SIERRA SPACE CORP

Award history

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.49B
  Sep 25, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)NNJ16GX07BNonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation481212Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Space Transportation/LaunchV126Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV)USAspending ↗

  IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$27.27M
  Sep 23, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80HQTR17C0009North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)541712Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied ResearchAR12Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  IGF::OT::IGF NASA BAA/NRA AWARD. PROPOSAL TITLE "NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIP - NEXTSTEP-2. THE NEXTSTEP-2 STUDY CONDUCTED BY SNC WILL EVALUATE MISSION ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEM INTERFACES, AND SUBSYSTEM COMPONENT DESIGN TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE THREE OPERATIONAL PHASES OUTLINED BY NASA. NASA'S HEOMD/AES DIVISION SELECTED THE SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS -2 (NEXTSTEP-2) BAA SOLICITATION IN THE AREA OF HABITATION SYSTEMS. THIS CONTRACT EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON REFINING ARCHITECTURES AND CONCEPTS OF OPERATION AND DEVELOPING A FULL SIZE GROUND BASED DEEP SPACE HABITATION PROTOTYPE UNIT FOR INITIAL HABITATION CAPABILITIES IN CISLUNAR SPACE WITH EXTENSIBILITY FOR IN-SPACE TRANSIT HABITATION. THIS CONTRACT WILL ALSO DEVELOP PLANS AND ESTIMATES FOR FURTHER ENGINEERING AND FLIGHT UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN A NASA-LED STANDARDS AND COMMON INTERFACES WORKING GROUP. KEY COMPONENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE IDENTIFIED DURING THE STUDY PHASE. AS PART OF OPTION 1 SNC WILL DEVELOP A FULL-SCALE PROTOTYPE TO FURTHER MATURE THE DESIGN AND REDUCE RISK. TECHNOLOGIES AND SUBSYSTEMS WITH COMMERCIAL SPACE APPLICATIONS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY SNC FOR USE IN EXPANDING SNC'S COMMERCIAL SPACE GOALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS FOR EXECUTION THROUGH PHASE 2 WILL BE CONTINUALLY REFINED THROUGHOUT THE STUDY, AND CULMINATE IN A PROPOSAL FOR A FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBLE MATING OPTIONS TO CONNECT AND ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF ELEMENTS, INCLUDING DIFFERENT HABITAT ELEMENTS AND A DOCKING DESTINATION FOR NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'S (NASA) ORION SPACECRAFT.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.03M
  Sep 23, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80MSFC24CA018Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing336415Space R&D Svcs; Space Flight, Research & Supporting Activities; R&D Facilities & Maj EquipAR15Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, AND DEVELOPMENT TESTING FOR LOW LEAKAGE VALVES CONCEPTS USED TO PRIMARILY SERVICE LIQUID HYDROGEN IN-SPACE APPLICATIONS. THESE IN-SPACE APPLICATIONS INCLUDE ENVISIONED DEEP SPACE TRANSPORTATION

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.62M
  Sep 12, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80HQTR25CA008Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied ResearchAR12Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIP-2 APPENDIX R: LUNAR LOGISTICS & MOBILITY STUDIES. GOALS ARE TO SUPPORT MISSION ARCHITECTURE DEFINITIONS FOR HUMAN MISSIONS BEYOND LOW-EARTH ORBIT AS PART OF NASA'S MOON TO MARS EXPLORATION STRATEGY.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$12.00M
  Aug 21, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80HQTR19C0019Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)541714R&D- Space: Science/Applications (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)AR22Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  BAA R&D - THE NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS -2 (NEXTSTEP-2) APPENDIX F: LOGISTICS REDUCTION (LR) IN SPACE BY TRASH COMPACTION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM (TCPS) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED JULY 3, 2018. PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED AND EVALUATED AND SELECTIONS OF SUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 5, 2018. NASA ISSUED THIS SOLICITATION TO SOLICIT IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ADVANCE TRASH COMPACTION AND PROCESSING (TCPS) CAPABILITIES. TRASH PROCESSING ENABLES REDUCTION IN MASS, VOLUME, AND THE CREW TIME DEDICATED TO LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT. THE CURRENT APPROACH TO TRASH MANAGEMENT ENTAILS MANUALLY COMPACTING, TEMPORARILY STORING IT, AND THEN DISPOSING OF THE TRASH EITHER BY RETURN TO EARTH OR INCINERATION DURING REENTRY IN A DISPOSABLE SUPPLY VEHICLE. LONG DISTANCES FROM EARTH AND LENGTHY DURATIONS WITH LIMITED OR NO RESUPPLY WILL CHARACTERIZE FUTURE HUMAN MISSIONS. RETURNING TRASH TO EARTH WILL BE IMPRACTICAL, JETTISONING DURING THE MISSION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VALUABLE RECOVERABLE RESOURCES AND DISPOSING OF IT LOCALLY MAY POSE A PLANETARY PROTECTION RISK, IF LEFT UNTREATED..NASA NEEDS A SYSTEM THAT CAN HANDLE ASTRONAUT TRASH IN SITU RATHER THAN DISPOSING OF IT OVERBOARD. HOWEVER, STORING TRASH INSIDE A SPACECRAFT CREATES PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS FOR THE CREW, CONSUMES CRITICAL HABITAT VOLUME, AND SEQUESTERS POTENTIALLY VALUABLE RESOURCES. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH CONTRACTS IN AREAS FOR DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS FOR A TCPS THAT COMPACTS TRASH TO REDUCE STORAGE VOLUME, RENDERS IT BIOLOGICALLY AND PHYSICALLY SAFE AND STABLE, RECOVERS TRAPPED RESOURCES, AND FORMS RESIDUAL MATERIAL INTO A STORABLE, POTENTIALLY USEFUL PRODUCT.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$171,304
  Aug 15, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80JSC024FA212Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied ResearchAR12Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  ENIAC CLOUD THE FIRST SPACE HARDENED MULTI CLOUD EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$686,649
  Aug 14, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80NSSC23CA052Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; R&D Administrative ExpensesAJ14Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  SBIR PHASE III - CARBOTHERMAL LUNAR REGOLITH PROCESSING SYSTEM (CLRPS)

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$68,396
  Jul 15, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80JSC025FA117Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied ResearchAR12Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN CANISTER (BRIC) LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) (BRIC-LED)

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$6.46M
  Jun 30, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)NNH15CN77CNorth American Industry Classification System (NAICS)541712R&D- Space: Science/Applications (Basic Research)AR21Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  IGF::OT::IGF NEXTSTEP NRA AWARD. THIS CONTRACT INVOLVES DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF A HYBRID LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (HLSS) THAT WILL ENABLE OPERATIONALLY EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE EXPLORATION ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THROUGH HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN BE EVOLVED TO MEET LONG-DURATION LIFE SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINED HABITATION AT MUCH LOWER LIFE CYCLE COSTS. CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY BEING FLOWN ON THE ISS ALLOWS FOR ONLY 25-50 PERCENT RESOURCE RECOVERY DEPENDING UPON THE RESOURCE IN QUESTION, WHETHER OXYGEN, WATER, OR CARBON. STRATEGICALLY AND OPERATIONALLY VALUABLE BIOREGENERATIVE CAPABILITY THAT COMBINES WATER RECYCLING, AIR REVITALIZATION, FOOD AUGMENTATION AND RADIATION PROTECTION INCREASES TOTAL SYSTEM CLOSURE TO AN ESTIMATED 50-85 PERCENT RESOURCE RECOVERY, AND DECREASES THE TOTAL MISSION MASS AND THEREBY COST-EFFECTIVELY EXTENDING SUSTAINABLE LONG-DURATION HUMAN MISSIONS. THE HLSS INTEGRATES NOMINAL PIC LIFE SUPPORT FOR TRANSITIONAL SHORT DURATIONS AUGMENTED WITH BIOLOGICALLY BASED LIFE SUPPORT TO EXTEND MISSION DURATIONS TO YEARS WITH MINIMAL RESUPPLY. THE SMALLER PHYSICAVCHEMICAL SYSTEM ALSO PROVIDES BACKUP AND SAFE HAVEN CAPABILITIES. ORBITEC PROPOSES A STEPWISE DEMONSTRATION OF THE HLSS THAT RAPIDLY EVOLVES CURRENT SYSTEMS AND CAPABILITIES INTO LONG DURATION LIFE SUPPORT APPLICABLE TO SEVERAL EXPLORATION SUPPORT MODULE CONFIGURATIONS: PHASE I GROUND DEVELOPMENT, COMPONENT, SUBSYSTEM, AND SUB SCALE SYSTEMS PHASE IT ISS AND LEO SORTIE TESTS, SUBSYSTEM, SUBSCALE SYSTEM TESTING PHASE GROUND-BASED HLSS TEST BED, FULL SCALE INTEGRATED TESTING PHASE N LEO AND/OR CISLUNAR TEST BEDS PHASE V DEEP SPACE FULL SCALE DEMONSTRATOR THE HLSS INTEGRATES ESTABLISHED PHYSICAVCHEMICAL (PIC) LIFE SUPPORT COMPONENTS AS A BASE CAPABILITY WITH BIOPRODUCTION (BID) SYSTEMS FOR WATER AND ATMOSPHERE PROCESSING AND FOOD AUGMENTATION, BRINGING REDUCTIONS IN TOTAL MASS LAUNCHED FOR LONG-DURATION MISSIONS. THE BIO SYSTEM ENABLES A SMALLER PIC SYSTEM AND PROVIDES RESUPPLY SAVINGS THAT HAVE COST SAVINGS ADVANTAGES FOR ANY SUSTAINED HUMAN OPERATION THAT IS GREATER THAN ONE YEAR, -MAKING THE HLSS RELEVANT FOR CONTINUOUS LEO OPERATIONS, CISLUNAR AND MARS TRANSIT MISSIONS IN ADDITION TO PLANETARY SURFACE OR DEEP SPACE MISSIONS. THE IMPROVED COST EFFECTIVENESS WOULD BE GREATLY ATTRACTIVE TO COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS TO LEO AND OTHER DESTINATIONS. THIS INITIAL EFFORT WILL FULLY ASSESS THE OPTIONS, PERFORMANCE, AND RELIABILITY OF HLSS FOR VARIOUS MISSION SCENARIOS BASED ON PRIOR GROUND-BASED TESTING AND CURRENT BIOLOGICAL FLIGHT SYSTEMS INCLUDING VEGGIE, THE FIRST FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM TO BE DEMONSTRATED ON ISS. IN THE NEAR TERM, HLSS WOULD RESULT IN FOOD AUGMENTATION, PROVIDING FRESH FOOD FOR HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS, AND INCREASED WATER RECYCLING AND ATMOSPHERE REVITALIZATION, OFF-LOADING DEMANDS ON A SMALLER PIC SYSTEM, ULTIMATELY REDUCING POWER, MASS, AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS. CONCEPTS OF HLSS OPERATION WILL BE DEFINED FOR CANDIDATE EXPLORATION AUGMENTATION MODULES AND FOR VARIOUS MISSION CLASSES, AND USED TO CONDUCT TRADE ANALYSES USING AN IN-HOUSE MODELING PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS PIC AND BID LIFE SUPPORT SUBSYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS TO BE ANALYZED AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A DEMONSTRATION OF EXPANDED BIOPRODUCTION FLIGHT SYSTEMS WITHIN ORBITEC'S EXISTING CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT FACILITIES.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$841,605
  Jun 25, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80JSC024FA190Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied ResearchAR12Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  SUPPORT THE REQUIRED SUSTAINING ENGINEERING FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$152,889
  Jun 16, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80JSC025FA027Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied ResearchAR12Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  BASELINE REPAIRS FOR ECS S/NS 002 AND 003 ARE REQUIRED AS OUTLINED IN CONTRACT 80JSC023DA011 STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) SECTION 3.12, ECS BASELINE REPAIR.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration—
  Jun 16, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80JSC023DA011Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Health R&D Services; Health Research And Training; Experimental DevelopmentAN23Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV)USAspending ↗

  USE OF MASS MEASUREMENT DEVICE (MMD) AND WATER CAPTURE DEVICE (WCD) ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$166,397
  May 13, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80JSC024FA199Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied ResearchAR12Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  SCIENCE VERIFICATION TEST (SVT) FOR PH-08 WILL CONSIST OF 18 WEEKS OF OPERATIONS COMPRISING 2 TEST RUNS.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration—
  Apr 16, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80JSC020D0012Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation481212Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; R&D Administrative ExpensesAR14Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV)USAspending ↗

  LUNAR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - NASA-PROVIDED LUNAR PAYLOAD (NPLP) DELIVERY

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$404,381
  Apr 10, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)80JSC024FA205Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied ResearchAR12Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  FLIGHT EXPERIMENTATION FOR PH-07 WILL CONSIST OF THREE (3) SETS OF 4-WEEK EXPERIMENTS, WITH UP TO FOUR (4) WEEKS BETWEEN EACH EXPERIMENT.