TORRES ORBITAL MINING INC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: NON-EJECTIVE INTAKE BIT (NIB): A DUAL-STAGE SEALED ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTAMINATION-CONTROLL
TORRES ORBITAL MINING 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 $214,143. 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
Torres Orbital Mining Inc received $214,143 from NASA for Phase I SBIR to develop a Non-Ejective Intake Bit (NIB), a dual-stage sealed system for collecting and handling uncontaminated soil samples from the Moon and other planets. This technology aims to improve sample integrity for space exploration missions.
- Amount
- $214,143
- 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
- TX
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE I NON-EJECTIVE INTAKE BIT (NIB): A DUAL-STAGE SEALED ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTAMINATION-CONTROLLED LUNAR AND PLANETARY REGOLITH SAMPLE HANDLING