This federal contract award is for the design, development, and delivery of an instrument for the Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment at Night (LUSEE-Night) mission, with a ceiling value of $15,509,384.00. The prime contractor is the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), and the funding agency is the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at NASA. No set-aside designation was used for this award. UC Berkeley, a leading public research university, will leverage its extensive...
This is a $1,998,850.00 cost-no-fee definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Center to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) for the SPAN-BE instrument. The contract has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026 and does not utilize any set-aside designations. As the prime contractor, UC Berkeley will be directly responsible for all phases and aspects of the SPAN-BE instrument development. UC Berkeley is a...
This is a $615,116 grant contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The contract is for UC Berkeley to execute a balanced science program aligned with guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and congressional direction. The work will focus on advancing scientific research of, on,...
This federal contract award, valued at $307,219.95, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The contract is for research on the photoelectric properties of the lunar regolith and the lunar electrostatic environment. The research aims to answer key questions about the high-energy solar photon-driven photoelectric yield of the lunar surface and the temporal...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX16AN56G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The $422,128.89 grant is part of the Lunar Data Analysis Program (LDAP) and aims to study the interior structure of the Moon using electromagnetic sounding with data from the Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction...
This is a $2,971,501.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for the development of a miniaturized, low-power magnetometer system for lunar surface observatories. The contract has an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027 and is not set aside. UCLA, serving as the prime contractor, will leverage its expertise as a prominent public research university and 1862 Land Grant College to deliver this...
This is a $1,584,682.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The contract is for a research project titled "A Neutral and Ionospheric Model Library for Mission Planning and Rapid Interpretation of Europa Clipper Observations," with a period of performance through January 31, 2028. The award is not...
This federal contract award to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, is to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The contract, valued at $40,000, will have UC Berkeley participate as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The...
This is a $1,278,936.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of NASA to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) for the "Laboratory Investigation of E Field Sensor Instabilities" (LIEFSI) research project. The research aims to improve the design and operation of electric field sensors used to study space plasma electrodynamics, which is critical for understanding space physics phenomena. The grant will support laboratory tests and analysis to better understand the...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,204,510.60, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The contract aims to develop a large format, high dynamic range ultraviolet (UV) detector using micro-channel plates (MCPs) and Timepix4 readouts, which will result in a technology readiness level 5 (TRL5) detector that can be scaled for NASA's next...