SBIR/STTR Research Award
Verification of Third-Party Rendezvous with Refueling Tanker on 5DOF Validation Testbed
Award amount
$1,681,783Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2023Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- ATOMOS NUCLEAR AND SPACE CORPORATION
- Proposal award date
- 2023-02-21
- Contract end date
- 2024-05-24
- UEI
- MK8KXNNB85D5
- Solicitation number
- X23.4
- Topic code
- AFX234-DCSO1
Research abstract
Despite the criticality of safe rendezvous to future ISAM operations, there are presently a lack of methods to effectively validate the rendezvous and proximity operation (RPO) compatibility of platforms developed by different operators. Atomos proposes t
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.
- Evolved Propellant Transfer Interface - High Pressure Propellant Capable
- Characterization of plume-target interactions for safe rendezvous and detumbling of uncontrolled assets
- Adaptation of on-board mission planner for semi-autonomous RPO operations and abort procedures
- A Novel Method for De-Tumbling Resident Space Objects with OTV Thruster Plumes
- Rendezvous with Charged LEO Satellite
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Outpost STRATFI RFP Response
- Enhanced Tritium Power Source for Autonomous Nuclear Tritium Sensors (ANTS)
- Mechanical System for use with Super-Heavy Launch Vehicles for Autonomous Capture and Acquisition (ACQR) of Targets of up to 30m in diameter
- Antaris Self-Healing Satellites for Resilient Space Missions
- Development of Otter Autonomous Satellite Servicing Vehicle, and Design for Umbra Satellite Disposal Mission
Research funding history
9 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2024). Reported award amounts total $5,381,576. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration