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SPACE MICRO INC
Doing business as VOYAGER DEFENSE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
SAN DIEGO, CA, 92128
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Prime contracting experience
19 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 | SPACE MICRO PROPOSES AN AGGRESSIVE, BUT ACHIEVABLE, SPACE IMAGE PROCESSING AND RADIATION EFFECTS EXPERIMENT TO DEMONSTRATE AN ADVANCED COTS PROCESSOR AND SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER IN THE MISSE-FF SPACE RADIATION ENVIRONMENT. | — | $759,989 | Sep 14, 2026 | Aug 18, 2021 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | SBIR PH II TOPIC & PROTOTYPE DELIVERABLE FOR NANOSATELLITE PAYLOADS FOR TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE | — | $1,963,630 | May 13, 2026 | Apr 22, 2021 – Oct 24, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | DESIGN, DEMONSTRATE, AND DEPLOY A SCALABLE LINK-182 SPACE RADIO WITH A POINTING API FOR LEO/GEO COMMS | — | $8,410,000 | Apr 28, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS IN SPACE ENHANCED WITH NOVEL FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION | — | $1,249,950 | Sep 2, 2025 | Feb 1, 2023 – Dec 1, 2025 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | SBIR PH II TOPIC&PROTOTYPE DELIVERABLE FROM TOPIC SOCOM18.3-002 | — | $674,218 | Aug 4, 2025 | Mar 20, 2020 – Sep 21, 2022 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | HIGH PERFORMANCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED, RADIATION HARD, SPACE COMPUTING PLATFORM FOR TRUSTED AUTONOMY | — | $1,249,971 | Apr 23, 2025 | Feb 2, 2023 – Apr 15, 2025 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | W/V BAND SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIOS (SDR) ENABLING AGILE SPACE COMMUNICATIONS | — | $749,993 | Feb 12, 2025 | Jul 20, 2022 – May 1, 2025 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D: HIGH SPEED MISSILE TO MISSILE COMMUNICATIONS. | — | $994,831 | Jun 13, 2024 | Jan 14, 2019 – Jan 13, 2022 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency | SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D - MDA17-012 - B2-2675 - 2D PRINTED MICROSCALE RADIATION SHIELDING | — | $1,008,571 | Jun 13, 2024 | Jun 4, 2019 – Dec 7, 2021 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | SBIR DIRECT TO PHASE II BASE AWARD UNDER BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT(BAA) HQ085021S0001-TA01 | — | $1,730,713 | Sep 28, 2023 | Jan 20, 2022 – Jan 16, 2024 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | STTR PHASE II TRADITIONAL CONTRACT F2-14990 - AGILE, MODULAR, RADIATION HARDENED SDR WITH INTEGRATED SSPA FOR SATCOM | — | $749,964 | Jun 1, 2023 | Mar 11, 2022 – Dec 22, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | FULL DUPLEX RF-TO-OPTICAL CONVERTER FOR SATCOM | — | $750,000 | May 24, 2023 | Apr 13, 2022 – Sep 12, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | ::IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT | — | $1,500,000 | Jan 30, 2023 | Aug 1, 2016 – May 31, 2019 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | DUAL USE SPACE-BASED LASER COMMUNICATIONS FOR SECURITY AND RESILIENCE | — | $4,490,000 | Sep 23, 2022 | Nov 5, 2019 – Apr 1, 2023 |
| Prime | National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration | IGF::OT::IGF A COMMERCIAL SOURCE IS NEEDED FOR SOFTWAREDEFINED NEAREARTH TRANSCEIVERS (SDNESTS) THAT: (1) INTEROPERATE WITH EXISTING SN RELAYS AND NEN GROUND TERMINALS AND SERVICES (2) ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE NASA'S SPACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RADIO SYSTEM (STRS) ARCHITECTURE STANDARD FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIOS (SDRS) AND (3) HELP NASA MISSIONS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (OGAS) TRANSITION TO THE FUTURE NEAR EARTH SPACE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE CONNECTIVITY, AVAILABILITY AND BANDWIDTH ON DEMAND WILL BE AS UBIQUITOUS AS TODAY'S INTERNET. TO DATE, NO STANDARD USER SPACECRAFT COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER (TRANSCEIVER) EXISTS THAT ALLOWS A SPACE MISSION TO INTEROPERATE WITH THE FULL RANGE OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM NASA'S SPACE NETWORK (SN) TDRSS RELAYS AND NEAR EARTH NETWORK (NEN) GROUND TERMINALS IN THE NEAR EARTH ENVIRONMENT. IN FACT, EVEN THE HIGH CAPACITY COMMUNICATIONS SINGLE ACCESS CAPABILITIES OF THE SN IN KABAND ARE UNDERUTILIZED DUE IN PART TO LACK OF AFFORDABLE SPACEQUALIFIED TRANSCEIVERS. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF A COMMON SDNEST THAT CAN BE USED BY A WIDE RANGE OF NEAREARTH MISSIONS, SPACE MICRO'S UNIVERSAL TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE (UTR) RF MODULE DEVELOPED UNDER A PHASE II CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE REFINED FOR OPERATION IN THE EXACT FREQUENCY SPECTRUM ALLOCATIONS OF THE SN AND NEN. THEN, THE UTR RF MODULE NEEDS TO BE INTEGRATED WITH THE BEST CAPABILITIES OF SPACE MICRO'S EXISTING COMMERCIAL TRANSMITTER (E.G. UTX300 KABAND TRANSMITTER), RECEIVER, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SDR PRODUCTS INTO AN INTEGRATED SDNEST. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SBIR PHASE II UTR RF FRONT END INTEGRATED WITH THE REMAINING TRANSCEIVER ASPECTS AND VERIFIED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NASA'S SPACE NETWORKS WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST BENEFIT TO NASA, NAMELY, A SINGLE, INTEGRATED TRANSCEIVER PRODUCT READY FOR MISSION USE. EXPECTED BENEFITS AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGY MATURATION EFFORTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: * NEW CAPABILITIES: REFINE AND INTEGRATE THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SPACEQUALIFIABLE SOFTWARE DEFINED TRANSCEIVER THAT CAN OPERATE WITH THE SAND KABAND CAPABILITIES OF THE SN AND NEN, WITH OPEN WAVEFORMS COMPLIANT WITH THE STRS STANDARD. *IMPROVED PERFORMANCE:ADVANCE THE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SDNEST TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE AT DATA RATES AT LEAST 4X TO 10X HIGHER THAN CURRENT NASA MISSION TRANSCEIVERS IN THE SAME FREQUENCY BANDWIDTH. *GREATER RELIABILITY: ENSURE THAT THE SDNEST CAN OPERATION WITH THE SN IN BOTH S, AND KABANDS AND WITH THE NEN IN SAND KABAND, THUS OFFERING MORE OPERATIONAL OPTIONS TO MISSIONS AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS RELIABILITY. *COST SAVINGS: IMPLEMENT THE SDNEST IN COMPLIANCE WITH NASA?S STRS STANDARD FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED TRANSCEIVERS TO ENABLE BOTH PROPRIETARY COMMERCIAL INNOVATIONS AND USE OF A COMMON SET OF WAVEFORMS DEVELOPED BY OTHERS. THIS ALLOWS NASA MISSIONS TO SAVE ON CUSTOM SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT, AND MULTIPLE MISSIONS TO USE THE SAME TRANSCEIVERS AND SOFTWARE. *SPACE QUALIFICATION: THE SDNEST SPACE PROTOFLIGHT UNIT DEVELOPED UNDER OPTION #2 WILL UNDERGO ENVIRONMENTAL (I.E. VIBE, THERMAL) TESTING AT SPACE MICRO AND COMPATIBILITY TESTING WITH TDRS AT GRC. THIS WILL PROVIDE A HIGH TRL AND HIGH CONFIDENCE SDNEST FOR FUTURE MISSION USE. *USE BEYOND NASA: ULTIMATELY, THE SDNEST CAN BE USED BY MULTIPLE NASA MISSIONS, THOSE OF OGAS, AND POTENTIALLY COMMERCIAL SPACE VENTURES LIKE LOCKHEED MARTIN AND SPACEX AS WELL. THE POTENTIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF THE PROPOSED SDNEST IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED USE OF THE KABAND CAPABILITIES OF THE EXISTING TDRS RELAYS AND EMERGING NEN GROUND TERMINALS BY NASA MISSIONS AND OGAS. THE SDNEST ALSO BECOMES A SOLID BUILDING BLOCK THAT WILL HELP NASA TRANSITION FROM ITS CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE FUTURE INTERNETLIKE NEAREARTH COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE STMP WILL PROVIDE THE FIRST INTEGRATED SBAND AND KABAND SOFTWARE DEFINED TRANSCEIVER THAT WORKS WITH BOTH THE TDRSS SPACE NETWORK AND NEAR EARTH NETWO | — | $667,000 | Sep 12, 2022 | Apr 9, 2015 – Oct 15, 2018 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | SBIR PHASE II | — | $1,098,076 | Sep 1, 2022 | Aug 10, 2020 – Feb 9, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | STTR PHASE II- MACHINE-LEARNING BASED SENSING AND WAVEFORM ADAPTATION FOR SDRS OPERATING IN CONGESTED AND CONTESTED ENVIRONMENT | — | $1,099,825 | May 24, 2022 | Dec 9, 2020 – Dec 13, 2022 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | SPACECAM: A DUAL USE SPACE IMAGING AND SSA CAMERA | — | $750,000 | May 3, 2022 | May 4, 2022 – Jul 31, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | F2D-3800 - LASERCOM FOR CISLUNAR APPLICATIONS | — | $1,250,000 | Apr 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 – Aug 8, 2023 |
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
10 records from government sources. Past participation is not evidence of current teaming interest.
| Role | Agency | Description | Vehicle | Obligated | Action date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | PROCUREMENT OF AN X-BAND TRANSPONDER THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE LANDER BEING DEVELOPED FOR THIS CONTRACT AT0015089 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 481212 Parent award performance state: TX Parent award description: FINALIZE THE MISSION DESIGN, EXECUTE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS TO SUPPORT THE AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE, AND DELIVER ALL BASE MILESTONES AND PRODUCTS. View parent award on USAspending | 80HQTR19D0005USAspending | $3,010,000 | Aug 6, 2026 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | PROCUREMENT OF AN X-BAND TRANSPONDER THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE LANDER BEING DEVELOPED FOR THIS CONTRACT AT0015089 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 481212 Parent award performance state: PA Parent award description: FINALIZE THE MISSION DESIGN, EXECUTE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS TO SUPPORT THE AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE, AND DELIVER ALL BASE MILESTONES AND PRODUCTS. View parent award on USAspending | 80HQTR19D0005USAspending | $610,000 | Aug 6, 2026 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | PHASE C KA-BAND TRANSMITTER 4106215376 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: MULTI-SLIT SOLAR EXPLORER (MUSE) MISSION PHASE A View parent award on USAspending | — | $4,850 | Oct 7, 2025 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | PHASE C S-BAND TRANSCEIVER 4106215376 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: MULTI-SLIT SOLAR EXPLORER (MUSE) MISSION PHASE A View parent award on USAspending | — | $89,349 | Jun 18, 2025 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | PHASE C KA-BAND TRANSMITTER PHASE C S-BAND TRANSCEIVER 4106215376 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: MULTI-SLIT SOLAR EXPLORER (MUSE) MISSION PHASE A View parent award on USAspending | — | $339,077 | Jan 9, 2025 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | DECRYPTION SCOPE PHASE B KA-BAND TRANSMITTER PHASE B S-BAND TRANSCEIVER 4106215376 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: MULTI-SLIT SOLAR EXPLORER (MUSE) MISSION PHASE A View parent award on USAspending | — | $460,925 | Oct 22, 2024 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | PHASE B KA-BAND TRANSMITTER PHASE B S-BAND TRANSCEIVER PHASE C KA-BAND TRANSMITTER PHASE C S-BAND TRANSCEIVER 4106215376 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: MULTI-SLIT SOLAR EXPLORER (MUSE) MISSION PHASE A View parent award on USAspending | — | $5,474,807 | Mar 27, 2024 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | COARSE SUN SENSOR ASSEMBLY (SEE COMMENTS) 3012310746 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force Parent award NAICS: 336414 Parent award performance state: VA Parent award description: RAPID ON-ORBIT SPACE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION RING View parent award on USAspending | — | $69,760 | Aug 10, 2023 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR SMART PROPULSION UPDATED OPERATION 4500102763 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CO Parent award description: CRYOGENIC (H2-O2) SMART PROPULSION FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION View parent award on USAspending | — | $132,884 | Mar 10, 2023 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | OCXO SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO 4104776701 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CO Parent award description: SPACE TRANSPORT LAYER TRANCHE 0 (QTY 10 SPACE VEHICLES) View parent award on USAspending | — | $360,882 | Dec 16, 2021 | — – — |
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
- Department of DefenseGov-sourced
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