Monica Jackson
NASA has announced 43 new awards worth $5.4 million combined under the first phase of the space agency’s 2018 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.
The agency said Tuesday its Marshall Space Flight Center will manage the additional awards, which came two months after the initial selection of 348 SBIR and STTR proposals to develop technology platforms in areas such as aeronautics and human space exploration.
Todd May, director of NASA Marshall, said both programs allow the center “to work with industry and academic partners to tackle technological challenges that must be overcome to explore deep into space.”
The latest batch of proposals will focus on producing additive manufacturing components, rocket engine nozzles and spacecraft design modeling, visualization and assessment tools.
Marshall evaluated submissions based on a criteria that include technical merit and feasibility, effectiveness, commercial potential, as well as offerors’ experience, qualifications and facilities.
