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ORSC Methane Ascent/Descent Engine Technology Development
Award last edited on: 7/14/2016

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
NASA
Total Award Amount
$124,894
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
H2.01
Principal Investigator
Timothy A Bulk

Company Information

Special Aerospace Services LLC (AKA: SAS)

3005 30th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
   (303) 625-1010
   N/A
   www.specialaerospaceservices.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 02
County: Boulder

Phase I

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Phase I year
2015
Phase I Amount
$124,894
Special Aerospace Services (SAS) is proposing a new and innovative ascent/descent engine using methane as its propellant. This engine will utilize the concepts of the Oxidizer Rich Staged Combustion (ORSC) cycle of the RD-8 to improve on performance over existing hardware. This SBIR program will leverage existing work SAS has done in conjunction with DARPA to on the RD-8 preburner to design and analyze a new engine with the benefits of the RD-8, but being able to use methane as the propellant. Additive manufacturing will be used to build the components of the engine to reduce cost and limitations in design.

Phase II

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