This federal contract award, valued at $150,000.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center (an alternate name for the federal agency) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a public research university. The contract aims to "EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM" based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and congressional direction. UAH will participate as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research...
This contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Morehead State University (MSU) to establish S-band lunar tracking support capabilities. It is a $9,953,000.00 grant for research with an ultimate completion date of May 1, 2026. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. MSU, a non-profit educational institution, will leverage its expertise in areas such as space science, agriculture, healthcare, and STEM education to conduct research and provide services in...
The federal contract award with ID 80NSSC21K1719 was granted to Purdue University, a non-profit educational institution, to conduct research using lunar topographic data collected by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Kaguya spacecraft. The $695,041.00 grant, awarded on January 1, 2022, is being funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and has a performance period ending on December 31, 2025. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a prime contractor,...
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC25K7702, was granted by the Shared Services Center (a civilian federal agency) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a non-profit educational institution. The contract is for UAH to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and congressional direction. This includes participating as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research...
This federal contract award, valued at $98,511.53, was issued by the Shared Services Center (a civilian federal agency) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The objective is to map the thickness of a dust/water ice layer in the permanently shaded regions (PSRs) of the lunar polar regions, considering mixing processes. The project will analyze data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, conduct statistical modeling of impact-driven mixing, and perform laboratory experiments to...
This federal contract award with ID 80NSSC25K7750 was granted to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency. The $822,227 grant is for UAH to execute a balanced science program aligned with guidance from the National Academies, agency priorities, and Congressional direction. The contract requires UAH to participate as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon,...
This federal contract award, valued at $650,000.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado. The contract is a grant for research and has no set-aside designation. The award supports close collaboration to build confidence in modeling the lunar surface, with the goal of extrapolating the modeling work to parameter ranges not attainable through experiments. This research...
This is a $1,498,896.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center (an alternate name for a NASA organization) to the Regents of the University of Colorado (doing business as the University of Colorado) for research related to the impact of communication delays on team performance and coordination for future Artemis lunar missions. The contract is not set aside and will run through December 31, 2029. The research will examine the effects of the anticipated 5-14 second lunar communication delays...
This is a federal grant award from the Shared Services Center (a component of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to Lunar Resources, Inc. for the development of the FARVIEW OBSERVATORY, a large, in-situ manufactured, lunar far side radio array. The grant has a total ceiling value of $599,723.00 and an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2025. This grant award is not associated with a larger contract vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation. Lunar Resources, Inc. is...
This federal contract award, valued at $465,422.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center (also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center) to Purdue University, a not-for-profit educational institution and 1862 land grant college. The contract is for a research grant focused on "Sources and Replenishment of Lunar Hydration on Diurnal Timescales," with a performance period ending on August 31, 2026. This award does not have a...