VENTIONS PROPOSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUMP-FED, 2-STAGE NANO LAUNCH VEHICLE FOR LOW-COST ON-DEMAND PLACEME…
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Award details
- Award ID
- NNX12CE99P
- Contractor
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $0
- Period of performance
- Apr 30, 2012 – Aug 13, 2012
- NAICS
- 541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- PSC
- PSC AR11
- Place of performance
- CA
Public award description
VENTIONS PROPOSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUMP-FED, 2-STAGE NANO LAUNCH VEHICLE FOR LOW-COST ON-DEMAND PLACEMENT OF CUBE AND NANO-SATELLITES INTO LEO. THE PROPOSED VEHICLE USES HIGH T/W AND HIGH ISP PUMP-FED ENGINES THAT OPERATE AT HIGH CHAMBER PRESSURES WITHOUT THE WEIGHT PENALTY OF HIGH PRESSURE TANKS, THEREBY REALIZING PAYLOAD FRACTIONS IN THE 1-2% RANGE. VENTIONS HAS ALREADY COMPLETED SEVERAL COMPONENT-LEVEL DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE AREA, AND IS PROPOSING ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STAGE SEPARATION MECHANISMS, PAYLOAD FAIRING AND MAIN ENGINE GIMBAL AS PART OF THE PHASE I EFFORT.
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