AEROFLY LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase II: CONTINUOUS AUGER-BASED WATER VAPOR EXTRACTION FROM ICY LUNAR REGOLITH
AEROFLY LLC — 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 $1,274,996 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Aerofly LLC received $1.275 million from NASA for SBIR Phase II to develop a continuous auger system that extracts water vapor from icy soil on the Moon. The technology supports future lunar missions by turning local resources into usable water.
- Amount
- $1,274,996
- 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
- SD
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2028-09-29
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE II CONTINUOUS AUGER-BASED WATER VAPOR EXTRACTION FROM ICY LUNAR REGOLITH