SBIR/STTR Research Award
IM Compliant High-Energy Hydride Propellants
Award amount
$154,960Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2022Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2022-07-25
- Contract end date
- 2023-01-24
- UEI
- RMG1AZ1ZH8Q7
- Solicitation number
- 22.1
- Topic code
- MDA22-004
Research abstract
Physical Sciences Inc. proposes to develop safe Insensitive Munition (IM) Compliant, high performance solid rocket propellants for advanced interceptor capabilities with significantly increased delta-v. PSI’s innovative propellant formulations capitalize on novel ingredient technologies that provide an increase in specific impulse (Isp) relative to state-of-the-art aluminized Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene/Ammonium Perchlorate (HTPB/AP) composite propellants. The Phase I effort will focus on propellant safety, thermal stability, and ballistic performance assessments for several candidate high Isp formulations. Phase II will focus on formulation down-selection, mixing scale-up, and evaluation of mechanical strength properties, IM characteristics, burn rate pressure sensitivity, and performance in a small-scale 2x4 rocket motor. Approved for Public Release | 22-MDA-11215 (27 Jul 22)
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.
- Off-axis Laser Event Recorder (OALER)
- TFLN Interconnect for Gigabit-rate Environment Ruggedization (TIGER)
- Advanced Ruggedized Modulators for Onboard Receivers (ARMOR)
- Modular Bypass Valve for Solid Fuel Ramjets
- Bio-inspired Energy Dissipating Structures for Enhanced Airdrop Capabilities
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- High Energy Hydride Propellants
- New High Performance Solid Propellant Ingredients
- New High Performance Solid Propellant Ingredients
- Higher Performance Solid Propellants
- Improved performance and efficiency of solid propellants through enhanced surface passivation of energetics
Research funding history
1,763 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $698,949,224. 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 Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency