AOSENSE, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase III: IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY
AOSENSE, INC. — 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 AOSENSE, INC. 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.
- At $8,072,507, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Quantum, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
AOSense, Inc. received over $8 million from NASA to develop advanced gravity sensors using cold atom technology. This Phase III project builds on earlier work to create high-performance instruments for measuring gravity gradients and absolute gravity.
- Amount
- $8,072,507
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase III
- NAICS
- 541712 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2014-08-25 → 2026-09-30
Technology domains
Description
IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD. PHASE I/II AWARDED UNDER NNX13CG02C COLD ATOM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER FOR GEODESY: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPTIMIZE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE GRAVITY GRADIOMETER BASED ON LIGHT-PULSE ATOM INTERFEROMETRY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BUILD AND TEST A SECOND PROTOTYPE ZERO-DEAD-TIME (ZDT) ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER. THE INSTRUMENTS IN THIS PHASE III EFFORT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER NASA SBIR PHASE I AND PHASE II PROGRAMS.