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ANASPHERE, INC

Manhattan, MT · Aerospace · Private

Solid-state hydrogen gas generators for inflatable aerodynamic decelerators

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Updated · anasphere.com

Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Manhattan, MT
Total capital
$16.4M
Federal grants
$4.9M
8 awards · 2016–2026
Rank in peer group#83 of 155
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$11.6M
45 awards · Defense, NASA, Education
Rank in Aerospace#213 of 1335
Granted patents
1
7 pending · first 2023
Rank in peer group#60 of 155

Capital timeline

20072011201520192023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $16.4M2007: $1.5M across 3 contracts$1.5M2008: $830K across 2 contracts2009: $225K across 3 contracts2010: $200K across 2 contracts2011: $923K across 5 contracts$923K2012: $272K across 5 contracts2013: $281K across 4 contracts2014: $776K across 2 contracts2015: $72K across 2 contracts2016: $206K across 1 grant · $33K across 2 contracts2017: $144K across 2 contracts2018: $749K across 1 grant · $1M across 2 contracts$1.8M2019: $750K across 1 grant · $787K across 2 contracts$1.5M2020: $189K across 2 contracts2021: $150K across 2 contracts2022: $749K across 1 grant2023: $284K across 1 contract2024: $150K across 1 grant · $150K across 1 contract2025: $999K across 2 grants · $3.8M across 3 contracts$4.8M2026: $1.3M across 1 grant$1.3M
20072011201520192023FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $16.4M2007: $1.5M across 3 contracts$1.5M2008: $830K across 2 contracts2009: $225K across 3 contracts2010: $200K across 2 contracts2011: $923K across 5 contracts2012: $272K across 5 contracts2013: $281K across 4 contracts2014: $776K across 2 contracts2015: $72K across 2 contracts2016: $206K across 1 grant · $33K across 2 contracts2017: $144K across 2 contracts2018: $749K across 1 grant · $1M across 2 contracts$1.8M2019: $750K across 1 grant · $787K across 2 contracts$1.5M2020: $189K across 2 contracts2021: $150K across 2 contracts2022: $749K across 1 grant2023: $284K across 1 contract2024: $150K across 1 grant · $150K across 1 contract2025: $999K across 2 grants · $3.8M across 3 contracts$4.8M2026: $1.3M across 1 grant

Latest events

  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II$1.3M
  • Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Mixed Gas Generator For Inflatable Decelerators$149K
  • Federal contractNASA · Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (iad) Track C - Solid State Gas Generator Development$2.8M
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Mixed Gas Generator For Inflatable Decelerators$149K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR$849K
  • Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR$849K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Solid-state Noncombustible Gas Generator$150K
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  • Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Solid-state Noncombustible Gas Generator$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator Track C - Solid State Gas Generator Development$284K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Improved Solid-State Hydrogen Gas Generator$749K
  • Federal contractNASA · Low-cost Mixed-phase Cloud Characterization Sensor Suite$25K
  • Federal contractNASA · Improved Solid-state Hydrogen Gas Generator$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · High-capacity, High-speed, Solid-state Hydrogen Gas Generator$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Smart Tether Flight Module, With Cup Ane$39K
  • Federal contractHealth and Human S · Litetether Starter Kit And Flight Module Qty 2)$12K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Low-Cost Mixed-Phase Cloud Characterization Sensor Suite$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Satellites Provide Valuable Data For Cloud, Precipitation, And Radiative Transfer Research. Supporting In-situ Atmospheric Measurements Of Cloud Properties Are Essential.$775K
  • Federal contractNASA · Radiative Transfer Properties Of Clouds Play An Important Role In The Energy Balance Of The Earth. Numerous NASA Programs And Experiments Are Directed To Measuring These Effects. In-situ Measurements Are Critical For Supporting Satellite-borne Instruments. While Research Aircraft Carry The Best In-situ Instruments, The Aircraft And Instruments Are Too Expensive To Provide Sufficient Coverage. Anasphere Is Developing A Suite Of Low-cost, Balloon-borne Instruments That Can Quantify All Three Conde$125K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · High-Capacity, High-Speed, Solid-State Hydrogen Gas Generator$749K
  • Federal contractNASA · Deployable Aerodynamic Decelerators Are An Enabling Technology For Missions To Planets And Moons With Atmospheres As Well As For Returning Payloads To Earth. These Decelerators Require A Gas Source For Inflation, And The Objective Is To Provide An Improvement Over Existing Pressurized Gas Inflation Systems. A Hydrogen Gas Generator Suitable For The Inflation Of Hypersonic Aerodynamic Inflatable Decelerators (hiads) Was Developed And Tested. Key Areas Of Phase I Work Included The Design Of A Heat$899K
  • Federal contractDefense · Smarttether Flight Module$19K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Deployable Aerodynamic Decelerators Are An Enabling Technology For Missions To Planets And Moons With Atmospheres As Well As For Returning Payloads To Earth. These Decelerators Require A Gas Source To Inflate Them, And The Objective Is To Provide An Improvement Over Existing Pressurized Cold Gas Inflation Systems. A Solid-state Hydrogen Gas Generator Is Proposed Which Is Based On The Thermal Decomposition Of A Metal Hydride In A Controlled Manner. Anasphere Has Successfully Demonst$124K
  • Federal contractDefense · Radio Tether$8K
  • Federal contractNASA · Tethersonde System - Flight Module, Ground Station, Blimp, And Winch$24K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Mixed-Phase Cloud Characterization Sensor$206K
  • Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ct::igf Smarttether V8 Flight Module Cup Anemometer$10K
  • Federal contractDefense · Smarttether Flight Module And Accessories.$62K
  • Federal contractNASA · Single Wire Slwc Sensors For Use With Radiosondes.$26K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Icing Is One Of The Most Significant Hazards To Aircraft. A Sizing Supercooled Liquid Water Content (sslwc) Sonde Is Being Developed To Meet A Directly Related Need For In-situ Measurements Of Both Total Supercooled Liquid Water Content And Droplet Size Distribution. This Data Will Support The Development Of Remote Sensing Instrumentation To Detect Icing Conditions, Support Aircraft Certification Activities For Flight Into Known Icing Conditions, And Support The Development Of New I$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · Eight (8) Smarttether Flight Modules, One (1) Ground Station, And Three (3) Controllers$47K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Icing Is A Significant Aviation Hazard, And Icing Conditions Continue To Be Difficult To Precisely Forecast Or Locate In Real Time. An In-situ Sensor, Which Can Be Flown Coupled With A Radiosonde, Is Needed Which Can Both Measure Supercooled Liquid Water Content In Clouds As Well As Characterize The Droplet Sizes. This Sensor Will Support The Calibration And Validation Of Remote-sensing Methods Used To Detect Icing Conditions, And Can Also Be Used On Its Own To Support Operational $125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Smarttether Flight Module (1 Each) Dual Frequency Option (1 Each) Smarttether Ground Station (1 Each) 15-FT Blimp (1 Each)$9K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Research&development Atmospheric Characterization For Directed Energy Applications Igf::ot::igf$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · Tethersonde Sensor$28K
  • Federal contractDefense · Smart Tether Flight Module$6K
  • Federal contractDefense · Smarttethertm Flight Module, P/n ST5.0M$18K
  • Federal contractNASA · Sensor Development$70K
  • Federal contractDefense · New Phase I - AF112-194 Anaspere, Inc.$150K
  • Federal contractCommerce · Tethersonde System For Deployment By Atdd Staff.$23K
  • Federal contractNASA · A Small, Modular Dropsonde Launcher Is Being Developed For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (uavs). Some Critical Measurement Needs Can Only Be Satisfied By In-situ Measurements. Key Examples Of Such Measurements Include Detailed Atmospheric Profiles, Point Meteorological Conditions On The Surface, And In-situ Measurements For Calibration And Validation Of Remote Sensing Systems. Phase I Work Saw The Design And Fabrication Of A New Type Of Dropsonde With A Novel Form Factor And The Associated Launcher.$600K
  • Federal contractNASA · Flux Measurements Of Trace Gases And Other Quantities, Such As Latent Heat, Are Of Great Importance In Scientific Field Research. One Typical Flux Measurement Setup Involves Placing Measurement Equipment (sonic Anemometers And Associated Sensors Or Samplers) On Rigid Towers (rigidity Being Required To Provide A Stable Platform For The Sonic Anemometers). These Towers Are Relatively Immobile, And Cannot Be Readily Moved Nor Installed In Remote Locations. This Prevents Fluxes Or Vertical Profiles $100K
  • Federal contractNASA · Icing Is One Of The Most Significant Hazards To Aircraft. There Is Still Much Research To Be Completed With Regard To Developing Remote-sensing Technologies For Accurately Identifying Where Icing Conditions Exist In Clouds. There Is A Need To Provide In-situ Measurements Of Cloud Liquid Water Content To Validate The Remote Measurements. Anasphere, Inc. Proposes To Develop A Modernized Version Of The Classic Vibrating Wire Cloud Liquid Water Content Sensor. This Modernized Version Will Apply Upda$100K
  • Federal contractNASA · Dropsondes Are One Of The Primary In-situ Measurement Tools Available To Research Aircraft And Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (uavs). Unlike Sensors Mounted On Aircraft, Dropsondes Allow A Vertical Profile Of The Atmosphere To Be Taken Below The Aircraft. A Guided Dropsonde Which Could Glide Away From The Launch Aircraft Will Allow Profiles To Be Taken Away From The Aircraft Flight Path, And Would Offer Aircraft The Ability To Deploy Dropsondes Into Dangerous Environments, Such As Thunderstorms And Vo$100K
  • Federal contractNASA · Long-duration Balloon Flights Are An Exciting New Area Of Scientific Ballooning, Enabled By The Development Of Large Super-pressure Balloons. As These Balloons Represent A New Form Of Balloon Technology, It Follows That There Is Much To Be Learned About How These Balloons Behave In Flight. There Is A Need To Collect Data On The Balloon Platform Itself In Order To Better Characterize Its In-flight Behavior. A Lightweight Suite Of Sensors Will Be Developed To Quantify Several Variables Affecting $100K
  • Federal contractNASA · TAS::80 0119::TAS Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (uavs) Are Assuming More Numerous And Increasingly Important Roles In Global Environmental And Atmospheric Research. There Is A Corresponding Growth In Equipment Needs For Uavs So That They May Meet Their Mission Goals. Some Critical Measurement Needs Can Only Be Satisfied By In-situ Measurements. Key Examples Of Such Measurements Include Detailed Atmospheric Profiles, Point Meteorological Conditions On The Surface, And In-situ Measurements For Calibrat$100K
  • Federal contractDefense · A Photochemical Carbon Dioxide Sensor$210K
  • Federal contractDefense · Smarttether Flight Module$6K
  • Federal contractDefense · U435CNN Smarttether Atmospheric Profiling System$10K
  • Federal contractDefense · Anasphere, Inc - SBIR Phase II$730K
  • Federal contractEducation · 2008 SBIR Award, Phase I, Title: Tools And Materials For Hands-on Climate And Weather Science Education, For Ies.$100K
  • Federal contractNASA · Miniature Carbon Dioxide Sensor For Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems$600K
  • Federal contractDefense · First Monthly Progress Report$119K
  • Federal contractDefense · Sensing Of Upper Atmosphere!$749K

Federal awards are summed by year (53 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Device

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#60 · top 39%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 8
  • PendingDevice For Thermal Generation Of Ammonia Or Carbon MonoxideUSPTOApplication 18395998
  • PendingDevice for thermal generation of carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxideUSPTOApplication 18395994
  • PendingBonded Thermite CompositionUSPTOApplication 18543210
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  • Device For Thermal Generation Of Ammonia Or Carbon MonoxideJun 26, 2025 · Application 18395998Pending
  • Device for thermal generation of carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxideJul 25, 2024 · Application 18395994Pending
  • Bonded Thermite CompositionMay 9, 2024 · Application 18543210Pending
  • Protective Layers And Self-contained Heat-generating Compositions For Thermal Gas GeneratorsAug 3, 2023 · Application 18160893Pending
  • Reactive Byproduct Treatment In Gas GeneratorsJul 25, 2023 · US 11,707,714Granted
  • Phase change separators for thermal gas generatorsFeb 3, 2022 · Application 17390825Pending
  • Bonded Thermite CompositionSep 10, 2020 · Application 16810409Pending
  • Device for thermal generation of carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxideApplication 63435307Pending

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