- Sedaro has been awarded a $1.5 million Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) by AFWERX to develop enhanced In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities.
- The company will collaborate with Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) and Charles Stark Draper Labs (Draper Labs) to integrate new features like relative motion sensors, docking, and refueling into the Sedaro digital twin platform.
Arlington, VA, August 25, 2023 – In a significant boost to its cloud engineering platform, Sedaro has secured a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) from AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The award, amounting to $1.5 million, aims to advance In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities within the Sedaro platform.
A Collaborative Endeavor for ISAM Innovation
Sedaro will be joining forces with research institutions Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) of Logan, UT, and Charles Stark Draper Labs (Draper Labs) of Cambridge, MA. Over a 15-month performance period, the collaboration aims to integrate a range of new capabilities into the Sedaro digital twin platform. These include relative motion and attitude sensors & estimators, docking, refueling, and multi-segment manipulators for spacecraft agents.
“Sedaro will add capabilities such as relative motion and attitude sensors & estimators, docking, refueling, and multi-segment manipulators to spacecraft agents in the software,” the company stated. SDL and Draper Labs will assist Sedaro with technical design and implementation, and will utilize the Sedaro platform to model representative ISAM scenarios they are currently researching.
About the Funding Entities
AFWERX, the technology directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is the sole organization leading the planning and execution of U.S. Air Force & U.S. Space Force science & technology programs. It has executed contracts worth more than $2 billion since 2019 to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base.
