NASA Goddard Space Center has awarded a $149,028.86 firm-fixed-price contract to SSC Space US Inc., SSC Space US Division, a foreign-owned for-profit organization, to conduct industry-led capability studies in three areas: wideband satellite communications, phased array ground systems, and constellation topology analysis. This contract is part of the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NEXT STEP-2) program, which aims to facilitate the transition to fully commercialized communications services for near-Earth users by 2024 for direct-to-Earth services and by 2030 for space relay services. There is no set-aside designation for this contract. The studies are intended to inform NASA's future communication and navigation activities and produce an industry best practices reference guide.
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