RAREFIED STUDIOS, LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase II: PLUME IMPINGEMENT MODULE FOR AUTONOMOUS PROXIMITY OPERATIONS
RAREFIED STUDIOS, 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 $1,274,986 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Autonomy & Robotics, Modeling & Simulation. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Rarefied Studios received NASA funding to develop a software module that predicts how rocket exhaust plumes affect nearby spacecraft. This tool supports safer autonomous close-proximity maneuvers in orbit.
- Amount
- $1,274,986
- 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
- 2026-10-18 → 2028-10-19
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE II PLUME IMPINGEMENT MODULE FOR AUTONOMOUS PROXIMITY OPERATIONS