SBIR/STTR Research Award
On-Orbit Object Acquisition: Autonomous Debris Capture / Autonomous Non-Cooperative Target Capture
Award amount
$249,954Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2022Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- TARGET ARM INC
- Proposal award date
- 2022-07-05
- Contract end date
- 2022-12-05
- UEI
- CZ1RHE38WBE3
- Solicitation number
- X21.S
- Topic code
- AF21S-TCSO1
Research abstract
Target Arm proposes a feasibility study for developing Non-Cooperative Target Capture (NCTC) with a space-based adaptation from an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Universal Launch and Recovery (ULaR) platform for debris/adversary micro-satellite capture. Ou
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.
- Enhancing Multi-Domain Operations: The Arsenal Modular Mission Payload (A-MMP) System for Autonomous UAVs On-the-Move
- Robotic Arm Launch and Recovery (RALAR) System for Ground-Based UAV Operations in Dynamic Environments: On-the-Move
- Enhancing Air Force Autonomous Systems with Sensor Fusion Engine (SFE) for Greater Precision, Efficiency, and Extended Operational Range
- C-17 Arsenal Aircraft - Persistent Air Dominance with UAV/UCAVs
- Fixed-Wing sUAS Stand-off/Extended-Range Capability From Any Moving Vehicle
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- On-orbit AI-driven Automation for Range Characterization Analysis
- Biomimetic System for Autonomous On-Orbit Capture
- Development of an analysis tool for automatic defect detection during on-orbit additive manufacturing process
- Nautilus Capture Mechanism Configuration: A Study to Compare Tolerances of Electrostatic and Gecko-like Adhesion of Spacecraft Docking System for Long-Duration Space Missions
- REACCH: Adhering Arms Architecture for Unprepared Surface Capture
Research funding history
10 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2019–2025). Reported award amounts total $5,353,465. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense