KARAX LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: CLOSING THE QUALIFICATION GAP: VALIDATED LIFETIME PREDICTION FOR HYDRAZINE-COMPATIBLE ELAS
KARAX 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 $224,903. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Materials & Manufacturing. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
KARAX LLC won a $224,903 NASA Phase I SBIR award to create validated methods for predicting how long hydrazine-compatible elastomers will last during extended space missions. The work aims to close gaps in qualifying these rubber-like materials for reliable use in long-duration spaceflight.
- Amount
- $224,903
- 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
- MI
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE I CLOSING THE QUALIFICATION GAP: VALIDATED LIFETIME PREDICTION FOR HYDRAZINE-COMPATIBLE ELASTOMERS IN LONG-DURATION SPACEFLIGHT