SBIR/STTR Research Award
Radiation Shielding for Space Electronics in Severe Environments
Award amount
$150,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- NANOSONIC INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2024-07-29
- Contract end date
- 2025-02-06
- UEI
- ZK7ECNMN7MM5
- Solicitation number
- SBIR-2024-Phase 1
- Topic code
- S13
Research abstract
NASA has identified a need for radiation shielding for electronics in extreme environments. NanoSonic is a small, advanced materials company with expertise in the development of advanced shielding and protective materials for use in cryogenic through thermonuclear conditions. In this program, we shall develop electronics shielding for the harsh conditions specific to the Europa Clipper baseline concept with a mission life of 10 years, where the radiation environment is estimated at 2.9 Mrad TID (total ionizing dose). The materials herein shall be used to outperform 0.1-in.-thick aluminum. In support of this research, NanoSonic has a Quantum Electronics and Sensors Division developing microelectronics that can be used in test scenarios during Phase I at the Brookhaven National Laboratory NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (BNL NSRL). The materials proposed in this program are the basis of our radiation shields that will be used in two CubeSat launches planned for the next calendar year.
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.
- 3D Printed Bimetallic Structures for Radio Frequency Devices, Topic 34a
- Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting for Satellites
- HybridSilÆ Underwater Curing Adhesive for Acoustically Transparent Applications
- Insulative Acoustic Composite Materials for Oxygen-Rich Environments
- Radiation and H2 Durable Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Fuel Element Insulator
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Boom-Enabled Actuating Manipulator (BEAM)
- Multi-Channel Stirling Convertor Space Controller (MC-SCSC)
- GRIND: Genomic Rapid Inspection of Non-abundant bacteria after Decontamination
- CHESS: Compact High-Entendue Spectrometer for Space
- Robotic Actuators for Cryogenic Environments (RACE)
Research funding history
469 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2026). Reported award amounts total $155,330,549. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency