SBIR/STTR Research Award
Technology to Enable Rapid Application of Laser Propulsion
Award amount
$99,994Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- EXQUADRUM INC
- Proposal award date
- 2005-08-03
- Contract end date
- 2006-05-03
- UEI
- H369JK4TTZ24
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- AF05-T001
Research abstract
The objective of the proposed research and development effort is to demonstrate the feasibility of laser propelled systems with greatly simplified hardware and improved performance. This will be accomplished through application of an advanced propellant system. This technology will help to enable a responsive, low-cost launch system for micro-satellites, based on the combination of a high efficiency multi-stage electromagnetic gun and laser beam propulsion. The technology will be experimentally demonstrated during the research program.
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.
- ULTRA-VK Exoatmospheric Flight Test
- RAMEN-HPMOP for On Demand Microclimate Control
- Low-cost Objective Kinetic Interceptor DACS (LOKI DACS)
- DACS Verde (Low Cost Green Propellant)
- Electric Pulse Ignition Controllable SRM (EPICS)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Multistage Electromagnetic and Laser Launch Systems for Affordable, Rapid Access to Space
- Technology to Enable Rapid Application of Laser Propulsion
- Electromagnetic Launching for Affordable Agile Access to Space
- Electromagnetic Launching for Affordable Agile Access to Space
- Multistage Electromagnetic and Laser Launch Systems for Affordable, Rapid Access to Space
Research funding history
71 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2025). Reported award amounts total $34,293,675. 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 Agriculture, Department of Energy