Grant For Research 80NSSC19K0802
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- This federal contract award was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The $438,882.04 grant is for research to analyze data collected by the Chang'E 2 Microwave Radiometer, which obtained the first-ever global maps of the Moon across multiple frequency ranges. The research aims to characterize the thermal and dielectric properties of the lunar surface. This grant-funded...
- This federal contract award, valued at $92,494.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center (a division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization. The contract, which runs through December 31, 2026, requires PSI to execute a balanced science program aligned with guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and congressional direction. Key aspects...
- This federal contract award, valued at $405,975.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The contract is for a research project titled "The Chaotic Terrains of Mercury: Unveiling the History of Planetary Volatile Retention and Loss in the Innermost Solar System." This work will contribute to NASA's broader goals in planetary...
- This federal contract award was made by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization. The $100,000.00 grant contract is for PSI to serve as the evaluation lead for the International Observe the Moon Night program, responsible for data collection, survey and interview development, data analysis, and report writing. The contract does not utilize any set-aside designations, indicating PSI's competitiveness in...
- This federal contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Shared Services Center to Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, is valued at $39,343.00. The contract is a grant for research and does not utilize any set-aside designation. The contract requires PSI to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and...
- This $628,907 federal contract award was granted by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The contract is for research relevant to NASA's Solar System Workings program, which supports investigations into the geologic processes occurring on planetary bodies. PSI was selected as the prime contractor for this award, which does not utilize any set-aside designations, indicating their technical...
- This is a $320,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. The award is for research related to the goals of NASA's Emerging Worlds program, which aims to enhance fundamental understanding of how the solar system formed and evolved. As a non-set-aside award, the contract reflects PSI's competitive capabilities in planetary science research. PSI has a...
- This is a $455,055 grant award to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The grant is for research on products of explosive eruptions and pyroclastic deposits, which provide important information about the thermal history and volatile content of planetary bodies. PSI will perform data analysis, modeling, and other research services to support NASA's planetary...
- This federal contract award, valued at $363,197.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization located in Tucson, Arizona. The contract focuses on developing a model to understand the effect of thermal cycling on ice and rock in planetary environments, and how this relates to induced damage and changes in their bulk properties. The award is designated as a grant for research and does not have...
- This federal contract award, valued at $107,388.54, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization located in Tucson, Arizona. The contract is focused on advancing the scientific understanding of the formation and early evolution of the Earth's Moon. The research tasks under this grant include: (1) investigating whether the giant impact theory can produce a Moon with the proper mass, angular...
This federal contract award to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, was issued by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract, valued at $669,045.48, supports research to analyze lunar igneous materials and investigate pre- and post-eruptive oxidative and reductive conditions in the lunar interior. This work aims to advance understanding of the Moon's geological history by comparing pristine lunar samples to previously-studied samples that have been exposed to Earth's atmosphere. The contract does not utilize a set-aside designation, indicating PSI's technical capabilities were the basis for award. As a prime contractor for NASA, PSI has an extensive portfolio of federal contract and grant awards supporting planetary science, space physics, and astronomical research across multiple domains.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00006 | Funding Only Action | ($6k) | 4/7/25 | |
| Not listed | ($6k) | 4/7/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 4/11/23 | ||
| P00005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/11/23 | |
| P00004 | Funding Only Action | $19.3k | 6/28/22 |