SBIR/STTR Research Award
Open Propellant Transfer Interface (OPTI) for Orbital Refueling with Non-Cryogenic Propellants
Award amount
$74,997Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- ARGO SPACE CORP
- Proposal award date
- 2023-12-14
- Contract end date
- 2024-03-15
- UEI
- XCDRBUPW2EK3
- Solicitation number
- X23.7
- Topic code
- AFX237-PCSO1
Research abstract
Argo Space Corp is developing a robust open standard propellant transfer interface to support in-space refueling usingĀnon-cryogenic fluids. This interface, the Open Propellant Transfer Interface (OPTI), will be tolerant to misalignment, accommodate a wide range of fluids and operations, and provide a reliable system to encourage broader industry adoption of on-orbit refueling.
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.
- The Argonaut: Refuellable Space Transport Vehicle for Contested Logistics and Responsive Maneuver
- The Argonaut: Water-Propelled Reusable High DeltaV Spacecraft Transfer Stage
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Research funding history
3 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2023–2024). Reported award amounts total $1,924,711. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration