This is a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF. The $906,226.00 contract is for a study of the electrical and accretion properties of levitated dust grains for applications to NASA missions, planetary and astrophysical processes. The contract has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027. UCF is a large public research...
This federal contract award, valued at $49,955.12, was issued by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF. The contract is to develop sensors and instrumentation for lunar and ground applications. UCF is a large public research university with extensive expertise in engineering, computer science, optics and photonics, modeling and simulation,...
This federal contract award to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, Office of Research Division (UCF) is for research on the exploration of small solar system bodies such as asteroids and moons. The contract, valued at $198,014.00, is a grant for research with a period of performance ending on March 22, 2026. The award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on March 23, 2021. This contract supports NASA's efforts to further our understanding of the...
This federal contract award, valued at $143,830.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF. The award, with a performance period ending on June 12, 2025, is for a research grant titled "EXPLORING VARIABILITY IN THE ATMOSPHERES OF IMAGED GIANT EXOPLANETS AND BROWN DWARFS." UCF is a large public research university and a Hispanic-serving institution...
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC21K0290, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF. The $664,547.00 grant is for research related to the investigation of the Moon and Mercury using new observations from the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility. The research aims to better understand the formation and evolution of these planetary bodies. The contract...
This federal contract award, valued at $965,982.00, was granted to the University of Central Florida (UCF) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). UCF will serve as the lead organization and coordinate with Masten Space Systems to advance a prototype instrument for measuring particle densities and sizes in rocket plumes during landing. The project will integrate the instrument with Masten Space Systems' lander system and test camera systems optimized for landing and...
This is a $109,199.11 cooperative agreement awarded to The University of Central Florida (UCF) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for a Reusable Lunar Lander Study, which will investigate the rocket exhaust plume effects on a reusable lunar lander, identifying and quantifying any concerns with lunar dust contamination and ejecta damage to the lander, including cumulative effects due to its reusability. UCF, a large public...
This federal contract award, valued at $410,636.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF. The award supports a scientific investigation of the composition and formation processes of the Moon's anorthositic crust using data from various lunar orbiter instruments, including the Diviner Thermal Infrared, Moon Mineralogy Mapper, and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter...
This federal contract award, valued at $311,680.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF. The award supports the "RAPID COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR THE EVALUATION OF DISTRIBUTED SPACE MISSION PERFORMANCE" research project, under solicitation 21-NSTGRO22-0051. This grant-funded research aims to develop rapid computational methods for evaluating the...
This federal contract award, valued at $438,136.00, was granted to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division (UCF) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency. The contract is a grant for research to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. UCF will participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency's...