ELEMENT 119 LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: DURABLE METHYL-TERMINATED POLYSILAZANE CERAMIC COATING FOR LUNAR DUST ADHESION MITIGATION
ELEMENT 119 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 $197,782. 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
Element 119 LLC received nearly $198,000 from NASA for a Phase I SBIR project. They will develop a special ceramic coating to stop lunar dust from sticking to hardware used on the Moon's surface.
- Amount
- $197,782
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541713 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Place of performance
- CT
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
PHASE I SBIR - DURABLE METHYL-TERMINATED POLYSILAZANE CERAMIC COATING FOR LUNAR DUST ADHESION MITIGATION ON SURFACE OPERATIONS HARDWARE