SBIR/STTR Research Award
Space Propulsion through Ultrashort Pulse Laser Ablation
Award amount
$879,963Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- PHYSICS, MATERIALS, AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS RESEARCH L.L.C.
- Proposal award date
- 2004-06-27
- Contract end date
- 2009-08-31
- UEI
- MUFWJXE2CKZ1
- Solicitation number
- 2003.1
- Topic code
- AF03-185
Research abstract
This program will develop and execute a test matrix to identify the thrust that can be obtained in space, using both nanosecond and Joule-level ultrashort pulse lasers. This information will be used to identify missions which can be supported by laser-propulsion techniques either from ground- or space-based sources. The data will be analyzed and delivered together with candidate platform and system designs. Dual-use applications will also be explored.
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.
- Electromagnetic Penetration of Hypersonic Plasma Sheath to Achieve Continuous Communication During Re-Entry
- Implementation of Impulsive Energy Deposition
- Femtosecond Direct Diode Laser System (fsDDLS) to Enable Hypersonic Drag Reduction
- Efficient, Low-Cost and Optimized Riblet Application to Standard Contoured Aircraft Surfaces
- Upstream Energy Deposition Extension
Research funding history
58 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2024). Reported award amounts total $26,811,041. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Homeland Security