RAREFIED STUDIOS, LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: PLUME CONTAMINATION MODULE FOR AUTONOMOUS PROXIMITY OPERATIONS
RAREFIED STUDIOS, 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 $224,987. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Autonomy & Robotics. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Rarefied Studios, LLC won a NASA SBIR Phase I award to build a software module that predicts how rocket exhaust plumes contaminate spacecraft during close-range autonomous maneuvers. The tool supports safer orbital operations by helping companies model contamination risks without needing deep aerospace expertise.
- Amount
- $224,987
- 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
- CO
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
80NSSC26C0315 - SBIR PHASE I PLUME CONTAMINATION MODULE FOR AUTONOMOUS PROXIMITY OPERATIONS