SBIR/STTR Research Award
Trade Study of Beryllium-Replacement Materials for a Telescope
Award amount
$999,381Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2015Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- TREX ENTERPRISES CORPORATION
- Proposal award date
- 2015-05-14
- Contract end date
- 2017-05-13
- UEI
- RN43FYPYNKP4
- Solicitation number
- 2013.2
- Topic code
- MDA13-006
Research abstract
Design, model, prototype, and test a silicon carbide Warm Stop for a telescope to demonstrate the advantages of using silicon carbide as a feasible beryllium (Be) replacement material. Prototypes will be fabricated using two different grades of silicon carbide. Prototypes will undergo modal and environmental testing. Approved for Public Release 15-MDA-8169 (20 March 15)
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.
- Metalens Solar Compass (MLSC)
- Millimeter Wave Imaging Radar (MIR) for Identification of Human in Degraded Visual Environments
- Rotor High Speed Imaging System (RHIS)
- CNS for Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessels
- CNS for Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessels
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Dual-Band Datalink Antenna System for BMD Assets (1000-483)
- Missile Systems Design Improvements
- Integrated Systems Materials and Design ImprovementComposite Baffled Telescope and Mirror Substrate Manufacturing
Research funding history
103 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2001–2025). Reported award amounts total $44,634,758. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration