Definitive Contract NNG10HS08C

This is a task order issued under a larger NASA indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The purpose of this $298,820.44 task order is to conduct a survey and assessment of current and future active and passive microwave technologies, including techniques for radio frequency interference (RFI) mitigation, to support Earth science measurement and data handling needs. The assessment...

This federal contract award was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research related to the applicability of distributed mission concepts to Earth science. The $229,206.45 grant is focused on developing a "Tradespace Analysis Tool for Designing Earth Science Distributed Missions". The award has no set-aside designation. Distributed mission concepts, which involve networks of smaller, coordinated...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $352,349.86 grant for research to Purdue University, a non-profit educational institution, to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed CHARIOT mission to the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos. This study will evaluate the potential for a low-cost CubeSat mission to provide high-resolution observations of the moons, which could help determine their origin and evolution. Key objectives include acquiring multispectral...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $400,000.00 cooperative agreement to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a strategy for using CubeSats equipped with electrospray thrusters to achieve the delta-V required for deep-space missions, particularly to near-Earth asteroids. The goal is to enable more frequent and lower-cost deep-space exploration using small satellite platforms. MIT will design, manufacture, and test the propulsion system,...

This $174,303 research grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate to Space Initiatives Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The grant supports research on "Swarming Proxima Centauri Coherent Picospacecraft Swarms Over Interstellar Distances," which focuses on theoretical modeling, simulations, and data analysis for deploying miniaturized spacecraft to study the Proxima Centauri system. This work aligns...

This federal contract award was issued by NASA's Goddard Space Center to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), to provide independent guidance and support for large mission concepts in preparation for the National Academies Astrophysics Decadal Survey 2020. The $320,909.94 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract requires The Aerospace Corporation to assist Science and Technology Definition Teams (STDTs) in identifying key science requirements, potential...

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) to provide technical expertise, planning, and analysis in the area of space systems novel orbit simulation and modeling. The objective is to evaluate increased efficiencies and effectiveness of spacecraft missions in support of the U.S. Air Force's space mission objectives. The $20,000.00 task order is for...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $502,000 delivery order contract to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to define the data needed for each Decadal Survey to independently analyze the health and vitality of its research community. The contract is a cost-no-fee order under an unspecified governmentwide acquisition contract. NAS will perform the work in Washington, D.C. over a 15-month period ending December 2022. The delivery order supports NASA's Decadal...

This is a $58,614,470.85 cost-no-fee definitive contract awarded by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to The Regents of the University of California (UC Berkeley) for the ESCAPE and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission Phase A concept study. The contract does not utilize a set-aside. UC Berkeley is the prime contractor, with Advanced Space LLC, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Rocket Lab USA Inc. as major subcontractors. The ESCAPADE mission is intended to...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $254,304.13 grant to The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to conduct a study on the feasibility of using an EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA)-class small spacecraft with solar-electric propulsion to answer high-priority lunar science questions related to the formation, loss, evolution, and sequestration of water on the Moon. This research aligns with objectives in the 2014 NASA Science Plan and the 2013-2022 Decadal Survey,...