Cooperative Agreement NNX15AM73A
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- New Mexico State University (NMSU) was awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement by a civilian federal agency through its Shared Services Center on September 1, 2023, to conduct characterization and mechanical testing of segmented and bonded monocrystalline silicon optics for next-generation X-ray space telescopes. The work will be performed in Las Cruces, New Mexico, with a completion target of February 28, 2026. This research initiative supports the development of advanced optical systems...
- This federal contract award, valued at $100,000.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) through a Cooperative Agreement. The contract, part of NASA's BRIAN: Broad-Spectrum Radio Interference Analyzing Nanosatellite program, aims to develop a 3U CubeSat mission to characterize the radio frequency (RF) noise environment in low Earth orbit (LEO). The CubeSat will be developed by the...
- This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to New Mexico State University (NMSU) is for the development of a plasmonic spectrometer for in situ characterization of solar system surfaces and subsurface environments. The $380,546.54 grant aims to advance measurement capabilities for planetary science missions by exploring illumination and light gathering strategies for on or near surface studies using optical fibers, and designing a plasmonic...
- This federal contract award, valued at $397,700.48, was granted to New Mexico State University (NMSU) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract, titled "NASA Opportunities at NMSU," funds a collaborative effort between NMSU and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's White Sands Complex to provide internships and educational opportunities for NMSU students. The award supports NASA's strategic objectives to engage the public in...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,999.93 grant to Cornell University to research a modular, self-assembling architecture for constructing large, reflective, space-based telescopes with active optics. The proposed system would enable the construction of 30+ meter diameter telescopes at the Sun-Earth L2 point using a single, mass-produced spacecraft module design. Each module would include a hexagonal, one-meter diameter spacecraft bus with an integrated,...
- This federal contract award is a $221,132 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center to New Mexico State University (NMSU) for a research project titled "FROM SUNBEAMS TO CAREER DREAMS: ILLUMINATING PATHWAYS FOR NMSU STUDENTS IN SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA GSFC". The award, which has an ultimate completion date of August 22, 2026, is not designated as a set-aside contract. NMSU, a public, Hispanic-serving,...
- This federal contract award is for the development of highly integrated terahertz (THz) receiver systems suitable for deployment on CubeSats. The contract, valued at $199,989.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University (ASU) under a cooperative agreement. The goal is to advance JPL's state-of-the-art Schottky diode receiver technology and integrate it into compact, low-power systems that can be used for Earth observing, planetary...
- This federal contract award is for an analysis of solar flare X-ray time profiles and the development of a hard X-ray (>10 keV) solar-dedicated CubeSat called the Experiment for X-Ray Characterization and Timing (EXACT). The contract, valued at $135,000.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, a non-profit organization and 1862 land grant college, on September 1, 2018. The contract has a...
- This federal contract award, NNX16AD01G, was granted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the development of lightweight, high-resolution x-ray telescope optics for next-generation x-ray telescopes. The ultimate goal is to achieve spatial resolution rivaling that of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but with collecting areas orders of magnitude larger. The $1,177,496.01 grant will fund research into replacing epoxy...
- This federal contract award, with ID NNX15AW41A, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Utah State University (USU) through a Cooperative Agreement. The project, titled "Integrated Solar-Panel Antenna Array for CubeSats (ISAAC)", aims to develop a new subsystem technology for CubeSats - a compact, high-gain, low-power, lightweight X-band antenna array that can be printed directly on the cover glass of solar cells. This will enhance the CubeSat's...
This federal contract award, valued at $739,932.48, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to New Mexico State University (NMSU) under a Cooperative Agreement. The contract aims to develop a space-based virtual telescope system consisting of two 6U CubeSats for X-ray observations. One CubeSat will carry a phased Fresnel lens, while the other will house an X-ray sensitive camera. The two CubeSats will fly in precision formation to create a 100-meter virtual telescope, demonstrating the feasibility of this approach and raising the technology readiness level for potential future, larger-scale NASA missions. This multidisciplinary project involves researchers from NMSU, the University of New Mexico, and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, addressing technology areas such as X-ray optics and multi-spacecraft formation flying. The contract does not have a set-aside designation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($10k) | 2/24/21 | ||
| 5 | Funding Only Action | ($10k) | 2/24/21 | |
| 4 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 8/3/19 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 8/3/19 | ||
| 3 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 8/7/18 |