LUNAR RESOURCES, INC. — Department of Defense STTR Phase II: AFX20D-TCSO1
LUNAR RESOURCES, 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 $750,000 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code AFX20D-TCSO1 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $750,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase II
- Topic
- AFX20D-TCSO1
- Solicitation
- X20.D
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- TX
- Period
- 2021-08-06 → 2022-11-09
Description
Lunar Resources and the University of Alabama in Huntsville propose to adapt its novel space additive manufacturing technology to 3D print refractory metals and superalloys with ultra-high resolution for US Air Force applications on Earth. The technology will support current systems and future designs including hypersonic systems, space vehicles, UAVs, aircrafts and other systems which require high-temperature materials. The project involves modifying Lunar Resources in-space technology for terrestrial industrial applications and optimizing the power source and print head to perform ultra-efficient additive manufacturing on ultra-high temperature materials.