8D PHOTONICS LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: SBIR PHASE I CRYOGENIC MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION TESTBED FOR VERY LARGE FORMAT INFRARED DE

8D PHOTONICS LLC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Phase I SBIR feasibility signal

  • Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from National Aeronautics and Space Administration in a technical approach.
  • Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
  • Obligated amount $224,922. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
  • Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.

Informational capture context from public federal data — not legal or bid advice.

Summary

8D Photonics LLC received about $225,000 from NASA to build a testbed that tests materials at very cold temperatures for large infrared detector arrays. This helps develop better sensors for space missions.

Amount
$224,922
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
NAICS
541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
Place of performance
NM
Period
2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30

Technology domains

Space & Satellite Sensors & Sensor Fusion Materials & Manufacturing

Description

SBIR PHASE I CRYOGENIC MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION TESTBED FOR VERY LARGE FORMAT INFRARED DETECTOR ARRAYS

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