ANASPHERE, INC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: Z7
ANASPHERE, INC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
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- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $124,892. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Topic code Z7 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $124,892
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- Z7
- Solicitation
- SBIR_21_P1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MT
- Period
- 2021-05-11 → 2021-11-19
Description
Deployable aerodynamic decelerators are an enabling technology for missions to planets and moons with atmospheres as well as for returning payloads to Earth.nbsp; These decelerators require a gas source for inflation, and the objective is to further advance solid-state hydrogen gas generators.Anasphere has demonstrated a gas generator suitable for use with Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators (HIADs).nbsp; Subsequent research has shown that a far more mass-efficient design may be built using an alternative construction method coupled with similar but improved chemistry. Phase I work will involve optimizing the chemistry of the system components to ensure that the generators remain compatible with HIADs.nbsp; Specifically, the new design exposes the HIAD to more species than just hydrogen, and these species will be identified, quantified, and reduced or controlled as necessary.nbsp; Test generators will be built to demonstrate filtration and cooling technologies required to implement the more mass-efficient design.Phase II work will include scaling up the new design and subjecting it to extensive environmental tests.