REALIZE ASCENT LABS LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: IN-SITU COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS OF SPACE-GROWN PLANT TISSUE USING AUTONOMOUS MID-INFRARED C
REALIZE ASCENT LABS 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 $222,495. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Autonomy & Robotics. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Realize Ascent Labs LLC won a $222k NASA Phase I SBIR award to create an on-site system that checks the chemical makeup of plants grown in space. It uses autonomous mid-infrared sensors and data analysis to monitor plant health without sending samples back to Earth.
- Amount
- $222,495
- 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
- SC
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Space & Satellite Sensors & Sensor Fusion Autonomy & Robotics
Description
SBIR PHASE I IN-SITU COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS OF SPACE-GROWN PLANT TISSUE USING AUTONOMOUS MID-INFRARED CHEMOMETRICS