Objective: voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have visited neptune, with a 1989 flyby, and so the only in situ measurements of the planet s magnetosphere come from about twelve hours around voyager 2…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K0550
- Awardee
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The Aerospace Corporation UEI YA8LJBJCND19
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $72,790
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $72,790.11 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- El Segundo, CA, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$3,129 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $25,409 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $50,510 |
About this award
The Aerospace Corporation was awarded a $72,790 research grant by a civilian federal agency through its Shared Services Center, with performance completed in El Segundo, California by January 6, 2025. This grant supports archival and analysis work related to the Voyager 2 spacecraft's Cosmic Ray Subsystem (CRS) measurements from its 1989 Neptune flyby. Voyager 2 remains the only spacecraft to have visited Neptune, and its CRS instrument collected the only in situ measurements of the planet's magnetosphere during approximately twelve hours around closest approach. However, only a limited subset of this critical data was previously archived in the Planetary Data System, necessitating the digitization of flux measurements from published journal articles and dissertations when the Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed an energetic particle magnetosphere model in 2017.
This grant addresses the need to properly archive and make accessible the complete Voyager 2 CRS dataset for Neptune, ensuring that valuable scientific measurements from this unique planetary encounter are fully preserved and available to the research community. The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center specializing in advanced technical services and scientific research across civil and space domains, is well-positioned to execute this data archival and analysis work. The contract reflects NASA's commitment to preserving legacy space mission data and supporting continued scientific research on planetary magnetospheres, with no set-aside designation applied to this award.
Description
Objective: voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have visited neptune, with a 1989 flyby, and so the only in situ measurements of the planet s magnetosphere come from about twelve hours around voyager 2 s closest approach to the planet. The cosmic RAY
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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K0550?
80NSSC20K0550 was awarded to The Aerospace Corporation by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 7, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K0550 worth?
The government has obligated $72,790 on 80NSSC20K0550.
Was contract 80NSSC20K0550 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K0550 was full and open competition.
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