HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase III: SBIR PHASE III 80NSSC26C0080 SUPPORT FOR VOLATILE INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (V
HONEYBEE ROBOTICS 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 HONEYBEE ROBOTICS 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 $295,000. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Autonomy & Robotics. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Honeybee Robotics LLC received a $295,000 NASA SBIR Phase III award to support the VIPER lunar rover mission. The work helps develop rover technology for exploring the Moon's poles and locating water ice and other resources.
- Amount
- $295,000
- 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
- CO
- Period
- 2026-07-30 → 2028-10-29
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE III 80NSSC26C0080 SUPPORT FOR VOLATILE INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (VIPER) MISSION