SBIR/STTR Research Award
DEVELOPMENT OF A HEATSHIELD
Award amount
$59,578Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Atss Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE PHASE I PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP DESIGN METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF STRATEGIC REENTRY VEHICLE HEATSHIELD/SUBSTRUCTURE CAPABILITIES TO RESULT IN INCREASED STRENGTH AND/OR REDUCED WEIGHT. THE INTEGRATION OF LARGE MICROWAVE ANTENNA WINDOW ASSEMBLIES IN BOTH BALLISTIC AND MANEUVERING SYSTEMS SHALL BE INVESTIGATED. THE DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS SHALL ADDRESS USING SPECIAL HEATSHIELD COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND SPECIALTY SEGMENTS TO INCREASE THE STRUCTURAL CAPABILITIES OF THE REENTRY VEHICLE FRUSTUM.
Technology keywords
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