MORPHOPTIC, INC. — Department of Defense STTR Phase II: STTR PHASE II - ADDITIVELY PRODUCED TELESCOPE MIRRORS: EFFORT WILL FABRICATE PRECISION CUR
MORPHOPTIC, INC. — STTR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II STTR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $1,249,879 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Materials & Manufacturing, Communications/Networking. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
MorphOptic, Inc. received over $1.2 million to create telescope mirrors using 3D printing and precise polishing. The mirrors will be tested in a new prototype telescope to enable smaller, lower-cost optical communication systems for Air Force and Space Force needs.
- Amount
- $1,249,879
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541714 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- HI
- Period
- 2023-12-22 → 2026-11-23
Technology domains
Space & Satellite Materials & Manufacturing Communications/Networking
Description
STTR PHASE II - ADDITIVELY PRODUCED TELESCOPE MIRRORS: EFFORT WILL FABRICATE PRECISION CURVATURE POLISHED MIRRORS & USE THEM IN A NOVEL TELESCOPE PROTOTYPE THAT SUPPORTS USSF/USAF NEEDS FOR SMALLER/LESS COSTLY OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.