Small Business Innovation Research · Small Business Technology Transfer
Ad Astra Rocket Co: SBIR & STTR awards
5 awards worth $6.00M to 1 companies since 2022 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Ad Astra Rocket Co's federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | $4.00M |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | $850.0K |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $997.3K |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | $149.9K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Maturation of the VASIMR Electric Propulsion System · topic null | Ad Astra Rocket Co · Texas | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $4.00M | 2025-09-29 |
| Improved Design of the VASIMR Radio Frequency Transmission Line · topic Z10 | Ad Astra Rocket Co · Texas | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $850.0K | 2024-05-24 |
| Improved Design of the VASIMR Radio Frequency Transmission Line · topic Z10 | Ad Astra Rocket Co · Texas | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $148.6K | 2023-07-25 |
| Improved Thermo-Mechanical Design of the VASIMR RF Coupler · topic Z10 | Ad Astra Rocket Co · Texas | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $848.8K | 2023-05-19 |
| Improved Thermo-Mechanical Design of the VASIMR RF Coupler · topic Z10 | Ad Astra Rocket Co · Texas | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $149.9K | 2022-07-21 |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (SBA) ↗, awards through 2026-08-28. Amounts are as agencies report them to SBA. SBIR/STTR contracts also appear in USAspending as ordinary awards; grants (NIH, NSF, DOE) appear as assistance. Open topics are posted by each agency; see Opportunities for contract notices.