SBIR/STTR Research Award
Acoustic Resonance Reaction Control Thruster (ARCTIC)
Award amount
$124,996Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2013Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Orbital Technologies Corporation
- Proposal award date
- 2013-05-23
- Contract end date
- 2013-11-23
- UEI
- XESXD6N437K9
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- H2.02
Research abstract
ORBITEC proposes to develop and demonstrate the innovative Acoustic Resonance Reaction Control Thruster (ARCTIC) to provide rapid and reliable in-space impulse without the use of toxic hypergols, delicate catalyst beds, or cumbersome spark systems. The ARCTIC thruster will exceed current reliability standards, reduce RCS complexity, and provide system-level benefits by minimizing weight, decreasing power requirements, and improving serviceability. The Phase I work will focus on the development and testing, both at sea level and vacuum conditions, of a prototype ARCTIC thruster, as well as the design of flight-weight ARCTIC thruster for Phase II implementation.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Research funding history
216 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1989–2014). Reported award amounts total $56,646,148. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy