PHASE III SBIR 80NSSC25C0438 - FOCUSED LIBS FOR ELEMENTS IN WATER IDENTIFICATION (FLEW.ID) IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $374,844 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AJ14 GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Jul 2, 2025 Jul 8, 2025 Aug 7, 2026
FY24 SBIR PHASE I- ADVANCING SERS: NEXT-LEVEL ORGANIC DETECTION FOR LIFE MISSIONS IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $147,653 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AJ14 GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Aug 3, 2024 Aug 7, 2024 Feb 6, 2025
DISCO: DUAL IN-SITU SPECTROSCOPY AND CORING IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $600,091 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AJ14 GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Aug 7, 2023 Aug 7, 2023 Jul 1, 2025
SBIR PHASE II FOCUSED LIBS FOR ELEMENTS IN WATER IDENTIFICATION (FLEW.ID) IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $1,273,841 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AJ14 GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Jun 12, 2023 Jun 12, 2023 Jul 11, 2026
DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALTY OPTICAL SUBSTRATES AS SPECIFIED IN CIF PROPOSAL AWARD IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $28,500 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) 6640 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Aug 26, 2022 Aug 26, 2022 Feb 15, 2023
EO14042 SBIR PHASE I FOCUSED LIBS FOR ELEMENTS IN WATER IDENTIFICATION (FLEW.ID) IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $155,480 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AJ14 GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Jul 22, 2022 Jul 25, 2022 Jan 25, 2023
OT PERISCOPE - PROBE FOR EXPLORING REGOLITH AND ICE BY SUBSURFACE CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANICS, PAHS, AND ELEMENTS IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $1,011,438 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AJ14 GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Aug 6, 2021 Aug 6, 2021 Sep 4, 2024
VIPER PROJECT IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $1,837,033 BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AH53 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 May 16, 2024
GRAAL: GEOSPATIAL RASTERING AND ATMOSPHERIC LIDAR IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $124,235 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AJ14 GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Apr 30, 2021 May 19, 2021 Nov 19, 2021
PERISCOPE - PROBE FOR EXPLORING REGOLITH AND ICE BY SUBSURFACE CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANICS, PAHS, AND ELEMENTS IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $124,050 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Aug 19, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 Mar 1, 2021
PWLSR - PULSED WAVEGUIDE LATENCY SPECTRAL RECEPTOR IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $124,803 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Aug 19, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 Mar 1, 2021
HARPOON - HIGH ACCESS RAMAN PROBE WITH ONBOARD OPTICAL NUMERIZATION IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $1,121,972 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Jun 11, 2020 Jun 11, 2020 Apr 30, 2025
DISCO: DUAL IN-SITU SPECTROSCOPY AND CORING IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $1,122,463 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Jun 11, 2020 Jun 11, 2020 Dec 15, 2023
HARPOON - HIGH ACCESS RAMAN PROBE WITH ONBOARD OPTICAL NUMERIZATION IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $10,000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — — AR21 Sep 23, 2019 Sep 18, 2019 Jan 17, 2020
INITIAL FUNDING FOR CONTRACT ENTITLED "NOVEL LIFE DETECTION SYSTEM COUPLING LIPID EXTRACTION WITH RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $80,000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AB36 Sep 6, 2019 Sep 6, 2019 May 1, 2020
HARPOON'S CORE UNIT HOSTED INSIDE THE SPACECRAFT, CONTAINS THE LASER, SPECTROMETER, AND ELECTRONIC MODULES. THE CORE UNIT SERVES TWO MINIATURE RAMAN HEADS, WHICH ENABLE BOTH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL CLOSE UP ANALYSIS. IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $124,934 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Jul 25, 2019 Aug 19, 2019 Feb 18, 2020
DISCO: DUAL IN-SITU SPECTROSCOPY AND CORING IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $124,752 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Jul 25, 2019 Aug 19, 2019 Feb 18, 2020
WE PROPOSE TO BUILD AND CRITICALLY TEST KEY SUBSYSTEMS OF LIFE ANALYSIS, CAPTURE, AND RETENTION ON AN ORBITING SATURN SPACECRAFT (LACROSS), AN ULTRA-COMPACT PLUME SAMPLE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS. LACROSS WILL CONDUCT THESE ANALYSIS IN-SITU, DIRECTLY ON ICY SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM THE PLUME DURING FLY-THROUGHS. THUS, LACROSS ADDRESSES FIVE OF THE SIX TECHNOLOGIES SOLICITED BY SUBTOPIC S4.06. LACROSS SAMPLE COLLECTION&MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UTILIZES AN INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE TO A) COLLECT PARTICLES USING AN ANGLED-WALL COLLECTOR AN B) ANALYZE THEM IN-SITU, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR SAMPLE PROCESSING AND CONCENTRATING. THE COLLECTOR FUNNELS ICE PARTICLES INTO PLASMONIC AEROGEL (STARDUST HERITAGE), WHERE PARTICLES BURY AND SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. THE PLASMONIC AEROGEL ENABLES ULTRASENSITIVE (1 NM) SERS MEASUREMENTS OF ALL PARTICLES THAT INTERSECTS THE FOCUS PLANE. LACROSS INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO SAMPLE CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS ENABLES UNPRECEDENTED IN-FLIGHT SAMPLE COLLECTION AND MEASUREMENTS OF MATERIAL FRESHLY INJECTED INTO SPACE: IN-SITU CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTITATION OF COMPLEX ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, INCLUDING PREBIOTIC COMPOUNDS (E.G., AMINO ACIDS); BIOMOLECULES (ORGANIC BIOMARKERS SUCH AS PROTEINS, LIPIDS, AND NUCLEIC ACID POLYMERS); MINERALS; SALTS; VOLATILES. LACROSS WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL TECHNOLOGICAL LEAP WITH RESPECT TO EXISTING OR PROPOSED SAMPLING AND/OR ANALYSIS SYSTEMS OF ENCELADUS PLUME IN THE FOLLOWING KEY ASPECTS: (1) IT UTILIZES AN INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE TO CAPTURE AND TRANSFER ICE PARTICLES FROM PLUMES DIRECTLY TO A SENSOR THAT REQUIRES NO MOVING PARTS, ACTUATORS, SAMPLE HANDLING; (2) THE MULTIPLEX INTEGRAL-FIELD SERS IMAGING APPROACH FEATURES AUGMENTED SCIENCE RETURNS AND REDUCED TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY RELATIVE TO EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANETARY RAMAN SPECTROMETERS; (3) LACROSS MINIMIZES THE RESOURCES AND COMPLEXITY REQUIRED TO CAPTURE AND CONCENTRATE A SAMPLE AND PERFORM KEY INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND THE HABITABILITY OF ENCELADUS. IMPOSSIBLE SENSING LLC $124,921 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION — 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) AR11 SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH Jul 23, 2018 Jul 27, 2018 Feb 15, 2019