SBIR/STTR Research Award

Highly Mobile Space Vehicle for Fuel Shuttling & Life Extension Services

Award identifier 840fa1a1aef853566adcd9464ed1ad904714b3e5c4a63558d128793d802eaa11Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$74,942

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2024

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
PORTAL SPACE SYSTEMS INC.
Proposal award date
2023-12-15
Contract end date
2024-03-15
UEI
FAFTW73TEKL6
Solicitation number
X23.7
Topic code
AFX237-PCSO1

Research abstract

The intention of this proposal is to advance the technology readiness of Portal's highly mobile in-space servicing spacecraft, named Supernova. This will be done through the development of the key technology innovation for Supernova, which is the Flare in-space propulsion system and its propieteary heat exchanger.áThis technologyáenables a novel combination of long-range and high-speed which can be appliedátowardsáfuel shuttling and life extension services.?áThe proposal's efforts involve conducting customer discovery interviews, feasibility studies, and simulations of the Supernova spacecraft. This data will be utilized to validate missions of interest to our Space Force end user.

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

8 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2023–2025). Reported award amounts total $50,660,075. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase II, Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense

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