SBIR/STTR Research Award
INFLATABLE SOLAR CONCENTRATOR FLIGHT TEST EXPERIMENT
Award amount
$250,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1987Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- L'GARDE, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- LEUWTPVHDXA8
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A FLIGHT EXPERIMENT PLANNING STUDY OF AN INFLATABLE SOLAR CONCENTRATOR IS PROPOSED. A LARGE SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM IS INTENDED FOR EVENTUAL APPLICATION AS THE COLLECTOR FOR THE SOLAR ROCKET. THIS STUDY WILL DEFINE THE FLIGHT TEST HARDWARE AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF A SUBSCALE SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM (4-METER DIAMETER) THAT WILL PROVE THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING AND DEPLOYING IN SPACE LARGE SYSTEMS (35-METER DIAMETER).
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.
- Bolt-On Capture Detumble Deorbit Device
- SOLSTICE Test Program
- Deployable Capture Device for Orbit Debris
- Lightweight and Low Stow Volume Solar Concentrator for Lunar Based In-Situ Resource Utilization
- Design Tool for Highly Accurate Shape and Structural Evaluation of Space Antennas and Structures made with Tailorable Composites - SMART
Research funding history
67 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2025). Reported award amounts total $21,901,140. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce