Archived News (2022-2023)
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Advance Reactor Technology for Extracting Metals from Lunar Soil
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Advance Reactor Technology for Extracting Metals from Lunar Soil
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Advance Reactor Technology for Extracting Metals from Lunar Soil
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, June 5, 2023 - Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA award in the amount of $156,500 to develop a Multi-Stage Oxygen and Regolith Resource Extractor (MORRE) for refining metals from lunar soil.
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Develop Software to Simulate Plume-Surface Interactions
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Advance Reactor Technology for Extracting Metals from Lunar Soil
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Advance Reactor Technology for Extracting Metals from Lunar Soil
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, June 5, 2023 - Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA award in the amount of $156,500 to develop software to simulate rocket plumes interacting with the lunar surface for evaluating landing stability on areas of untreated ground and effectiveness of lunar launch and landing pads.
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Develop In-Space Solar Welder
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Advance Reactor Technology for Extracting Metals from Lunar Soil
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Develop Hardware for Lunar Surface Construction
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, April 11, 2023 - Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA contract in the amount of $900,000 to develop a solar welding platform for In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing of structures in space.
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Develop Hardware for Lunar Surface Construction
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Develop Hardware for Lunar Surface Construction
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, April 11, 2023 - Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA contract in the amount of $900,000 to develop hardware for constructing infrastructure on the lunar surface using locally available resources.
Outward Technologies Selected for Award to Develop Reactor for Extracting Oxygen from Lunar Soil
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, April 11, 2023 - Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA contract in the amount of $900,000 to develop lunar reactor technology for extracting oxygen from lunar soil.
Outward Technologies Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Develop Large-Scale 3D Printer for the Moon
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, December 15, 2022 - Outward Technologies has been awarded a Technology Enhancements for Commercial Partnership (TECP) cooperative agreement in the amount of $189,915. This cooperative agreement supports the commercialization of Outward Technologies' innovative solar thermal manufacturing system for 3D printing large-scale components on the Moon.
Outward Technologies Receives State Grant to Develop Optomechanical Space Flight Hardware
Outward Technologies Receives State Grant to Develop Optomechanical Space Flight Hardware
Outward Technologies Receives State Grant to Develop Optomechanical Space Flight Hardware
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, December 15, 2022 - Outward Technologies has been awarded an Early-Stage Capital and Retention grant through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Advanced Industries Accelerator program. This funding of $250,000 will help further the development of Outward Technologies' inno
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, December 15, 2022 - Outward Technologies has been awarded an Early-Stage Capital and Retention grant through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Advanced Industries Accelerator program. This funding of $250,000 will help further the development of Outward Technologies' innovative concentrated solar thermal processing systems for use in space.
Archived News (2017-2022)
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract Award to Develop Lunar Surface Construction Technology
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract Award to Develop Feed System for Oxygen Extraction Reactors on the Moon
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract Award to Develop Feed System for Oxygen Extraction Reactors on the Moon
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, May 26, 2022 - Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiations of a NASA SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $156,476 to develop a Lunar Articulating Mirror Array (LAMA) for constructing landing/launch pads, roadways, habitats, and other infrastructure elements on the Moon using lunar soil.
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract Award to Develop Feed System for Oxygen Extraction Reactors on the Moon
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract Award to Develop Feed System for Oxygen Extraction Reactors on the Moon
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract Award to Develop Feed System for Oxygen Extraction Reactors on the Moon
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, May 26, 2022 - Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiations of a NASA SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $156,045 to develop a feed mechanism for reactors used to extract oxygen from lunar soil. Additionally, once oxygen has been extracted from the lunar soil, the feed mechanism enables the mass pr
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, May 26, 2022 - Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiations of a NASA SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $156,045 to develop a feed mechanism for reactors used to extract oxygen from lunar soil. Additionally, once oxygen has been extracted from the lunar soil, the feed mechanism enables the mass production of mechanical and structural components on the lunar surface using the byproducts of the oxygen extraction reaction.
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract Award to Develop Solar Welding Platform for In-Space Manufacturing
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract Award to Develop Feed System for Oxygen Extraction Reactors on the Moon
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Develop Solar Powered Additive Construction Technology for the Moon
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, May 26, 2022 - Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiations of a NASA SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $156,443 to develop an in-space welding process and robotic system for on-orbit service, assembly, and manufacturing (OSAM) of habitats, space telescopes, antennas, solar array reflectors, and a wide range of potential in-space structures.
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Develop Solar Powered Additive Construction Technology for the Moon
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Develop Solar Powered Additive Construction Technology for the Moon
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Develop Solar Powered Additive Construction Technology for the Moon
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, Feb 18, 2022 - Outward Technologies has been selected for award of NASA SBIR Phase II funding in the amount of $790,349 to develop a Sintering End Effector for Regolith (SEER). The technology under development could enable additive construction on the Moon using lunar soil as the exclusive building material. The
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, Feb 18, 2022 - Outward Technologies has been selected for award of NASA SBIR Phase II funding in the amount of $790,349 to develop a Sintering End Effector for Regolith (SEER). The technology under development could enable additive construction on the Moon using lunar soil as the exclusive building material. The SEER hardware feeds into Outward Technologies' core competency of powering high temperature thermochemical processes using concentrated solar energy.
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract to Model Permanently Shadowed Regions on the Moon
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Develop Solar Powered Additive Construction Technology for the Moon
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract to Model Permanently Shadowed Regions on the Moon
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, May 13, 2021 - Blueshift, LLC d/b/a Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $759,888 to develop multiphysics models of permanently shadowed regions at the lunar poles. These improved modeling capabilities will further de-risk planned missions to th
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, May 13, 2021 - Blueshift, LLC d/b/a Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $759,888 to develop multiphysics models of permanently shadowed regions at the lunar poles. These improved modeling capabilities will further de-risk planned missions to the Moon by helping to identify successful control strategies and hardware designs for increased rover operability, ISRU sampling, material handling, and surviving the lunar night.
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract to Develop Lunar Construction Technology
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Develop Solar Powered Additive Construction Technology for the Moon
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Contract to Model Permanently Shadowed Regions on the Moon
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, May 13, 2021 - Blueshift, LLC d/b/a Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA Phase I contract in the amount of $131,471 for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) to develop and test a Sintering End Effector for Regolith (SEER). The SEER subsystem could enable more controlled and efficient
Outward Technologies Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Develop 3D Printer for the Moon
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, Sep 11, 2020 - Outward Technologies has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $950,618 to conduct research and development on a solar concentrator system for 3D printing parts on the Moon using lunar soil.
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Develop Reactor for Extracting Oxygen on the Moon
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, Sep 1, 2020 - Blueshift, LLC d/b/a Outward Technologies has been selected for a NASA Phase I award in the amount of $124,907 for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) to develop its Solar Concentrator Oxygen Reactor with Continuous Heating and Extrusion of Regolith (SCORCHER) to extract oxygen from lunar soil in support of future missions to the Moon.
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Model Ice at Lunar Poles
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Simulate Rovers at the Lunar Poles
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, Sep 1, 2020 - Blueshift, LLC d/b/a Outward Technologies has been selected for a NASA Phase I award in the amount of $124,924 for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) to develop physics-based modeling software of exploration and sampling equipment interacting with icy soil on the Moon. The Phase I award enabl
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, Sep 1, 2020 - Blueshift, LLC d/b/a Outward Technologies has been selected for a NASA Phase I award in the amount of $124,924 for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) to develop physics-based modeling software of exploration and sampling equipment interacting with icy soil on the Moon. The Phase I award enables the development of high-fidelity models to aid NASA and its partners in designing and testing hardware to be sent into craters at the lunar poles.
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Simulate Rovers at the Lunar Poles
Outward Technologies Selected for NASA Award to Simulate Rovers at the Lunar Poles
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, May 5, 2020 - Blueshift, LLC d/b/a Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA Phase II award in the amount of $749,941 for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) to develop physics-based modeling software of rover wheels interacting with lunar soil. The Phase II award follows a successful Pha
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, May 5, 2020 - Blueshift, LLC d/b/a Outward Technologies has been selected for negotiation of a NASA Phase II award in the amount of $749,941 for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) to develop physics-based modeling software of rover wheels interacting with lunar soil. The Phase II award follows a successful Phase I project showing feasibility of high-fidelity models of lunar soil conditions which may be found at the lunar poles.
Blueshift, LLC Awarded NASA Contract for Lunar Rover Studies
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, June 18, 2019 - Blueshift, LLC has been selected for negotiation and award of a Phase I contract with the NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for $124,893 to conduct software development related to soil-wheel interactions at the lunar poles. The Phase I project has a potential to lead to Phase II f
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, June 18, 2019 - Blueshift, LLC has been selected for negotiation and award of a Phase I contract with the NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for $124,893 to conduct software development related to soil-wheel interactions at the lunar poles. The Phase I project has a potential to lead to Phase II funding for continued development of these innovative modeling methods.
Blueshift, LLC Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Develop Solar 3D Printer
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, Feb 7, 2019 – Blueshift, LLC has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $224,877 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on a solar concentrator for powering high-temperature processes such as welding, glass working, and 3D printing.