SBIR/STTR Research Award
High-Performance, Pump-Fed Propulsion for Missile Defense Interceptors
Award amount
$99,873Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- ASTRA SPACE OPERATIONS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2012-02-01
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- KXCVMPM1BB14
- Solicitation number
- 2011.2
- Topic code
- MDA11-025
Research abstract
To-date, the realization of high-performance rocket propulsion systems in small thrust classes (~100lbf) has largely been limited by the inability to create small-scale, regeneratively-cooled, pump-fed engines. Ventions proposes to overcome this limitation by using a novel fabrication technique to realize significant weight and volume savings in a baseline interceptor with high T/W for MDA missions requiring large Delta V and acceleration.
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.
- Electric Pump Fed Propulsion for a Liquid Bipropellant Mars Ascent Vehicle
- Small-Scale, Methane-Fueled Reaction Control Engines for In-Space Propulsion
- High-Performance, Pump-Fed Propulsion for Mars Ascent Vehicle Applications
- Low-Cost and High-Performance Propulsion for Small Satellite Applications
- On-Board Pressurization Systems for Sample Return Missions
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Precision ACS (PACS) for DACS Low Level ACS
- High Energy Low Molecular-Weight (HELM) DACS
- Precision ACS (PACS) for DACS Low Level ACS
- Innovative Propulsion Technology for Missile Defense Interceptors
- Non-Toxic Propulsion Systems for BMDS Applications
Research funding history
19 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2008–2016). Reported award amounts total $7,063,533. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense