ANGSTROM DESIGNS INC

Santa Barbara, CA · Aerospace · Private

Programmable light-emitting diode solar simulator (pLEDss) for testing multi-junction solar cells up to six junctions

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · angstromdesigns.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Santa Barbara, CA
Total capital: $18.1M

Federal grants: $6.3M; 8 awards · 2015–2025; Rank in peer group#10 of 18
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $11.7M; 23 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Aerospace#210 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2026Federal contractNASA · Replacement Parts Of The UV10 Programmable Led Solar Simulator (pledss) Are Requested To Be Used For Improved Thermal Performance And Compatibility With Existing UV10 Pledss At Gsfc.$18K
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Photovoltaic Thermal Runaway Test Capability For Advanced Space Solar Cells$1.2M
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Photovoltaic Thermal Runaway Test Capability For Advanced Space Solar Cells$1.2M
Jun 2025Federal contractNASA · For The Purchase Of Angstrom 5J AM0 Pledss Head Units To Finish The Solar Array.$344K
Sep 2024Federal contractNASA · Led Solar Simulator$400K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Rapid Ultraviolet Light-emitting Diode (led) Tester For Space Materials$1.2M
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Rapid Ultraviolet Light-emitting Diode (led) Tester For Space Materials$1.2M

Show 24 earlier federal awards

Jul 2024Federal contractNASA · Ot : Led Uv Light Source$60K
Mar 2024Federal contractNASA · Unique Vehicle Capability Assessment And Future Space Technology Integration Study Demonstrating Alignment With Flight Opportunities Program Objectives And Goals. Includes Payload Suitability And The End-to-end Payload Integration Process.$25K
Nov 2023Federal contractDefense · Solar Panel Inspection And Test (spit)$1.7M
Mar 2023Federal contractNASA · Cooling Modification Of Existing Pledss Modules For Ppe$120K
Sep 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 6 Junction Expansion to 3-5 Junction Programmable LED Solar Simulator$750K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · 6 Junction Expansion To 3-5 Junction Programmable Led Solar Simulator$150K
Apr 2020Federal contractNASA · Light Modules And High Voltage Controller For Our Angstrom Designs Pulsed Programmable Led Solar Simulator$197K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Large Area Long Pulse, Light Emitting Diode Based, Solar Simulator For 3J-6J Solar Cells$2M
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Restoring National Solar Cell Calibration Balloon Flight Cabability Rapid Innovation Fund Aware To Angstrom$961K
Sep 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Modular Embedded Intelligent Sensor Network$749K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · OmniFlex - Modular Power for Mars Surface Missions$125K
Nov 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Advanced Solar Array for Dual Launch GPS$721K
Nov 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Advanced Solar Array For Dual Launch GPS$1.5M
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Remote Sensing, When Combined With Real-time Processing, Provides Instant Feedback On Safety, Mission Success And System Health. Being Able To Combine Embedded Sensing With Distributed Networks Gives US The Additional Potential To Further Benefit Many Systems And Sub-systems In The Aerospace Industry Including Launch Vehicles, Ground Test Equipment And Spacecraft. These Remote Distributed Sensor Networks Need To Be Flexible To The Needs Of Different Types Of Data, Environments And $122K
Apr 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Compact Telescoping Array Design and Development$749K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf "constellation Array Design And Analysis Study"$150K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf NASA Has Significant Interest In Developing Solar Electric Propulsion Technology (sep) And Has Identified Sep As Enabling For Many Of Nasa's Near-term And Long-term Missions, Including The Asteroid Redirect Mission (arm). Large, Scalable Solar Arrays Are Critical To Enabling Sep Missions, And Could Also Serve Many Other Sub-sections Of The Civil, Commercial, And Defense Space Markets. A Recently Published Paper By Nia And NASA Shows The Compact Telescoping Array (cta) Concept, Which$125K
Jun 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Solid State Large Area Pulsed Solar Simulator for 3-, 4- and 6-Junction Solar Cell Arrays$750K
Sep 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf As A Result Of Significant Technical Effort, The Phase I Was Successful In Delivering A Solar Simulator Prototype That Not Only Proved The Initial Concept But Will Significantly Reduce Future Risk And Increase Our Ability To Deliver A Fully-functional Solar Simulator In Phase II. The Proposed Innovation Is An Led-based, Laboratory-scale, Solar Simulator. The Proposed Innovation Simulates AM0 Response Of Single, Dual, 3, 4, 5 And 6 Junction Solar Cells By Using An Array Of Different$745K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Cropglass Is Adhered To The Top Of Cic Coverglass In The Crops And Overlapping A Small Area Of The Cell. Light Enters Through The Top Of Cropglass And Is Reflected Back Upward. Total Internal Reflection Keeps The Light Inside Cropglass And The Majority Of The Light Is Directed Laterally Through Cropglass And Then Downward Onto The Overlapped Cell Area. Cropglass Is A Very Low Risk Technology, As It Is Made From Entirely Flight Heritage Materials, It Is Low Profile And It Has No Movi$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Sslapss Expands On The Sop Lapss By Upgrading The Light Sources To Enable Future Solar Cell Technologies While Maintaining All Of The Current, Proven Calibration And Test Methods. The Sslapss Enables Testing Of Current Sop 3-JUNCTION Cells And Also Upcoming 4- And 6-JUNCTION Solar Cells. The Sslapss Uses Planar Arrays Of 6 Different Wavelength Leds Located In Close Proximity To The String Under Test In The Solar Array. The Individual Led Intensity Control Gives Great Flexibility$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf As The Megaflex Solar Array Is Scaled For Power Demands Greater Than 50KW Over The Next 20 Years And Deployed Load Requirements Remain High Or Increase, Advanced Megaflex Blanket Support Spar Designs Will Be Desired. The Spars Are The Structural Members That Support The Megaflex Solar Array Deployed Blanket. When The Solar Array Experiences A Deployed Load, The Structural Load Path Starts In The Spars Which Carry The Load To The Hub Assembly That Then Pass It On To The Latched Pane$125K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Solar Cells Are The Critical Power Source For The Majority Of Space Missions. The Advancement From Single Junction Silicon Cells To Current, State-of-the-art, Triple Junction, Germanium Cells Enabled Greater Mission Power Per Weight, Stowed Volume And Deployed Area. Near-term, Advanced Solar Cell Technologies Will Range From 4 To 6 Junctions, And Include A Variety Of Band Gaps. Solar Cell Testing Is Critical To Space Missions. Every Solar Cell Is Tested At The Cell Level Under Cont$123K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · NASA Has Near-term Needs For Solar Electric Propulsion (sep) Power Sources From 5 To 30 Kw And Longer Term Goals For Sep Tugs As Large As 300 Kw And Beyond. Ultraflex Is A High-trl Solar Array Technology That Spans The Initial Range Of Power Levels With As-yet Unmatched Performance In Specific Power, Stiffness, And Strength. This Technology Has Been To Mars, And Is Under Development For The NASA Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle (mpcv) And The Cygnus Iss Supply Vehicle By Orbital Sciences. Megaflex Is $125K

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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