SPACEWORKS ENTERPRISES INC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase III: PHASE III SBIR 80NSSC26C0034 RECOVERY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION FOR RETURN OF I
SPACEWORKS ENTERPRISES INC — SBIR Phase III award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase III transition / production-path signal
- Phase III work is typically non-SBIR set-aside follow-on. Seeing SPACEWORKS ENTERPRISES INC at Phase III is a strong transition indicator in this domain.
- Competitors studying dual-use scale-up should treat Phase III firms as graduation benchmarks, not just Phase I/II volume leaders.
- Obligated amount $1,250,000 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
SpaceWorks Enterprises Inc. received $1.25 million from NASA to develop and test a system for safely returning products manufactured in space back to Earth. This Phase III SBIR project focuses on recovery technology for in-space manufacturing.
- Amount
- $1,250,000
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- GA
- Period
- 2026-05-06 → 2028-05-05
Technology domains
Description
PHASE III SBIR 80NSSC26C0034 RECOVERY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION FOR RETURN OF IN-SPACE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS