NASA has selected 27 research proposals for negotiation
of Phase 2 contract awards for its Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Program. The selected projects, which have a
total value of approximately $16 million, will be conducted
by 25 small, high-technology firms located in 13 states.

The goals of this NASA program are to stimulate technological
innovation, increase the use of small business, including
women-owned and disadvantaged firms in meeting federal
research and development needs, and increase private-sector
commercialization of innovations derived from federally
funded research.

A total of 267 proposals were submitted by SBIR contractors
completing Phase I projects. These proposals were evaluated
to determine that they met SBIR Phase I objectives and are
feasible research innovation for meeting agency needs. The
new selections are in addition to 110 proposals selected last
year.

Phase 2 continues development of the most promising Phase I
projects. Selection criteria include technical merit and
innovation, Phase I results, value to NASA, commercial
potential and company capabilities. Funding for Phase 2
contracts could be up to $600,000 for a two-year performance
period.

The NASA SBIR Program Management Office is located at the
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, with executive
oversight by NASA’s Office of Aerospace Technology, NASA
Headquarters, Washington, DC. Individual SBIR projects are
managed by NASA’s ten field centers.

Aculight Corporation
11805 North Creek Pky S. Suite 113
Bothell, WA 98011-8802
Dennis Lowenthal (425) 482-1100
99-1-12.03-1100 LaRC
Novel Mini-DIAL Transmitter

Adelphi Technology, Inc.
2181 Park Blvd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1543
Melvin A. Piestrup (650) 328-7337
99-1-15.02-7337 GSFC
Large-Area, Low-Cost, High-Resolution X-ray Detector and Electron Amplifier

American GNC Corporation
9131 Mason Avenue
Chatsworth, CA 91311-6110
Frank Bauerle (818) 407-0092
99-1-14.02-0092 JPL
Autonomous Docking with the Laser Dynamic Range Imager Optical Sensor

BioSpace International
101 Lakeforest Blvd, Suite 300
Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2629
Shirley Arnowitz (301) 990-3586
99-1-10.01-3586 MSFC
Dynamically Controlled Space Station Payloads

Busek Co., Inc.
11 Tech Circle
Natick, MA 01760-1023
Judy Budny (508) 655-5565
99-1-17.05-5565 GRC
A High Isp Hall Thruster for Advanced In-Space Propulsion

Diffraction Ltd.
Route 100
Waitsfield, VT 05673-1115
Julie Parker (802) 496-6642
99-1-18.03-6642 MSFC
Hybrid Fabrication of Large, Low-Scatter Diffractive Optics

Dynamic Systems Integration, Inc.
529 Central Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5228
Edwin G. Tirona (757) 431-5000
99-1-04.01-5000 LaRC
SATSNet an Extranet for the Nation’s Small Airports

Foster-Miller, Inc.
350 Second Ave.
Waltham, MA 02451-1196
Adi R. Guzdar (781) 684-4242
99-1-08.04-4242 JSC
Crew Performance Analyzer

Genex Technologies, Inc.
10605 Concord Street, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895-2504
Jason Geng (301) 962-6565
99-1-12.05-6565 SSC
A Novel Volumetric 3D Display for Satellite Data Visualization

Honeybee Robotics, Ltd.
204 Elizabeth Street
New York, NY 10012-4236
Chris Chapman (212) 966-0661
99-1-18.01-0661 ARC
Comet Nucleus Source Sampler

Intelligent Automation, Inc.
2 Research Place Suite 202
Rockville, MD 20850-6205
Joseph Schwartz (301) 590-3155
99-1-21.01-3155 JSC
An Advanced Extravehicular Activity Robot Assistant

Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
2520 W. 237th St.
Torrance, CA 90505-5217
Reuben Sandler (310) 530-7130
99-1-03.05-7130 SSC
Multipoint Fiber Optic Sensor for Cryogenic Fuel Leak Detection

k Technology Corporation
500 Office Center Drive, Suite 250
Fort Washington, PA 19034-3216
Thomas Cassin (215) 628-8681
99-1-17.04-8681 GSFC
High Performance Low Temperature Space Radiator (kTC P914)

Left Hand Design Corporation
7901 Oxford Road
Longmont, CO 80503-8704
Lawrence M. Germann (303) 652-2786
99-1-16.01-2786 JPL
High-Accuracy 200 mm Siderostat

Lynntech, Inc.
7610 Eastmark Drive, Suite 202
College Station, TX 77840-4024
Oliver J. Murphy (409) 693-0017
99-1-08.04-0017 JSC
A Multifunctional Sanitation Method for Food Processing

Optimal Synthesis Inc.
470 San Antonio Road, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94306-4646
P.K. Menon (650) 858-8585
99-1-01.02-8585B ARC
Air and Space Traffic Interaction Research (ASTIR)

Orbital Technologies Corporation
1212 Fourier Drive
Madison, WI 53717-1961
Eric E. Rice (608) 827-5000
99-1-08.03-5000A KSC
Regenerable Seed Plugs from Formed Plant Fiber

Orbital Technologies Corporation
1212 Fourier Drive
Madison, WI 53717-1961
Eric E. Rice (608) 827-5000
99-1-07.04-5000 GRC
Aerodynamic Fluid Physics Research Facility (AFPRF)

Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
B. David Green (978) 689-0003
99-1-02.03-0003 GRC
Sensor for SOx Species by Ultra-Sensitive IR Quantum Cascade Laser Absorption

Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810-1077
B. David Green (978) 689-0003
99-1-25.02-0003 LaRC
Thin Film, Variable Reflectance Materials for Solar Sail Control

Skilled Systems Inc.
4710 Rosedale Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814-3730
Josh Skillman (301) 718-9535
99-1-12.08-9535 GSFC
A GPS/Stellar Attitude Control System for Low-Cost Spacecraft

Southwest Sciences, Inc.
1570 Pacheco Street Suite E-11
Santa Fe, NM 87505-3993
Alan C. Stanton (505) 984-1322
99-1-01.06-1322 GRC
A Rugged LED-based Sensor for Fire Detection

Stottler Henke Associates, Inc.
1660 So. Amphlett Blvd. Ste. 350
San Mateo, CA 94402-0000
Wayne R. King, Jr. (650) 655-7242
99-1-09.03-7242A KSC
AI Techniques for Payload and Vehicle Processing Scheduling

Tao of Systems Integration, Inc.
471 McLaws Circle, Suite 1
Williamsburg, VA 23185-6317
Siva M. Mangalam (757) 220-5040
99-1-05.03-5040 DFRC
Real-Time, In-Flight Determination of Unsteady Aerodynamic Loads & Moments

TechLand Research, Inc.
28895 Lorain Road, Suite 201
North Olmsted, OH 44070-4042
Bobby W. Sanders (440) 716-9077
99-1-05.03-9077 DFRC
Flight Testing of a New Design Concept for Axisymmetric Inlets

Triton Systems, Inc.
200 Turnpike Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824-4000
Ross Haghighat (978) 250-4200
99-1-03.03-4200 MSFC
Space Durable Flexible Tether

UTD Incorporated
10242 Battleview Parkway
Manassas, VA 20109-2336
Robert Fithian (703) 393-0800
99-1-14.02-0800 JPL
The Low Reaction Force Drill