Definitive Contract NNG10EK29C

This is a $521,578.39 grant contract awarded by NASA to the Regents of the University of Michigan (University of Michigan) to conduct research on the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission. The MMS mission aims to study magnetic reconnection - the process by which solar and terrestrial magnetic fields connect and disconnect, releasing energy that powers space weather. The research will analyze data from the MMS spacecraft to investigate the physical properties and evolution of magnetic flux...

This is a $485,316.70 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to understand the dynamics of the Earth's magnetopause and the effects of flow shears on solar wind-magnetosphere coupling and the global field-aligned current system. The project aims to investigate the influences of flow shear and kinetic-scale vortices on magnetic reconnection processes, the orientation and magnitude of ion/electron flow vortices, and...

Quadrus Advanced Manufacturing LLC has been awarded a $2.945 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract by the Missile Defense Agency of the Department of Defense to conduct research and development on low-latency, high-amplitude thrust vector control. The two-year contract will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, beginning on April 30, 2020 and concluding on November 18, 2022. No major subcontractors or set-aside designations were identified. The Missile Defense Agency is responsible...

Magma Space LLC has been awarded a $759,423 definitive contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to deliver a semi-actively magnetically levitated reaction wheel under the agency's Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II program. Performance will take place in Washington, D.C. over a two-year period concluding in September 2023. The firm fixed price contract has a total small business set aside designation. No major subcontractors were...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $350,000.00 grant to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center, to investigate the effects of low-energy plasma composition on electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in the Earth's magnetosphere. The grant supports analysis of particle and wave measurements from NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission to better understand the role of plasma composition in the properties of EMIC...

MTS Systems Corporation was awarded a $2.15 million firm fixed price purchase order by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center to replace three vertical actuators and associated hoses for the Vehicle Motion Simulator 1 (VMS-1) test fixture at the Launch Equipment Test Facility. The VMS-1 is used to certify programs such as Space Launch System and Exploration Ground Systems. As the original equipment manufacturer with proprietary knowledge of the relevant...

This is a $74,994 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Magma Space Inc., a small business based in Washington, D.C. The contract is for the development of magnetic bearing reaction wheels to enable low-jitter and long-life operation for spacecraft. This contract is part of the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program, a set-aside for small businesses. Magma Space has previously received SBIR Phase I and II awards from AFRL and NASA to...

This $10,194,581.00 firm fixed price delivery order contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center to Lockheed Martin Services, LLC for the maintenance and deployment of a Multi-Mission Crew Station (MMCS) system. The work is being performed in Colorado Springs, CO. Major subcontractors include AS And D, LLC, an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned small business, Information Technology Engineering, LLC, Overlook Systems Technologies, Inc.,...

This federal contract award to Western Michigan University (WMU) for $255,939.47 is focused on investigating newly discovered oscillation modes in magnetically shielded Hall Effect Thrusters (HETs). The research aims to characterize the oscillation modes of these advanced HET designs, which utilize modified channel geometry and specialized magnetic fields to nearly eliminate erosion. This effort is intended to support NASA's technology roadmap for in-space propulsion, which requires HETs capable...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $562,886 firm fixed price definitive contract to Plasma Processes, LLC to support demonstration of a 1-newton thruster using the AF-M315E green monopropellant under the 1 NEWTON THRUSTER DEMONSTRATION USING ASCENT program. Performance will take place in Huntsville, Alabama over a period of 18 months concluding in December 2021. Plasma Processes will serve as the prime contractor and will be supported by...