{"id":142797,"date":"2022-08-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-482169"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:55:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:55:22","slug":"nasa-awards-accelerate-small-business-tech-for-earth-and-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/nasa-awards-accelerate-small-business-tech-for-earth-and-space\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Awards Accelerate Small Business Tech for Earth and Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Astronaut in a lunar vehicle exploring the lunar surface.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg 6102w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ltv-climbinghill-viper_1.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Awards under NASA\u2019s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program will support technologies for lunar science and exploration. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA has awarded six U.S. small businesses funding to continue work on technologies poised to make a significant impact in key areas, from wildfire readiness to sustained lunar exploration. Collaborating with small businesses is a crucial part of developing the novel ideas needed for NASA\u2019s ambitious goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNASA\u2019s small business awards let us harness the creativity and skill of our nation\u2019s entrepreneurs to make an impact,\u201d said Jenn Gustetic, director of early stage innovation and partnerships for NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) in Washington. \u201cThese awards are one way NASA helps produce the next wave of technology for Earth and space exploration.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six awardee businesses first developed their technologies through the NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. After maturing their technologies with Phase I and Phase II funding from the program, the businesses will receive Phase II Sequential awards, designed to spur rapid advancement for technology demonstration and use by NASA. The awards total nearly $27 million.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Wildfire Drone flying through the air while the sun is setting in the background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg 3148w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=1536,865 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=2048,1153 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=900,507 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/drone_wildfire_01_v4_0.jpg?resize=2000,1126 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The new SBIR awards will also help businesses develop technologies for uncrewed aerial vehicles that could help address wildfires. <strong>Credits: NASA \/ Ames Research Center \/ Daniel Rutter<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Multiple technologies will help address wildfires, supporting both the <a href=\"https:\/\/esto.nasa.gov\/firetech\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA FireTech<\/a> program, run by NASA\u2019s Earth Science Technology Office, and broader NASA initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Makel Engineering in Chico, California, will advance a chemical microsensor instrument package for uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). This will enable chemical and particulate detection for pre-fire, active fire, and post-fire studies to better understand and manage wildfires and their impacts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Xiomas Technologies in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is developing a thermal mapping and measurement system that may be deployed on air platforms like UAVs or on small satellites to enable active fire front detection and enhanced wildfire studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the challenges brought on by a changing climate come into sharper focus every day, we\u2019re excited that this year\u2019s awards include two Earth science technologies that can increase our understanding and ability to act here on Earth,\u201d said Jason L. Kessler, program executive for NASA\u2019s SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program at NASA Headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several businesses are working on robotic technologies poised to play a role in NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Artemis<\/a> program by extending lunar science and exploration capabilities. These technologies will also support NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/Lunar_Surface_Innovation_Initiative\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Protoinnovations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is working on software to enable robotic rovers to perform autonomous excavation, transportation, and deposition of lunar soil, called regolith, which would help enable in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) missions on the Moon or Mars. This development may have possible implications for other ongoing NASA ISRU activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Astrobotic Technology, also in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is advancing technologies for a small rover platform that will have enhanced power and communications abilities to enable a range of applications, including robotics and excavation missions that must operate in remote permanently shadowed regions of the Moon and survive multiple lunar nights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentium Technologies in Goleta, California, is continuing to develop a neuromorphic chip for use in space radiation environments, with potential applications to enable advanced robotics, computing capabilities, greater autonomy, and potential AI capabilities on the lunar surface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Another technology will support NASA\u2019s Small Spacecraft Technology program, which aims to enable the expanded use of small spacecraft in support of lunar science and exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Flight Works in Irvine, California, will continue work on their previously developed propellant pump technology to demonstrate applicability to and enable a scalable, low-pressure, tankage-based propulsion system. This may have applications in enhancing Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) capabilities, enabling OMVs to deliver small spacecraft to the Moon and potentially beyond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2022, the NASA SBIR program put out a call for white papers to small businesses working in key technology areas who had secured both Phase I and Phase II funding. From these initial white papers, the agency invited six firms to submit full proposals, all of whom were selected for Sequential Phase II funding. This is the third year NASA has provided Sequential funding for the accelerated development of enabling technologies that address key NASA and national needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the SBIR\/STTR program, NASA looks to the innovative spirit of U.S. small businesses to answer some of the agency\u2019s most pressing challenges. By providing early-stage funding, along with business development resources and opportunities, the agency helps support these entrepreneurs as they pioneer technologies with the potential to expand both the agency\u2019s capabilities and the commercial space sector. These developments enhance U.S. capability and competitiveness, support the U.S. economy, and bolster the growing commercial space industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NASA SBIR\/STTR program is part of STMD and is managed by NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley. The technologies advanced through the program address challenges and support programs across all of NASA\u2019s mission directorates and centers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NASA SBIR\/STTR Phase I solicitations typically open in January. Learn more about the program and prepare for next year\u2019s solicitations at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/sbir.nasa.gov\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By Nick Mercurio<br>\nNASA SBIR\/STTR Program<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Media contact: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:sarah.frazier@nasa.gov\"><strong><em>Sarah Frazier<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br>\n<strong><em>Headquarters, Washington<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has awarded six U.S. small businesses funding to continue work on technologies poised to make a significant impact in key areas, from wildfire readiness to sustained lunar exploration. 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