APPLY – Orbital Edge Accelerator

Applicant Information

First Name

Last Name

Email

Title

Address

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Phone

Are you a United States citizen or permanent resident?

Yes

No

Country of Citizenship:

I am exclusively a citizen or permanent resident of the United States

I have dual citizenship: the United States of America and another country.

If you indicated dual citizenship above, please indicate all countries in which you are a citizen besides the United States.

Organizational Information

Organization Name

Registration

US Entity

Non-US Entity

Headquarters Mailing Address

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Organizational Type

Academic

Commercial Startup (C+)

Corporation

Early Stage Startup (Seed)

Government

Mid-Stage Startup (A or B)

Non-profit

Small to Medium Enterprise

Ownership

Woman-owned

Minority-owned

Veteran-owned

Website/URL

Organizational Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov

If you are not registered, you can do that here: https://sam.gov/entity-registration.

Is the technology proposed here subject to any U.S. export control laws and regulations, such as the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C.2751- 2799, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. 120-130.; and the Export Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. app. 2401-2420, including the Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. 730-774; including the requirement for obtaining any export license or other approval?

No

Yes

If you responded yes to the question above regarding export control, please indicate the name and/or code ID to which your technology is subject.

Technology Information

Technology Title

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One-Sentence Description

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Describe the technology and the objectives of the proposed project.

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What issue(s) does the technology address? What is transformational about the technology relative to the existing state-of-the-art? How do the proposed project objectives align with the offeror’s technology maturation plan?

Clearly describe the need for space-based testing utilizing the ISS (e.g., microgravity, the harsh space environment, the ISSNL vantage point) and why the proposed project objectives cannot be completed using ground-based methods or other microgravity platforms (e.g. drop towers, parabolic flights, suborbital flights).

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Provide a basic description of the solution’s in-orbit requirements and experimental set-up. Describe any specific hardware or in-orbit facilities necessary to support your project, if known. Define the logistical support (i.e., launch and return) requirements. If known, provide an in-orbit operations timeframe (i.e., desired launch date and flight duration).

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Describe the scientific and technical merits of the technology and proposed project.

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Provide enough technical background to enable a clear understanding of the technology. Explain how the technology and the outcomes of the proposed project align with this opportunity and with current advancements in the scientific or technical area of interest. Demonstrate a clear and compelling scientific or technical justification for space-based testing. Outline the novelty of the technology, the expected impact of the experiment, and emphasize how the spaceflight conditions are essential to achieving project objectives.

Qualifications and Background

First Name of Principal Investigator

Last Name of Principal Investigator

Email for Principal Investigator

LinkedIn URL for Principal Investigator

Describe the background and expertise of the Principal Investigator.

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Document the PI’s success in the field of study, or for new investigators, demonstrate that the PI has appropriate experience and training or has partnered with a qualified co-investigator. Document the PI’s success in building and/or operating a commercially viable business.

Does the PI have technological and/or operational support from other key individuals within the organization?

Yes

No

Anticipated, but not currently

First Name of Additional Leader 1

Last Name of Additional Leader 1

Email for Additional Leader 1

LinkedIn URL for Additional Leader 1

Describe the background and expertise of Additional Leader 1.

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First Name of Additional Leader 2

Last Name of Additional Leader 2

Email for Additional Leader 2

LinkedIn URL for Additional Leader 2

Describe the background and expertise of Additional Leader 2.

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First Name of Additional Leader 3

Last Name of Additional Leader 3

Email for Additional Leader 3

LinkedIn URL for Additional Leader 3

Describe the background and expertise of Additional Leader 3.

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Business Information

Why should customers and funders be interested in this technology or company? What sets this technology or company apart from alternatives? What are the competitive moats of your technology and/or business?

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Describe your anticipated pathway to commercialization for your proposed technology.

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Who do you anticipate as customers for your technology?

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Describe your go-to-market strategy for this technology.

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How large is the market for your proposed technology?

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Provide your best estimate of unit economics of the proposed project and/or solution, including sale price and major variable and fixed costs.

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Describe your traction to date.

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MOUs, pilot projects, current pipeline and/or backlog, etc.

Budgets and Funding

Provide a good faith budgetary estimate for costs associated with the proposed ISS flight.

Project costs are those direct costs and indirect costs (e.g., overhead, general and administrative, or finance and administrative costs) to manage and implement the project. Note that the launch costs and astronaut time costs will be covered by the ISS National Lab. All funds must be entered in real dollar amounts. 1000-character limit

Indicate the amount of funding your organization is contributing directly to the project. This does not include any in-kind contributions.

1000-character limit

Indicate any external funding your organization has received.

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Examples include but are not limited to: SBIRs, other government grants, government contracts, academic/commercial partnerships. Please indicate if you have secured the funds from other sources or have simply requested the funds. If you have received funds in the past or are currently receiving funds, identify the organization and funding amount.

Based upon your funding status, please estimate your current runway in months

500-character limit

Provide a value for your average monthly burn.

500-character limit

Supplemental

Does your technology solution incorporate any of the following? Select all that apply.

Traditional Machine Learning Algorithms

Deep Learning Models

Generative AI Systems

Autonomous AI Agents

None of the Above

Describe the specific AI/ML components in your solution and their intended functions.

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What type of data will your AI/ML systems process? Select all that apply.

Is there any additional information to be shared with the evaluation team that is not addressed in any preceding question?

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If you have obtained letters of support or interest from any external organization, please upload them here

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If you have PDF brochures for your company and/or technology, please upload them here.

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Attach a copy of your current pitch deck.

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