NASA SBIR Phase I for in-space EBW control
5 FOMONASA Shared Services Center awarded ThinkOrbital $224,262 under SBIR Phase I to investigate real-time weld alignment and beam-steering for electron-beam welding in space.
Why it matters
Continues the company’s dual-track work on welding tools that also generate the X-rays used for inspection.
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SBIR phase I - investigating a real-time weld alignment and beam-steering control approach for in-space electron beam weldingNASA awarded ThinkOrbital a $224,262 SBIR Phase I contract for real-time weld alignment and beam-steering control for in-space electron-beam welding, running September 2026 to March 2027.
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NASA Shared Services Center awarded ThinkOrbital $224,262 under SBIR Phase I to investigate real-tim