OPAL AI INC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: SIDEGUARD: SENSOR/SIDE-CHANNEL AUGMENTED GRAPH-EVIDENCE HEALTH MODEL FOR SMALL SPACECRAFT
OPAL AI 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 $224,919. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Artificial Intelligence/ML. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Opal AI Inc won a NASA SBIR Phase I award to develop SideGuard, a health-monitoring system for small spacecraft and distributed networks. It combines sensor data, side-channel signals, and graph-based models to detect issues and improve reliability.
- Amount
- $224,919
- 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
- CA
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Space & Satellite Sensors & Sensor Fusion Artificial Intelligence/ML
Description
SBIR PHASE I SIDEGUARD: SENSOR/SIDE-CHANNEL AUGMENTED GRAPH-EVIDENCE HEALTH MODEL FOR SMALL SPACECRAFT AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS