NASA SBIR 2009 Solicitation

SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN (Firm Name, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)
Hardric Laboratories, Inc.
70 Princeton Street
North Chelmsford, MA 01863 - 1565
(978) 251-1702

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROJECT MANAGER (Name, E-mail, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)
Michael Kornik
mkornik@hardric.com
70 Princeton Street
North Chelmsford, MA 01863 - 1565
(978) 251-1702 Extension :323

Estimated Technology Readiness Level (TRL) at beginning and end of contract:
Begin: 2
End: 5

TECHNICAL ABSTRACT (Limit 2000 characters, approximately 200 words)
Design, manufacture and test a flat segmented mirror made of optical grade AlBeMet 162 material and fusion bonded through the use of E Beam welding to demonstrate the feasability of manufacturing much larger segmented optics that perform as monlithic optics.

POTENTIAL NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words)
Any optical requirement for a mirror larger than the 1.2 meter optics currently being produced. Segmented mirrors will allow more design options, lower costs and accelerated deliveries.

POTENTIAL NON-NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words)
Any optical requirement for a mirror larger than the 1.2 meter optics currently being produced. Segmented mirrors will allow more design options, lower costs and accelerated deliveries.

NASA's technology taxonomy has been developed by the SBIR-STTR program to disseminate awareness of proposed and awarded R/R&D in the agency. It is a listing of over 100 technologies, sorted into broad categories, of interest to NASA.

TECHNOLOGY TAXONOMY MAPPING

Beamed Energy Large Antennas and Telescopes Laser Optical Optical & Photonic Materials