SBIR/STTR Research Award
Ultra-lightweight SiC Structures for Large Telescopes
Award amount
$70,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- ATS-MER, LLC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- F8HABDW7DVG8
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Current materials technology greatly limits the development of ultra-lightweight very large telescopes. This proposal details an innovative approach capable of yielding large structures exhibiting less than 1 kg/m2 areal density. The approach is based on high thermal conductivity thin C-C technology in conjunction with an optical quality CVR-SiC surface.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Research funding history
464 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1985–2018). Reported award amounts total $100,117,977. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation