SBIR/STTR Research Award

Open Topic Contract - Reusable Small Launch Vehicle

Award identifier 6d0e66773e1a0b68c9f54e39f60e9ac6e0dd4834553cab74c7d5dc930080b5fdAwarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$1,499,883

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2020

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
INNOVATIVE ROCKET TECHNOLOGIES INC
Proposal award date
2020-06-05
Contract end date
2022-09-05
UEI
K1CNRBA7WJE3
Solicitation number
DoD SBIR X19.2
Topic code
AF193-CSO1

Research abstract

iRocket has a proprietary Afterburning rocket engine that will be key in building a reusable small launch vehicle to cargo 300 kg-1500 kg to orbit for governn1ent and commercial customers. Reusable small launch vehicles will allow for rapid response and increased frequency of launch, which can be scaled up for larger launch vehicles, 10,000kg or larger. With the help of this Phase 1 contract, iRocket will identify the US Air Force custon1ers and their needs and work with them over the course of Phase 1 to produce a plan to integrate the Reusable Small Launch Technology, with the end goal to secure a launch contract. Our ultimate goal is to end the "digital divide" and make space inexpensive and highly accessible to all via a "Priced to Sell" strategy which will provide the lowest price per kg payload in the market and ensure long term viability. on October 9th, 2019 "The Small Rocket Program-Orbital approach affords us the opportunity to seek out new innovations in space launch," Over the coming weeks and months, the Small Launch team will award more contracts to demonstrate innovative and responsive launch solutions" said Col. Robert Bongiovi, SMC's director of Launch Enterprise.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

3 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2023). Reported award amounts total $3,349,710. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase II, Phase I

Agencies: Department of Defense

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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