SOLESTIAL, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AFX235-CSO1

SOLESTIAL, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$70,853
Agency
Department of Defense · Air Force
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
AFX235-CSO1
Solicitation
X23.5
NAICS
Place of performance
AZ
Period
2023-05-12 → 2023-08-11

Description

50% of the entire cost to put a million-dollar satellite into orbit comes from the satellite’s solar panels. Even worse, these panels lose 10-15% efficiency each YEAR from radiation exposure. These Chinese manufactured solar panels put U.S. national secur