IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase III: PHASE III SBIR 80NSSC25C0438 - FOCUSED LIBS FOR ELEMENTS IN WATER IDENTIFICATION (FLEW.ID)
IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC — 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 IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC 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 $374,844. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Impossible Sensing LLC received a $375k NASA Phase III SBIR award to mature the FLEW.ID system. The technology uses focused laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy to detect and identify elements present in water.
- Amount
- $374,844
- 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
- MO
- Period
- 2025-07-08 → 2026-08-07
Technology domains
Description
PHASE III SBIR 80NSSC25C0438 - FOCUSED LIBS FOR ELEMENTS IN WATER IDENTIFICATION (FLEW.ID)