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Angstrom Designs' High Altitude Balloon Flight Services Selected for NASA's IDIQ Program
Santa Barbara, CA, July 18, 2024 — Angstrom Designs Inc., a leading provider of advanced solar cell testing and calibration equipment and services, is pleased to announce that its high-altitude balloon flight services have been selected by NASA as part of the Indefinite- Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) program. NASA’s IDIQ program advances space technologies and operational procedures by integrating flight and payload services. The five-year program has a total combined value of $45 million and will allow NASA and other government agencies to test technologies in space, near-space and reduced-gravity environments.
The IDIQ program funds NASA and other government agencies to fly test solar cells and similar technologies. Among the 15 companies participating in IDIQ, Angstrom Designs provides high-altitude balloon flights at the lowest cost. Angstrom Designs also offers this low-cost, near-space access to commercial and research entities.
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About Angstrom Designs:
Founded in 2011, Angstrom Designs Inc. (https://angstromdesigns.com) develops advanced testing and calibration processes that provide prime contractors, solar panel integrators and photovoltaic (PV) researchers with the most accurate and thorough analytics of their panels, coupons and cells. Angstrom Designs consists of a diverse group of engineers whose expertise in systems design for automated instrumentation, control, test and measurement has pushed the envelope with space-grade solar cell research and development. Their patented programmable LED solar simulator (pLEDss) technology addresses the challenging testing requirements of multi-junction solar cells. Their pLEDss technology enables rapid measurement and automated acquisition of solar cell and string performance with more capability and flexibility than the current state of practice.