Space Micro Inc. — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: AF21S-TCSO1
Space Micro Inc. — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I STTR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from Department of Defense in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $249,978. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Topic code AF21S-TCSO1 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $249,978
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF21S-TCSO1
- Solicitation
- X21.S
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2022-08-11 → 2023-01-11
Description
Space Micro and Draper Labs have teamed with support from Altius Space, to propose Autonomous Rendezvous Proximity Operation (RPO) capabilities which enable many missions that can be offered to the On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM) market as desired in the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime contract opportunity. Many of these missions will require RPO. RPO Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) enables the concurrence of two resident space objects and subsequent mission activities in a safe, repeatable, and proven method.