SBIR/STTR Research Award
A Miniature Compressor for In-Situ Resource Utilization on Mars
Award amount
$124,990Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- CREARE LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2014-06-20
- Contract end date
- 2014-12-19
- UEI
- JDKYAKDT4TT6
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- S4.03
Research abstract
A key objective for NASA's next rover mission to Mars is the demonstration of oxygen production from atmospheric carbon dioxide. Such a technology demonstration may pave the way for a future sample return mission to the Red Planet as well as possibly a future manned mission to Mars. A necessary component in such a demonstration system is a blower or compressor that can deliver the necessary carbon dioxide mass flow to a production plant. Creare proposes the development of a multistage radial flow compressor that is capable of compressing 400 g/hr to a pressure of up 0.1 Bar. The compressor will be a turbomachine based on our space-qualified vacuum pump technology currently operating on the Curiosity rover in Gale Crater on Mars. In Phase I, we propose to design the compressor and perform benchtop testing. In Phase II, we propose to design and build a full-up multistage system.
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.
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Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
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- Advanced Ignition System for Hybrid Rockets for Sample Return Missions
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- Additively Manufactured Monolithic Catalyst Bed for Green Propellants
- Electric Pump Fed Propulsion for a Liquid Bipropellant Mars Ascent Vehicle
Research funding history
1,365 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $507,020,394. 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, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce