Astroport Space Technologies, awarded a NASA Technology Research contract for lunar construction
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Friday, May 21, 2021
NASA selected 289 small businesses and 47 research institutions to receive Phase I funding for its 2021 SBIR/STTR program .
Key Points:
- NASA selected 289 small businesses and 47 research institutions to receive Phase I funding for its 2021 SBIR/STTR program .
- Astroport was one of only four Texas companies selected for this year\'s STTR program.\nAstroport Space Technologies, Inc. is a deep tech space start-up with headquarters in San Antonio, Texas.
- With this initial small contract we hope to plant the seeds for a San Antonio industry to become known for expertise in space construction processes and manufacturing.
- "\nAstroport\'s Lunar Regolith Melting and Lunar Regolith Binding stabilization and solidification technologies are used for manufacturing feedstock for lunar construction.