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LITTLE PRAIRIE SERVICES LLC
EDGEWOOD, NM, 87015
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Prime contracting experience
2 records from government sources. Past participation is not evidence of current teaming interest.
| Role | Agency | Description | Vehicle | Obligated | Action date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | E014042 SBIR PHASE NTR FUEL TESTING IN MIT REACTOR FACILITIES | — | $1,117,664 | Jul 22, 2025 | Apr 13, 2022 – Dec 24, 2025 |
| Prime | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION (NTP) OFFERS HIGH PROMISE TO REDUCE LAUNCH MASS, DECREASE MISSION COSTS AND INCREASE MISSION EFFECTIVENESS, PARTICULARLY FOR CREWED MISSIONS TO THE PLANETS. HOWEVER, NTP HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH HIGH UNCERTAINTIES IN COST, SCHEDULE AND SAFETY, PARTICULARLY LAUNCH SAFETY. TO REDUCE PROGRAMMATIC UNCERTAINTY, AN UNAMBIGUOUS APPROACH TO DOCUMENTING NTP SAFETY PRIOR TO, DURING AND AFTER LAUNCH NEEDS TO BE MADE. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE MULTI-PHYSICS MODELS AND COMPUTING POWER WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM COMPELLING ANALYSES, AND TESTING IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE, AND UNREVEALING IN MANY CASES. THIS PROPOSAL DIRECTLY ADDRESSES PROGRAMMATIC UNCERTAINTY BY PROVIDING BENCHMARKED, DEFINITIVE PRODUCT CAPABLE OF DOCUMENTING THE SAFETY OF A NTP SYSTEM DURING ALL LAUNCH PHASES. THE PROPOSAL TAKES WORK PERFORMED BY THE SBC UNDER IR&D WHICH HAS PERFORMED DETAILED HYDROCODE MODELING OF A NTP IMPACTING AN UNYIELDING SURFACE FROM HEIGHTS OF 50 AND 150 METERS. TO INITIATE THE EFFORT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO START WITH SIMPLE COMPACTION MODEL, WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN PHASE I WITH THE TAYLOR IMPACT SIMULATION. INSTEAD OF A SINGLE NEUTRONICS CODE, LPS DEMONSTRATED VIABILITY WITH THREE CODES TO BETTER INSURE RELIABLE RESULTS. PHASE II WILL EXTEND THIS WORK. IT WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE SCCTE-2 NTR DESIGN AND INCLUDE ANY DESIGN MODIFICATIONS BY NASA CONTRACTORS. THE NTR MODEL WILL BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE IMPORTANT PERIPHERALS SUCHS AS TURBOOO PUMP ASSEMBLIES, THRUST VECTOR CONTROL HARDWARE, PLUMBING AND A PROPELLANT TANK. THESE ARE ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR A MORE REALISTIC IMPACT SCENARIO. FURTHER, DURING PHASE I, LPS DETERMINED THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MATERIALS WHOSE MECHANICAL DATABASE IS INSUFFICIENT FOR UNAMBIGUOUS HYDROCODE SIMULATIONS. LPS WILL DELIVER A COMPRHENSIVE TEST PROGRAM PLAN, COSTS AND SCHEDULE TO RESOLVE THESE DEFICIENCIES. THE TECHNICAL READINESS WILL BE IMPROVED SO END TO END SOFTWARE ELEMENTS ARE IMPLEMENTED AND INTERFACED WITH EXISTING SYSTEM CONCEPTS. | — | $749,750 | Jan 24, 2022 | Jun 13, 2018 – Feb 15, 2022 |
Contract vehicles are shown only when present in the source record. Linked award numbers and vehicles open the authoritative record on USAspending.gov.
Subcontracting experience
1 record from government sources. Past participation is not evidence of current teaming interest.
| Role | Agency | Description | Vehicle | Obligated | Action date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | THIS WORK IS RELATED TO SPACE NUCLEAR POWER FOR PROTYPE SOLUTIONS. LITTLE PRAIRIE SERVICES {LPS) AND ITS TEAM MEMBERS ARE INTEGRATING THE LATEST IN MULTI PHYSICS MODELING TO SIMULATE A FUEL ELEMENT BASED ON A PARTICULAR DESIGN BUILT FROM DESIGNER PARAMETERS. THE MULTI PHYSICS MODULES CAN DETERMINE FUEL INTEGRITY AND FISSION PRODUCT RETENTION, AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE AND OPERATING TIMES, AND DETERMINE MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION INCLUDING CRACKING AND GRAIN GROWTH. THE FUEL ELEMENT PARAMETERS ARE DERIVED FROM HIGH-LEVEL NRE REQUIREMENTS VIA THE INTEGRATION OF THE INTEGRATED ROCKET OPTIMIZATION CODE, LINKED WITH PHOENIX, A PROGRAM LINKING MULTI PHYSICS MODULES THROUGH THE MULTI PHYSICS OBJECT-ORIENTED SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT. 282131-87GY Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: NM Parent award description: UNM COSMIAC ADVANCED SPACE POWER PROTYPES (ASPP) View parent award on USAspending | — | $376,500 | Sep 15, 2023 | — – — |
Contract vehicles are shown only when present in the source record. Linked award numbers and vehicles open the authoritative record on USAspending.gov.
Agencies supported
- National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationGov-sourced
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