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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Cladding and Freeform Deposition for Coolant Channel Closeout (MFS-TOPS-81)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER · Solicitation T2P-MSFC-00054 · NAICS 927110 Space Research and Technology · responses due 2027-03-02 · Open on SAM.gov ↗
- Posted
- 2026-03-24
- Product or service code
- 9999 · Miscellaneous Items
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From the notice
NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses. THE TECHNOLOGY: Low-cost, large-scale liquid rocket engines with regeneratively cooled nozzles will enable reliable and reduced-cost access to space. Coolant, contained under high pressure, circulates through a bank of channels within the nozzle to properly cool the nozzle walls to withstand high temperatures and prevent failure. It has been a challenge to affordably manufacture and close out the intricate nozzle channels. As such, NASA developed a robust and simplified additive manufacturing technology to build the nozzle liner outer jacket to close out the channels within and contain the high-pressure coolant. The new Laser Wire Direct Closeout (LWDC) capability reduces the time to fabricate the nozzle and allows for real-time inspection during the build. One variation enables a bimetallic part (copper/super-alloy, e.g.) to help optimize material where it is needed. The manufacturing process has been demonstrated on a series of different alloys. Hot-fire testing is complete—the parts were exposed to extreme combustion chamber temperatures and pressure conditions for 1,000+ seconds.
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