VESCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase II: COOLING LASERS FOR OPTICAL CLOCKS IN SPACE (CLOCS)
VESCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. — SBIR Phase II award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where National Aeronautics and Space Administration funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $1,274,793 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Quantum. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Vescent Technologies Inc. received $1.27 million from NASA for a Phase II SBIR project to develop cooling lasers for optical clocks in space. The work aims to advance precise timekeeping technology needed for future space missions.
- Amount
- $1,274,793
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- CO
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2028-09-29
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE II - COOLING LASERS FOR OPTICAL CLOCKS IN SPACE (CLOCS)