SBIR/STTR Research Award
Si-O-C Aerogels for TPS of Reentry Vehicles
Award amount
$69,998Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2005-01-18
- Contract end date
- 2005-07-25
- UEI
- RUMAJ7ELJG96
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- X2.06
Research abstract
The objectives of this proposal are to identify and develop breakthrough technologies that have potential to provide increased scientific return at lower cost, and to enable missions and capabilities beyond current horizons. Advanced thermal materials are needed as thermal protection system (TPS) materials for reentry. Aspen Aerogels Inc. proposes a particularly innovative lightweight aerogel material !V silicon oxycarbide aerogel that will advance the state-of-the-art for thermal protection. The material will have maximal operational temperature in air on the order of 1200 ?aC, will have low thermal conductivity at high temperatures and low density. Thermal stability of the material will be tested at conditions simulating the conditions of Earth reentry.
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.
- Thin Aerogel as a Spacer in Multi-Layer Insulation for Cryogenic Space Applications
- High Performance Insulation for Industrial Processes
- Pressure Sensitive Aerogel Bead with PCM for Building Envelopes
- Flexible Ablative Aerogel TPS Materials for Planetary Aerocapture and Entry
- Rapid Fabrication of Aerogel Thermal Insulation for Operationally Responsive Space Satellites
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Advanced Thermal Protection Systems (ATPS), Aerospace Grade Carbon Bonded Carbon Fiber Material
- Si-O-C Aerogels for TPS of Reentry Vehicles
- Non-Toxic, Low Freezing, Drop-in Replacement Heat Transfer Fluids
- Lightweight Ultrahigh Temperature CMC-Encased C/C Structure for Reentry and Hypersonic Applications, Phase II
- Non-Toxic, Non-flammable, Low FP Heat Exchanger Fluids
Research funding history
91 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2013). Reported award amounts total $27,895,998. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services