STF Technologies LLC
Lunar obligations
$1.9Mas prime
Lunar awards
3as prime
Its subcontractors
2$347K reported
Primes it works for
0none reported
Who it subcontracts to
SPACE SUIT COMPONENT FABRICATION AND TESTING
- Ilc Dover LP$73K
SPACE SUIT COMPONENT TESTING AND FABRICATION
Who it works for
Not reported as a subcontractor on lunar awards.
Lunar awards as prime
| Award | Description | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80NSSC17C0025 | IGF::OT::IGFTHIS SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RESEARCH PHASE II WILL DEVELOP AND ADVANCE THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF STF-ARMORTM NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR USE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GARMENTS (EPG) FOR EXTENDED EXPLORATION MISSIONS IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING LEO, CIS-LUNAR SPACE, AND LUNAR AND MARTIAN SURFACES. THE PHASE II RESEARCH WILL OPTIMIZE AND DELIVER A VALIDATED PROTOTYPE SUIT COMPONENT WITH AN EPG CONTAINING STF-ARMORTM TEXTILES THAT OFFER SUPERIOR CREW PROTECTION TO MEET THE RIGOROUS NEEDS OF FUTURE MISSIONS. THE PHASE II DEVELOPMENT OF STF-ARMORTM EPGS DIRECTLY ADDRESSES KEY EVA SUIT TECHNOLOGY GAPS RELATED TO DUST, PUNCTURE, MMOD AND SECONDARY EJECTA AT BOTH THE MATERIAL AND TESTING/METHODS LEVELS. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ARE STRUCTURED TO DELIVER A HIGH TRL AT THE END OF PHASE II, CULMINATING WITH THE DELIVERY OF SUIT COMPONENT PROTOTYPES THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING TEST HARDWARE AND CONTINUED PHASE III SUIT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION THROUGH INFUSION INTO FUTURE ADVANCED EVA SUIT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THE PROPOSED PHASE II LEVERAGES THE RESULTS OF SYNERGISTIC NASA-SPONSORED RESEARCH (INCLUDING ISS MATERIALS TESTING) CONDUCTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, COMBINED WITH A COMMERCIALIZATION PATHWAY PROVIDED BY STF ECHNOLOGIES AND OUR COMMERCIALIZATION PARTNERS, TO DEVELOP ADVANCED EPG MATERIALS THAT IMPROVE CREW SAFETY WITHOUT INCREASING WEIGHT OR JOINT TORQUE. STF-ARMORTM TEXTILES OFFER A MASS-EFFICIENT MEANS FOR IMPROVING THE PUNCTURE, MMOD, AND DUST RESISTANCE OF EVA SUITS AS SUPERIOR SHELL AND ABSORBER LAYERS WITH GOOD FLEXIBILITY, AS DEMONSTRATED IN PHASE I. STF-TREATMENT IN COMBINATION WITH SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATING OF TEXTILES CREATES EPG MATERIALS WITH EXCEPTIONAL DUST RESISTANCE AND SELF-CLEANING PROPERTIES THAT WILL BE FURTHER DEVELOPED AND OPTIMIZED IN PHASE II. | 2017-09-22 → 2021-08-18 | $940K |
| 80NSSC18C0129 | WE PROPOSE AN INNOVATIVE HYBRID COMPOSITE MATERIAL CONTAINING SHEAR THICKENING FLUID (STF) ENERGY ABSORBING LAYERS (SEALS) THAT PROVIDES SUPERIOR IMPACT PROTECTION AND NOVEL, SELF-HEALING FUNCTIONALITY TO PREVENT LEAKAGE AFTER IMPACT. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR THIN, LIGHTWEIGHT, IMPACT-RESISTANT COMPOSITE MATERIALS THAT CAN BE FABRICATED IN COMPLEX GEOMETRIES FOR NEXT-GENERATION SPACE SUITS. THE PROPOSED PHASE II RESEARCH LEVERAGES SUCCESSFUL PHASE I R&D AND EXTENSIVE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND SPACE SUIT EXPERTISE OF OUR PARTNERS TO ADVANCE COMMERCIALIZATION AND TRL OF IMPACT-RESISTANT, DAMAGE-TOLERANT SEAL-COMPOSITES INNOVATION TO PRODUCE A PROTOTYPE SUIT COMPONENT SUITABLE FOR SYSTEM-LEVEL INTEGRATION AND TESTING. IN PHASE I IT WAS SHOWN THAT THE SEAL-COMPOSITES PROVIDE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED IMPACT PROPERTIES AND WEIGHT SAVINGS VS. LEADING CONVENTIONAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS FROM THE Z-2 PROTOTYPE. FUTHERMORE, SEAL-COMPOSITES IMPART SELF-HEALING FUNCTIONALITY TO MITIGATE AIR LEAKAGE IF DAMAGED. THE PHASE II OBJECTIVES AND WORK PLAN FOLLOW A LOGICAL SEQUENCE TO TEST AND DOWNSELECT IMPROVED SEAL-COMPOSITE MATERIALS, TO DEVELOP AND VALIDATE A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL AND CONDUCT MODEL-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION, TO DEVELOP HIGH-FIDELITY TEST METHODS, TO REFINE THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO MAKE AEROSPACE-GRADE SEAL-COMPOSITES, AND TO DELIVER A VALIDATED SUIT PROTOTYPE COMPONENT MADE FROM SEAL-COMPOSITES. FURTHER, WE WILL LEVERAGE SYNERGISTIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GARMENT (EPG) RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED AT STF TECHNOLOGIES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE TO PERFORM SYSTEM-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE SEAL-COMPOSITES COMBINED WITH EMERGING, STATE-OF-THE-ART EPGS. OVERALL, THE PROPOSED PHASE II WILL PRODUCE A VALIDATED SEAL-COMPOSITE PROTOTYPE SUIT COMPONENT MEETING THE NEEDS FOR IMPROVED IMPACT-RESISTANCE AND DAMAGE-TOLERANCE TO OFFER SUPERIOR ASTRONAUT PROTECTION IN A WIDE RANGE OF FUTURE MARTIAN AND LUNAR SURFACE EVA SCENARIOS. | 2018-09-27 → 2021-11-30 | $747K |
| 80NSSC26C0339 | SBIR PHASE 1 CELLULARLY SUPPORTED REGOLITH SHIELDING (CSRS) FOR INFLATABLE LUNAR HABITATS | 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30 | $222K |