LUNAR RESOURCES, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: Z12
LUNAR RESOURCES, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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 $149,999. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Topic code Z12 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $149,999
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- Z12
- Solicitation
- SBIR_23_P1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- TX
- Period
- 2023-07-23 → 2024-02-02
Description
Lunar Resources proposes to NASA the Processing and Extraction of Metal Oxide Slag on the Moon (PEMOS) to extract rare earth elements, thorium and high temperature metal oxides on the Moon without any earth-based consumables.nbsp;The global objective of PEMOSrsquo; Phase I project is to mature the PEMOS system to TRL 4 for the extraction of titanium, calcium, chromium, rare earth elements and thorium from regolith slag through experimentation and system design. In addition, an economic analysis will be developed whose objective is to determine if/when would the extraction of rare earth elements and thorium from lunar regolith be economical for use on Earth (i.e., to be extracted from the Moon and transported back from Earth).