Federal contractor · public award history
SIERRA SPACE CORP
Parent: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION GS5NFFY1MC13
- Awards we know about
- 15
- Typical size
- $841,605
- Middle of their public awards
- Dollars on those awards
- $1.54B
Most of their awards we can see fall roughly between $171,304 and $6.46M.
From official USAspending contract records — not a capability rating, past-performance score, or recommendation to team or bid.
Awarding agencies
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (15)
Industries & product codes
Award history
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.49B
IGF::OT::IGF ISS COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES 2
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$27.27M
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
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
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
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
ENIAC CLOUD THE FIRST SPACE HARDENED MULTI CLOUD EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$686,649
SBIR PHASE III - CARBOTHERMAL LUNAR REGOLITH PROCESSING SYSTEM (CLRPS)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$68,396
BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN CANISTER (BRIC) LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) (BRIC-LED)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$6.46M
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
SUPPORT THE REQUIRED SUSTAINING ENGINEERING FOR THE ADVANCED PLANT HABITAT (APH).
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration—
USE OF MASS MEASUREMENT DEVICE (MMD) AND WATER CAPTURE DEVICE (WCD) ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$152,889
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$166,397
SCIENCE VERIFICATION TEST (SVT) FOR PH-08 WILL CONSIST OF 18 WEEKS OF OPERATIONS COMPRISING 2 TEST RUNS.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration—
LUNAR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - NASA-PROVIDED LUNAR PAYLOAD (NPLP) DELIVERY
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$404,381
FLIGHT EXPERIMENTATION FOR PH-07 WILL CONSIST OF THREE (3) SETS OF 4-WEEK EXPERIMENTS, WITH UP TO FOUR (4) WEEKS BETWEEN EACH EXPERIMENT.
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