MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC. — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase II: HIGH PRESSURE, IN-SITU HYDROGEN SENSOR FOR SPACE BASED REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS
MAKEL ENGINEERING, 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 $1,274,959 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite, Power & Energy. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Makel Engineering won a $1.27 million NASA Phase II SBIR award to build a high-pressure hydrogen sensor for use inside space-based regenerative fuel cell systems. The sensor will enable safer and more efficient operation of fuel cells that generate and store power during space missions.
- Amount
- $1,274,959
- 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
- CA
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2028-09-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE II - HIGH PRESSURE, IN-SITU HYDROGEN SENSOR FOR SPACE BASED REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS