SBIR/STTR Research Award
Lightweight and Low Stow Volume Solar Concentrator for Lunar Based In-Situ Resource Utilization
Award amount
$124,965Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- L'GARDE, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2021-05-12
- Contract end date
- 2021-11-19
- UEI
- LEUWTPVHDXA8
- Solicitation number
- SBIR_21_P1
- Topic code
- Z12
Research abstract
The objective of the proposed Phase I effort is to develop a lightweight (and ultimately high W/kg) and low stow mirror solar concentrator that can concentrate sunlight light at the lunar surface for use in situ resource utilization (ISRU), specifically for oxygen extraction from lunar regolith. In Phase I, L.Garde, Inc. will (1) design a full scale solar concentrator capable of meeting NASA performance requirements, (2) build a small-scale proof-of-concept prototype, (3) demonstrate the design capabilities through experimental testing. In Phase II, L.Garde, Inc. willnbsp; develop the full scale system design and build a relevant scale prototype for ground testing and further demonstration of capabilities.
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.
- Bolt-On Capture Detumble Deorbit Device
- SOLSTICE Test Program
- Deployable Capture Device for Orbit Debris
- Lightweight and Low Stow Volume Solar Concentrator for Lunar Based In-Situ Resource Utilization
- Design Tool for Highly Accurate Shape and Structural Evaluation of Space Antennas and Structures made with Tailorable Composites - SMART
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Vertical Lunar Regolith Conveyance for In-Situ Resource Utilization
- Immortal Molten Regolith Electrolysis Anode for Oxygen and Metals Extraction from Lunar Regolith (IMMORTAL)
- Multi-stage Oxygen and Regolith Resource Extractor
- Advancing Modular Conveying System: Modular Static Auger Systems for Bulk material Handling for Material Processing Plant Systems based on Planets, Small Bodies, and Moons
- Minimizing volatile sublimation during excavation
Research funding history
67 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2025). Reported award amounts total $21,901,140. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce