Small Business Technology Enables Safer Lunar Landings & Longer Lunar Missions

Small Business Technology Enables Safer Lunar Landings & Longer Lunar Missions

Post Date Feb 18, 2022
Firm Name Masten Space Systems, Inc.
State California
Program SBIR
Mission Directorate Space Technology
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Masten Space Systems leveraged NASA SBIR/STTR solicitations to identify and respond to challenges establishing a sustainable presence on the Moon. The company partnered with the program to study the effects of rocket engine plume impingement and blast during lunar landings and launches, and to develop a metal oxidation warming system (MOWS), resulting in $2.8 million in funding from NASA Tipping Point to enhance the capability of the MOWS. Masten participated in the NASA SBIR/STTR I-Corps training program to help identify commercial uses for these technologies.

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