Through-ICE communication between an ICE-penetrating vehicle (cryobot) and a surface lander is critical for science return on ocean world subsurface missions. IT will be desirable to spool out a…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC21K0996
- Awardee
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Stone Aerospace, Inc. UEI XALRHSXJ4MM5
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $1,775,821
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,775,822.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Del Valle, Austin, TX, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,190,949 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $584,872 |
About this award
This $1,775,822.00 grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Stone Aerospace, Inc., a Texas-based small disadvantaged business, to advance communication capabilities for subsurface ocean world exploration. The grant supports the development of a high-bandwidth data transmission system between a descending cryobot probe and a surface lander, which is critical for returning science data from icy moon missions. This work builds on Stone Aerospace's prior NASA-funded projects to mature cryobot technologies, including components compatible with nuclear fission reactors, for potential future Europa landing missions. The grant was issued through NASA's Planetary Science Research program and does not have a set-aside designation.
Description
Through-ICE communication between an ICE-penetrating vehicle (cryobot) and a surface lander is critical for science return on ocean world subsurface missions. IT will be desirable to spool out a high-bandwidth communication tether behind a descending
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21K0996?
80NSSC21K0996 was awarded to Stone Aerospace, Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 1, 2021.
How much is contract 80NSSC21K0996 worth?
The government has obligated $1,775,821 on 80NSSC21K0996. Its current value, with exercised options, is $1,775,822.
Was contract 80NSSC21K0996 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC21K0996 was full and open competition.
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