Space Launch Delta 45

Tesseract Ventures Receives United States Air Force AFWERX Direct-to-Phase II SBIR Grant with Space Force

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tesseract Ventures announced today that the company has been awarded a direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation (SBIR) grant by the Space Force through AFWERX.

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  • OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tesseract Ventures announced today that the company has been awarded a direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation (SBIR) grant by the Space Force through AFWERX.
  • The research proposal, submitted under the 23.4 SBIR cycle, has been approved for a $1,250,000 contract for research and development (R&D) at Space Launch Delta 45 at Patrick Space Force Base, FL, and at Cape Canaveral, FL.
  • Under this grant, Tesseract will further develop their Tesseract Smart Space, Prism hardware and Mosaic software to create a multi-dimensional common operating picture of the launch environment.
  • These tools will enable Space Force to accurately track machines, people and objects on the base, and create a clearer understanding of launch conditions through next generation data visualization.