SBIR/STTR Research Award
Optical Shield for a Starshade Petal
Award amount
$124,944Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2016Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- TENDEG LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2016-06-10
- Contract end date
- 2016-12-10
- UEI
- SCRLNECNGAA1
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- S2.02
Research abstract
The goal of this Phase I SBIR program is to design and develop a segmented optical shield that can be integrated to a petal structure and meet the precision, ground handling, packaging, launch and on-orbit environmental requirements. There will be an emphasis on the optical shield to petal interface to minimize CTE effects. The optical shields will also be optimized to support the petals during launch. The Ph1 program will involve numerous hardware demonstration units and testing.
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.
- High Aspect Ratio Cylindrical Parabolic Antenna for Microsats
- Redundant StarShade Truss Deployment Motor/Cable Assembly
- High Aspect Ratio Cylindrical Parabolic Antenna for Microsats
- Enabling Larger Deployable Ka-Band Antenna Apertures with Novel Rib
- Redundant StarShade Truss Deployment Motor/Cable Assembly
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Solar Array for a Starshade Inner Disk
- Macro-Fiber Composite-Based Actuators for Space
- Dimensionally Stable Structural Space Cable
- Solar Array for a Starshade Inner Disk
Research funding history
14 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2016–2019). Reported award amounts total $6,116,535. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration