THINKORBITAL INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: INVESTIGATING A REAL-TIME WELD ALIGNMENT AND BEAM-STEERING CONTROL APPROACH FOR IN-SPACE E
THINKORBITAL INC. — 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 $224,262. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Materials & Manufacturing, Directed Energy. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
ThinkOrbital Inc. received $224,262 from NASA to explore a control system that aligns welds and steers beams in real time for electron beam welding in space. This Phase I SBIR project aims to develop technology for building structures in orbit.
- Amount
- $224,262
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541713 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Place of performance
- CO
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE I - INVESTIGATING A REAL-TIME WELD ALIGNMENT AND BEAM-STEERING CONTROL APPROACH FOR IN-SPACE ELECTRON BEAM WELDING