KT ENGINEERING CORPORATION — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase III: SBIR PHASE III 80NSSC25C0444 IN-SPACE LOX/METHANE PINTLE PROPULSION ENGINE EVALUATION AND
KT ENGINEERING CORPORATION — 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 KT ENGINEERING CORPORATION 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 $405,908. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
KT Engineering Corporation was awarded $405,908 under a NASA SBIR Phase III contract to evaluate and demonstrate an in-space rocket engine that burns liquid oxygen and methane using a pintle design. The project aims to advance propulsion technology for future space missions.
- Amount
- $405,908
- 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
- AL
- Period
- 2025-09-30 → 2026-10-15
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE III 80NSSC25C0444 IN-SPACE LOX/METHANE PINTLE PROPULSION ENGINE EVALUATION AND DEMONSTRATION