Physical Sciences Inc.
Lunar obligations
$2.6Mas prime
Lunar awards
5as prime
Its subcontractors
1$30K reported
Primes it works for
0none reported
Who it subcontracts to
PSI WILL WORK WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY TO TEST LOW TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE OF SILICON-BASED LITHIUM-ION POUCH CELLS IN ORDER TO CHARACTERIZE DISCHARGE PERFORMANCE AT TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS -185 °C. PURDUE WILL ASSIST WITH TESTING THESE CELLS USING THEIR CUSTOM LIQUID NITROGEN COOLED ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER. THIS DATA WILL ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW TEMPERATURE BATTERY PACK CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN A WIDE TEMPERATURE WINDOWS (-230 °C TO 120 °C) NECESSARY FOR OPERATION DURING LUNAR/MARS SURFACE MISSIONS.
Who it works for
Not reported as a subcontractor on lunar awards.
Lunar awards as prime
| Award | Description | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80NSSC25C0482 | PHASE II SBIR -80NSSC25C0482- HIGH ENERGY DENSITY NEXT-GENERATION BATTERIES FOR LUNAR/MARS SURFACE MISSIONS | 2025-09-29 → 2027-09-28 | $850K |
| 80NSSC20C0201 | SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM FOR LUNAR ISRU APPLICATIONS | 2020-06-24 → 2022-06-23 | $750K |
| 80NSSC19C0013 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A NOVEL APPROACH TO SCAVENGING HEAT FROM HIGH INTENSITY THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS ENCOUNTERED DURING SPACE MISSIONS AND CONVERTING THIS THERMAL POWER TO ELECTRICAL POWER AT HIGH EFFICIENCY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE EXTREMELY HOT HEAT SHIELDS DURING VEHICLE ENTRY INTO PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES (MARS/VENUS PROBES) AND DURING HIGH SPEED ASCENT THROUGH PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES (SAMPLE RETURN FROM MARS/VENUS), HOT CLADDINGS OF RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS USED FOR POWERING OUTER PLANETARY SPACECRAFT AND MULTI-DECADE PLANETARY BASES (MARS/VENUS/LUNAR), AS WELL AS COMBUSTORS/NOZZLES OF SPACE AND LAUNCH PROPULSION SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY, NUCLEAR PROPULSION SYSTEMS OF RENEWED INTEREST. THE TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO APPLICABLE COMMERCIALLY TO HIGH TEMPERATURE SOURCES ENCOUNTERED IN TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS, SUCH AS PORTABLE ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTERS FROM MACHINERY (ENGINES, STOVES) USED BY SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS IN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS, IN THIS STTR WE WILL DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED METAL HYDRIDE (MH) SYSTEM AND SPECTRALLY-TUNED THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC POWER CONVERTER (PC) SYSTEM THAT CAN EXTRACT HEAT DURING PERIODS OF HIGH THERMAL INTENSITY AND CONVERT IT TO ELECTRICITY AT GREATER THAN 25 PERCENT EFFICIENCY. THE MH SYSTEM PROVIDES THE HIGH TEMPERATURE RESERVOIR NEEDED FOR PC OPERATION. | 2018-12-06 → 2021-06-04 | $750K |
| 80NSSC24PB406 | FY24 SBIR PHASE I- HIGH ENERGY DENSITY NEXT-GENERATION BATTERIES FOR LUNAR/MARS SURFACE MISSIONS | 2024-08-07 → 2025-02-06 | $150K |
| 80NSSC19C0294 | SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM FOR LUNAR ISRU APPLICATIONS | 2019-08-19 → 2020-02-18 | $125K |