By extension, there are ample non-NASA commercial opportunities in the civilian satellite industry for station-keeping, de-orbit, and orbit boost applications. Plus, there are DoD mission opportunities in the immediate future for near-term funding vehicles to transition from Phase II to Phase III SBIR commercialization. Starfire will gain through licensing and partnership opportunities.
This SBIR addresses the Science Mission Directorate need for spacecraft propulsive hardware with increased performance and flexibility to enable more ambitious missions requiring high duty cycles, more challenging environmental conditions, and extended operation. The successful completion of this SBIR will result in near-term high-payback for NASA's in-space propulsion teams allowing a near-term performance boost on existing HET systems without having to re-qualify the entire hardware systemsaving time, money and ground testing commitments.
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