LUNAR RESOURCES, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: Z4
LUNAR RESOURCES, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
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- Obligated amount $149,996. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
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- Amount
- $149,996
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- Z4
- Solicitation
- SBIR_23_P1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- TX
- Period
- 2023-07-25 → 2024-02-02
Description
Lunar Resources proposes to NASArsquo;s SBIR program the In-Situ Casting of Standard Structural Elements on the Moon (ICSE) program to mature a process to cast standard lunar extracted ISRU metal structural elements on the Moon without earth-based consumables. The goal of the effort is to develop the capability of casting in-situ produced metals into truss elementsnbsp;to produce trusses with varying widths, lengths, and thicknesses. nbsp;The focus of the effort is to mature the equipment and production process to efficiently producenbsp;truss elements without any consumables from Earth. nbsp;Furthermore, the equipment and process will be matured for casting of other metals, such as iron, to produce other structural element geometries.