SBIR/STTR Research Award
Silicon and Iron Regolith Extraction on the Moon (SIRE)
Award amount
$149,999Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- LUNAR RESOURCES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2024-02-14
- Contract end date
- 2024-08-21
- UEI
- G3ZMPB72ELP8
- Solicitation number
- IGNITE-2023-Phase 1
- Topic code
- Zi02
Research abstract
Lunar Resources proposes the "Silicon and Iron Extraction on the Moon" (SIRE) project to mature molten regolith electrolysis (MRE) extraction of silicon and iron from lunar regolith. The project will leverage Lunar Resources' proprietary MRE technology to demonstrate the extraction and refinement of high-purity silicon and iron from lunar regolith simulant. SIRE's goal is to raise the technology readiness level (TRL) of molten regolith electrolysis extraction of high purity silicon and iron from lunar regolith simulant TRL 4 to TRL 5. The Phase I project will take 6 months to complete with an estimated cost of ~$150,000.
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.
- Helix Tactical Power Inverter
- Immortal Molten Regolith Electrolysis Anode for Oxygen and Metals Extraction from Lunar Regolith (IMMORTAL)
- Helix High-Power Pulsed Electromagnetic Microwave Power Supply (HEMPS)
- Immortal Molten Regolith Electrolysis Anode for Oxygen and Metals Extraction from Lunar Regolith (IMMORTAL)
- Lunar Joining of Elementary Structures (LUJES)
Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
27 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2019–2025). Reported award amounts total $15,404,872. 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, National Science Foundation