On May 6, NUBURU, a leader in high-power, high-brightness industrial blue laser technology, announced that the company has been awarded an $850,000 Phase II contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to advance blue laser power delivery technology as a unique solution to dramatically reduce the size and weight of the equipment needed for lunar and Martian applications. This contract award is based on NUBURU's successful completion in August 2023 of the Phase I Small Business Innovation Research ("SBIR") program.



This technological solution is directly aligned with the mission goals of NASA's Artemis Program, which aims to permanently return humans to the Moon. NASA outlined this need in the Moon to Mars goal in Lunar Infrastructure Goal 1.
In Phase 1, NUBURU has fully demonstrated the scientific, technical and commercial viability of its technology. And in Phase 2, the company plans to further expand the power, range and performance of its blue laser power beam technology, demonstrating it at kilometer ranges with hundreds of watts of power, and plans to extend the range of the technology to tens of kilometers above the lunar surface with next-generation technology.

He further added, "NUBURU's high-brightness blue laser technology has a wide range of applications in a variety of fields, including industrial, medical, and defense, as well as electric vehicles, consumer electronics, aerospace, and healthcare. We look forward to revolutionizing a wide range of industries with this technology."