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Awards for “PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.”
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| Award ID | Recipient | Awarding agency | Amount | Start | End | NAICS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0002410C4155 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $599.97K | 2010-05-11 | 2012-01-03 | 541711 | BASIC |
| NNK07MA10C | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $599.96K | 2007-02-07 | 2009-02-07 | 927110 | TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR) FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN EXPLORATION MISSIONS |
| NNX09CB32C | Q-PEAK, INCORPORATED | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $599.77K | 2009-01-05 | 2011-01-11 | 541712 | EFFICIENT 3-D LADAR SOURCE IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM WE DEMONSTRATED THE EFFICACY OF THE PROPOSED INNOVATION BY EXPERIMENTALLY DEMONSTRATING AN IMPROVEMENT IN SLOPE EFFICIENCY OF ~11% BY CHANGING THE PUMP WAVELENGTH FROM 806-NM TO THE 863-NM, WHICH DIRECTLY PUMPS THE UPPER LASER LEVEL OF THE 1047-NM LASER TRANSITION IN ND:YLF. THIS LEVEL OF IMPROVEMENT IN EFFICIENCY IS SIGNIFICANT FOR SPACE-BASED SYSTEMS WHERE OVERALL EFFICIENCY IS OF GREAT VALUE. IN ADDITION TO THE OPTICAL-TO-OPTICAL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT, THERE IS A LOWER HEAT LOAD IN THE GAIN MEDIUM REDUCING THE COOLING REQUIREMENTS. IN THIS WORK WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR BROAD EXPERIENCE WITH ND:YLF AND THE UNIQUE ADVANTAGES OF THE MPS(TM) DESIGN TO DEVELOP AN ALL-SOLID-STATE, COMPACT, CONDUCTIVELY-COOLED LASER SYSTEM OPERATING IN 1- M REGION WITH AN OUTPUT ENERGY OF NOMINALLY 30 MJ AND A PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY (PRF) OF 30 HZ. THE SPECIFIC GOAL OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO PRODUCE A LASER DESIGN THAT IS SUITABLE FOR USE IN 3-D FLASH LADAR SYSTEMS HOUSED IN SPACECRAFT AND USED FOR AUTOMATED LANDING AND HAZARD AVOIDANCE IN DIFFICULT TERRAIN AND TO DELIVER TO NASA LARC A WORKING PROTOTYPE OF THIS LASER DESIGN THAT IS SUITABLE FOR USE IN TERRESTRIAL TESTING OF FLASH LADAR SYSTEMS WHEN IT IS INTEGRATED WITH A SUITABLE LADAR RECEIVER. |
| NNX09CA15C | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $599.55K | 2009-03-16 | 2011-06-15 | 541712 | PULSED ELECTROGASDYNAMIC THRUSTER FOR ATTITUDE CONTROL AND ORBIT MANEUVER IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM WE SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PULSED ELECTROGASDYNAMIC (PEG) THRUSTER FOR ATTITUDE CONTROL AND ORBITAL MANEUVERING. IN THIS THRUSTER, PROPELLANT GAS IS INTRODUCED INTO THE THRUST NOZZLE THROUGH A FAST ACTING GAS VALVE WHERE A SHORT, HIGH VOLTAGE PULSE IS APPLIED TO BREAK DOWN AND HEAT THE PROPELLANT GAS. THE HEATED GAS EXPANDS IN THE NOZZLE GENERATING A HIGH IMPULSE (~MN-S PER PULSE) AT A HIGH SPECIFIC THRUST (120 GN-S/JOULE). THE SPECIFIC IMPULSE (ISP) WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 500~1500 SEC. THIS PROCESS CAN BE REPEATED AT A FREQUENCY TO MEET THE SPACECRAFT THRUST REQUIREMENTS. THE THRUST GENERATING MECHANISM OF THE PROPOSED THRUSTER IS GASDYNAMIC EXPANSION, NOT MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC INTERACTION. THE PROPOSED THRUSTER IS DIFFERENT FROM THE CONVENTIONAL PULSED ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER IN THAT THE JOULE HEATING OF THE PROPELLANT TAKES PLACE AS THE PROPELLANT GAS EXPANDS THROUGH THE DIVERGENT NOZZLE, THEREBY ELIMINATING THE HEAT AND MOMENTUM LOSSES AT THE NOZZLE THROAT. OUR PHASE II OBJECTIVES ARE: (I) DEVELOP AN ENGINEERING MODEL; AND (II) DEVELOP A PROTO-FLIGHT MODEL OF THE PROPOSED THRUSTER SYSTEM. |
| NNA05BE72C | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $599.27K | 2005-02-03 | 2009-12-15 | 541710 | TERAHERTZ QUANTUM CASCADE LASER-BASED SENSORS FOR HYPERSONIC FLOWS |
| NNJ08JD44C | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $599.14K | 2008-03-31 | 2010-11-30 | 541712 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES, INC. PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEM FOR OXYGEN PRODUCTION FROM LUNAR REGOLITH. IN THIS SYSTEM SOLAR RADIATION IS COLLECTED BY THE CONCENTRATOR ARRAY WHICH TRANSFERS THE CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION TO THE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE (OW) TRANSMISSION LINE MADE OF LOW LOSS OPTICAL FIBERS. THE OW TRANSMISSION LINE DIRECTS THE SOLAR RADIATION TO THE THERMAL RECEIVER FOR PROCESSING OF LUNAR REGOLITH FOR OXYGEN PRODUCTION. KEY FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM ARE: 1. HIGHLY CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION CAN BE TRANSMITTED VIA THE FLEXIBLE OW TRANSMISSION LINE DIRECTLY TO THE THERMAL RECEIVER FOR OXYGEN PRODUCTION FROM LUNAR REGOLITH; 2. POWER SCALE-UP OF THE SYSTEM CAN BE ACHIEVED BY INCREMENTAL INCREASE OF THE NUMBER OF CONCENTRATOR UNITS; 3. THE SYSTEM CAN BE AUTONOMOUS, STATIONARY OR MOBILE, AND EASILY TRANSPORTED AND DEPLOYED ON THE LUNAR SURFACE; AND 4. THE SYSTEM CAN BE APPLIED TO A VARIETY OF OXYGEN PRODUCTION PROCESSES. THE PROPOSED PHASE II PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING TASKS: TASK-1: DEVELOP AN ENGINEERING PROTOTYPE OF THE SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEM. TASK-2: INTEGRATE THE SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEM WITH THE CARBOTHERMAL PROCESS REACTOR FOR UTILITY DEMONSTRATION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. TASK-3: IMPROVE THE KEY COMPONENTS TO THE LEVEL ACCEPTABLE FOR A SPACE-BASED OPERATIONAL SYSTEM. APPLICATION OF THE PROPOSED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM TO TERRESTRIAL USES IS NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD, ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE POSSIBLE AS ITS TECHNICAL MATURITY PROGRESSES. ONE DIFFICULTY FOR APPLYING THIS SYSTEM IN TERRESTRIAL APPLICATION IS THAT THE SYSTEM MUST COMPETE WITH EXISTING THERMAL SOURCE. OTHER APPLICATION SUCH AS LIGHTING MAY BE A POSSIBILITY. IN SUCH APPLICATION THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE COST. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROGRAM ADDRESSES THIS VERY ISSUE TO DEVELOP THE SOLAR POWER SYSTEM WHICH WILL OVERCOME THE CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED ON THE CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM CONCEPT. THE SOLAR POWER SYSTEM PROPOSED IN THIS PROGRAM WILL BE LIGHTWEIGHT, SMALL SCALE, AND MODULAR. WHEN DEVELOPED TO TECHNICAL MATURITY, THE PROPOSED SYSTEM WILL BE USED FOR A SMALL SCALE, TRANSPORTABLE SOLAR HEAT SOURCE FOR: DETOXIFICATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL; SMALL POWER PLANT USING COMPACT HEAT ENGINE; AIR CONDITIONING CYCLE; AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESS HEAT. |
| N6893615C0046 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $574.74K | 2015-09-17 | 2018-12-31 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II BASIC WITH OPTIONS |
| N6833510C0438 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $549.96K | 2010-07-15 | 2012-07-14 | 541712 | R&D PHASE III STTR TOPIC N06-T012 |
| 0002 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $526.13K | 2007-02-15 | 2008-05-30 | 541710 | ULTRA SHORT LASER PULSE LETHALITY |
| 00063200201DNBCHC020009 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of the Interior | $520.16K | 2002-01-15 | 2003-06-16 | 541710 | — |
| 70RWMD23F00000038 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Homeland Security | $519.52K | 2023-10-01 | 2025-09-30 | 541715 | TASK ORDER 6 UNDER CWMD'S IDIQ CONTRACT 70RDND19D00000001 WITH PSI FOR MOBILE CBRN TECHNOLOGY DEMO. VENDOR: PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC |
| N0017802C3089 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $514.65K | 2002-08-30 | 2010-10-08 | 541710 | 200212!024051!1700!BW10D !NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, DA!N0017802C3089 !A!N! !N! !20020830!20030205!073800062!073800062!073800062!N!PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC !20 NEW ENGLAND BUSINESS CE!ANDOVER !MA!01810!01430!009!25!ANDOVER !ESSEX !MASS !+000000139000!N!N!000000139000!AC92!RDTE/MISC HARD GOODS-APPLIED RESEARCH !C9E!ALL OTHER SUPPLIES AND EQUIPME!2000!NOT DISCERNABLE OR CLASSIFIED !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B!F!N!B! !A!N!J!2!026!B! !Z!N!Z! ! !N!B!N!N! ! !A! !A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! ! ! !603765!0001! |
| 70RWMD26C00000002 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Homeland Security | $508.64K | 2026-05-13 | 2026-11-22 | 334290 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO UPGRADE MURS. |
| HSHQDN17C00010 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Homeland Security | $503.11K | 2017-09-19 | 2018-09-21 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II VIRTUAL SOURCE TRAINING TOOLKIT |
| 80NSSC22CA195 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $500K | 2022-09-16 | 2025-05-15 | 541715 | LOW-ALPHA, VARIABLE EMISSIVITY RADIATOR (LAVER) PANELS FOR PASSIVE THERMAL REGULATION OF SPACECRAFT |
| N6833512C0298 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $499.99K | 2012-05-23 | 2014-11-21 | 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STTR TOPIC N10B-T046 |
| FA945310C0267 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $498.91K | 2010-07-26 | 2013-01-15 | 541712 | LOW-ENERGY SPECTROMETER (LIPS) INSTRUMENT |
| HQ014712C7004 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $498.77K | 2012-05-16 | 2014-02-20 | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II ENHANCEMENT RESEARCH&DEV |
| N0001413C0233 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $497.69K | 2013-04-02 | 2014-10-12 | 541712 | IGF::CL::IGF, THE OVERALL SBIR PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO DEMONSTRATE A PROTOTYPE PRODUCTION LINE TO MANUFACTURE LOW-COST, LARGE-SCALE ARTIFICIALLY STRUCTURED CUT WIRE (CW) METAMATERIALS (MTM) WITH FUNCTION IN THE RADIO FREQUENCIES (1 TO 18 GHZ). A KEY REQUIREMENT OF THE PROGRAM IS THE DEMONSTRATION OF A RADAR-ABSORBING MTM FOR SHIPBOARD TOPSIDE RADAR SIGNATURE. DURING THE PHASE I PROGRAM, PSI DEMONSTRATED THE LOW COST, RAPID MTM ARCHITECTURE PRODUCTION ON A SMALL SCALE AND VERIFIED THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR UNIQUE DESIGN VIA RF TESTING WITH AN NRL ARCH CONFIGURATION. PSI ALSO SHOWED A 12 WIDE R2R PROCESS FOR PATTERNING THE SUBSTRATE WITH THE UNIQUE MTM ARCHITECTURE. |
| HR001107C0054 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $494.81K | 2007-04-20 | 2008-04-21 | 541712 | NEW CONTRACT AWARD FOR HIGH POWER LASER FOR ROCKET DEFENSE. |
| N0001415C0039 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $493.17K | 2015-01-13 | 2016-12-16 | 541712 | IGF::CT::IGF TECHNOLOGIES FOR RARE EARTHS ENRICHMENT FOR A NOVEL LOW-COST RAW MATERIAL |
| W9126009C0020 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $489.99K | 2009-05-06 | 2011-12-31 | 541712 | SBIR PHASE II |
| N0001415C0041 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $488.52K | 2015-02-10 | 2017-02-09 | 541712 | HIGH TEMPERATURE METAMATERIAL EMITTER FOR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS |
| W81XWH06C0397 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $487.67K | 2006-09-01 | 2011-08-31 | 541710 | STTR PHASE I RADIII/ISR A064-30-0270 |
| W81XWH06C0408 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. | Department of Defense | $475.05K | 2006-09-11 | 2010-12-10 | 541710 | SBIR PHASE I - MONTHLY PROGESS REPORTS |