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THE PROPOSED PHASE 2 PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $949,147 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jul 23, 2013 | Jul 23, 2013 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY IS A REVOLUTIONARY SOLAR ARRAY ADVANCEMENT THAT RELIES ON A STRUCTURALLY OPTIMIZED PLATFORM TO PROVIDE UNPARALLELED SPECIFIC-PERFORMANCE AND AFFORDABILITY FOR EXTREMELY LARGE AREA SOLAR ARRAYS. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY IS COMPRISED OF A CENTRAL BEAM TENSIONED MEMBRANE ARCHITECTURE THAT LEVERAGES KEY HERITAGE TECHNOLOGY ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE LOW-RISK AND HIGH END-USER ACCEPTANCE. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY WILL ENABLE EMERGING SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION MISSIONS THROUGH ULTRA-AFFORDABILITY, ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT, ULTRA-COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, DESIGN SIMPLICITY, ROBUSTNESS AND HIGH DAMAGE TOLERANCE, BROAD SCALABILITY, HIGH STRENGTH/STIFFNESS, HIGH VOLTAGE AND HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATION CAPABILITY WITHIN MANY ENVIRONMENTS. ONCE COMPLETELY OPTIMIZED THROUGH THE PROPOSED SBIR PROGRAM THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY PROMISES TO PROVIDE NASA/INDUSTRY A NEAR-TERM AND LOW-RISK SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES REVOLUTIONARY PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF HIGH SPECIFIC POWER (>300 UP TO 500 W/KG BOL AT THE WING LEVEL, PV-BLANKET DEPENDENT), AFFORDABILITY (UP TO 40% COST SAVINGS AT THE ARRAY LEVEL, PV-BLANKET DEPENDENT), ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH DEPLOYED STIFFNESS (10X BETTER THAN CURRENT ARRAYS), HIGH DEPLOYED STRENGTH (10X BETTER THAN CURRENT ARRAYS), COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME (>70-80 KW/M3 BOL, 10X TIMES BETTER THAN CURRENT ARRAYS), HIGH RELIABILITY, HIGH RADIATION TOLERANCE, HIGH VOLTAGE OPERATION CAPABILITY (>200 VDC), SCALABILITY (500W TO 100'S OF KW), AND LILT/HIHT OPERATION. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,995 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 21, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Nov 23, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS) WILL FOCUS THE PROPOSED SBIR PROGRAM ON THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNED TO MASS-PRODUCE DSS'S INTEGRATED MODULAR BLANKET ASSEMBLY (IMBA) COMMON PHOTOVOLTAIC STANDARD POWER MODULES (SPM'S). THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL IMPLEMENT AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR CIC-ING, GLASSING, STRINGING, LAYDOWN, AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF INTERCONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES ONTO AN ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT IMBA/SPM MODULAR FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY THROUGH SIMPLE AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PICK-AND-PLACE ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES / INFRASTRUCTURE. AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING OF IMBA/SPM PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL ASSEMBLIES WILL PROVIDE AN INDUSTRY PARADIGM SHIFT FOR AFFORDABILITY / COST-SAVINGS WHEN COMPARED TO CURRENT LABOR INTENSIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. UNLIKE THE CURRENT INDUSTRY APPROACH WHICH IS ONLY FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE DEVICE AREA THAT ONLY MINIMALLY REDUCES PANEL ASSEMBLY COSTS, THE PROPOSED AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING WILL ATTACK THE HIGHEST COST AND MOST LABOR INTENSIVE COMPONENTS OF MANUFACTURING A PANEL ASSEMBLY, NAMELY; CICING, GLASSING, STRINGING, PANEL LAYDOWN, AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING. BY INCORPORATING AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING THE PROPOSED IMBA/SPM PHOTOVOLTAIC FLEXIBLE BLANKET ASSEMBLY PROMISES TO PROVIDE ULTRA-AFFORDABLE HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND REPEATABLE HIGH-QUALITY MODULES FOR FUTURE NASA SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION MISSIONS, AND PARTICULARLY FOR ULTRA-HIGH-POWER SEP MISSIONS. | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,801 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 21, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Nov 23, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MARK O'NEILL LLC (MOLLC) WILL FOCUS THE PROPOSED NASA PHASE 1 EFFORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR INNOVATIVE SOLAROSA TECHNOLOGY. SOLAROSA, NAMED FOR STRETCHED OPTICAL LENS ARCHITECTURE ON ROLL-OUT SOLAR ARRAY, IS A NEW LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH PERFORMANCE SPACE SOLAR ARRAY THAT ENABLES MISSIONS THROUGH LOW COST, LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, RADIATION HARDNESS, HIGH VOLTAGE CAPABILITY, SCALABILITY TO ULTRA-HIGH POWER, AND LILT/HIHT ENVIRONMENT OPERABILITY. SOLAROSA IS A FUSION OF ENTECH'S PROVEN STRETCHED LENS ARRAY (SLA) CONCENTRATOR TECHNOLOGY WITH DSS'S INNOVATIVE ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT ROLL-OUT SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURAL PLATFORM. THE PROPOSED PHASE 1 PROGRAM IS UNIQUELY FOCUSED ON SOLAROSA DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDES MULTI-A.U. OPERABILITY AND LARGE BETA AXIS OFF-POINTING OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. SOLAROSA PROMISES TO PROVIDE NASA/INDUSTRY A NEAR-TERM AND LOW-RISK SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES REVOLUTIONARY PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF HIGH SPECIFIC POWER (>400-500 W/KG BOL AT WING LEVEL), AFFORDABILITY (>50% PROJECTED COST SAVINGS AT THE ARRAY LEVEL), LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH DEPLOYED STIFFNESS, HIGH DEPLOYED STRENGTH, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME (>60-80 KW/M3 BOL), RELIABILITY, HIGH RADIATION TOLERANCE, HIGH VOLTAGE OPERATION CAPABILITY, SCALABILITY, AND LILT&HIHT OPERATION CAPABILITY (LILT LOW INTENSITY LOW TEMPERATURE, HIHT HIGH INTENSITY HIGH TEMPERATURE). | REDWIRE SPACE ENTERPRISES, INC. | $124,936 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | May 21, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Nov 23, 2013 |