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SOLSTICE Test Program

Awardee

L'GARDE, INC.

15181 Woodlawn Ave
Tustin, CA, 92780-6419
USA

Award Year: 2024

UEI: LEUWTPVHDXA8

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Congressional District: 45

Tagged as:

SBIR

Phase I

Seal of the Agency: DOC

Awarding Agency

DOC

Branch: NOAA

Total Award Amount: $174,976

Contract Number: NA24OARX021G0029

Agency Tracking Number: 3217797

Solicitation Topic Code: 9.5

Solicitation Number: NOAA-OAR-TPO-2024-2008184

Abstract

L.Garde proposes the SOLSTICE test program to advance the Technology and Manufacturing Readiness Level (TRL & MRL) of its vectored solar sailcraft from 4 to 6 to provide a commercially viable solution to NOAA’s unmet requirements for solar wind data from 0.98AU to enable advanced solar storm warning. This test program advances the current NOAA/Aerospace Space Weather study with L.Garde to design the SOLSTICE vehicle and mission to sub-L1. During the proposed 6-month period of performance the L.Garde led team will build a full scale engineering test unit of the SOLSTICE vehicle based on the current study design for ground deployment testing and to serve as a manufacturing pathfinder for the subsequent commercial flight program. The SOLSTICE vehicle is capable of achieving and maintaining this duty station for a minimum 5-year mission. As a cost-effective platform, SOLSTICE expands upon NOAA’s Uncrewed Systems Strategy of collecting critical and time sensitive data from terrestrial aircraft and maritime systems by placing a UxS able to provide a new commercial solar wind data source at the edge of cislunar space.

Award Schedule

  1. 2024
    Solicitation Year

  2. 2024
    Award Year

  3. August 1, 2024
    Award Start Date

  4. January 31, 2025
    Award End Date

Principal Investigator

Name: Linden Bolisay
Phone: 7142590771
Email: linden_bolisay@lgarde.com

Business Contact

Name: Linden Bolisay
Phone: 7142590771
Email: linden_bolisay@lgarde.com

Research Institution

Name: N/A