QUALTECH SYSTEMS, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: DISCERNS-FM: DISTINGUISHING INTERNAL, SENSOR, CONTROL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND RUNTIME NONCONFO
QUALTECH SYSTEMS, 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 $224,991. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Sensors & Sensor Fusion. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Qualtech Systems received a NASA SBIR Phase I award to develop DISCERNS-FM, a system that identifies and distinguishes different kinds of spacecraft faults such as sensor issues, internal problems, and environmental factors. This helps small businesses create better fault-management tools for reliable space missions.
- Amount
- $224,991
- 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
- CT
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE I DISCERNS-FM: DISTINGUISHING INTERNAL, SENSOR, CONTROL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND RUNTIME NONCONFORMANCES FOR SPACECRAFT FAULT MANAGEMENT