SBIR/STTR Research Award
Low Cost Upper Stage for Affordable Nano/Micro Launch
Award amount
$124,790Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2016Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- T.G.V. ROCKETS INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2016-07-07
- Contract end date
- 2017-06-09
- UEI
- LKJ5MLYJ2AD3
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- T1.01
Research abstract
TGV Rockets, Inc., in partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, proposes to develop a unique Low-Cost Upper Stage for Affordable Nano/Micro Launch. The stage will make use of a novel eutectic fuel blend that is thermally compatible with liquid-oxygen, unique low-cost lightweight avionics, and simple common-wall tanks. The projected production cost of the completed upper stage is approximately $100,000.
TGV will build upon this technology to produce the system capability to launch 100 Lbs. to LEO for $1 Million.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Accurate Shot Line Deployment with a Stabilized Rifle Platform (STRIP)
- Cryo Cooling X-Ray Optics with ProPoly50
- Low Cost Flatpack Aircraft with Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing
- Cryo Cooling X-Ray Optics with ProPoly50
- Low Cost Flatpack Aircraft with Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- NLV Upper Stage Development and Flight Testing
- Low-Cost Launch Propulsion Stage and Deployment Bus for Smallsats
- Low Cost Intermediate Stage for Affordable Nano/Micro Launch
- Bantam Rocket Affordable SLV Stage (BRASS)
- High Density Hybrid Motors
Research funding history
20 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2015–2025). Reported award amounts total $6,474,598. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy