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Water-Based Thrusters for Space Propulsion
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Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC)Space Center, 1212 Fourier Drive Madison, WI -View profile »Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
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Fiscal Year: 2003Title: Water-Based Thrusters for Space PropulsionAgency / Branch: DOD / DARPAContract: DAAH0103CR244Award Amount: $800,000.00
Abstract:
ORBITEC proposes to develop a Stoichiometric Combustion Rocket Engine (SCORE) that would serve as the primary thruster for DARPA?s water rocket. The water rocket concept requires the development of a satellite power-and-propulsion architecture utilizingwater as a source of both chemical energy storage and propellant. The SCORE applies ORBITEC?s vortex cold-wall flow field to enable high-performance rocket operation in the harsh operating environment of stoichiometric H/O combustion. The Phase II programwill build on the successful results of the Phase I effort to develop successive generations of rocket engines with increasingly flight-like characteristics, culminating in a regeneratively-cooled, vortex combustion cold-wall engine that will be testedunder simulated space conditions near the end of the project. The Phase II program is structured to work toward the development in Phase III of a spaceflight SCORE to be used as part of a water rocket demonstration package.Small Business Information at Submission:ORBITAL TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (ORBITEC)
Space Center Madison, WI 53717EIN/Tax ID: 391628664DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees:Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
Award Information
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Agency: Department of Defense |
Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
Award ID: 58397 |
Program Year/Program: 2003 / SBIR |
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Agency Tracking Number: 02SB1-0294 |
Solicitation Year: N/A |
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A |
Solicitation Number: N/A |