ASTER LABS, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration STTR Phase II: PHASE II STTR 80NSSC26C0038 T10.01-1001 AUTONOMOUS STORM DETECTION AND TRACKING USING RAND
ASTER LABS, INC. — STTR Phase II award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase II STTR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where National Aeronautics and Space Administration funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $899,522 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Autonomy & Robotics, Artificial Intelligence/ML, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Aster Labs, Inc. was awarded nearly $900,000 through a NASA STTR Phase II contract to develop technology for automatically detecting and tracking storms. The project uses advanced mathematical techniques known as random finite sets to improve autonomous monitoring, likely supporting aviation or space weather applications.
- Amount
- $899,522
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- MN
- Period
- 2026-07-14 → 2028-07-13
Technology domains
Autonomy & Robotics Artificial Intelligence/ML Sensors & Sensor Fusion Space & Satellite
Description
PHASE II STTR 80NSSC26C0038 T10.01-1001 AUTONOMOUS STORM DETECTION AND TRACKING USING RANDOM FINITE SETS