The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded Explore Mars, Inc., a non-profit organization, a $437,200 grant to support the Humans to Mars (H2M) Project. The objective of the H2M Project is to define and suggest solutions to overcome the scientific, technical, physiological, psychological, and policy challenges of sending humans to Mars. The grant, which runs from May 2019 through April 2021, funds programs and research to build consensus on mission...
This is a $140,000 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Explore Mars, Inc., a non-profit organization, to support the Humans to Mars (H2M) Project. The purpose of the H2M Project is to define and advance the scientific, technical, and policy challenges of sending humans to Mars. This includes conducting research, holding conferences and workshops, and producing reports to educate the public and assist space exploration stakeholders...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $149,000.00 grant to Explore Mars, Inc., a non-profit organization, to support the Humans to Mars (H2M) Project. The objective of the H2M Project is to define and suggest solutions for overcoming the scientific, technical, and policy challenges of sending humans beyond low-Earth orbit, specifically to Mars. The grant will fund activities such as an annual conference, workshops, panel discussions, and...
This is a $140,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Explore Mars, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to human exploration of Mars. The purpose of the grant is to support the Humans to Mars (H2M) project, which aims to define and advance the scientific, technical, and policy challenges for sending humans beyond low Earth orbit to Mars. The grant will be used to compile reports to assist space exploration stakeholders...
The U.S. government awarded a $350,000 grant to Explore Mars, Inc., a non-profit organization, for research related to the Humans to Mars Project. The grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center, is for the period of September 2023 through September 2025. This is the latest in a series of prime federal grant awards Explore Mars, Inc. has received from NASA to support research and development efforts for enabling human exploration of Mars. The...
This federal contract award to Spaceworks Enterprises Inc. (Spaceworks) is for the development of an advanced habitat system to transport crews between Earth and Mars. The $248,963 grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center, aims to expand on previous Phase I work by addressing key medical challenges, refining habitat engineering, conducting animal testing for prolonged hypothermia, and considering the technology's impact on alternate...
This is a $155,548 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Blue Marble Space, a non-profit organization doing business as Blue Marble Space Institute of Science. The grant supports research into the climate history of Mars, with the goal of better understanding the planet's past habitability. The research will use an ensemble modeling approach to examine the confluence of factors like stellar flux, volcanic outgassing, and atmospheric...
This is a $867,563.90 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to DNC Parks & Resorts At KSC Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation. The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for the "Innovative Mars Exploration Education and Technology (IMEET)" project. This project aims to develop and pilot summer camps and professional development workshops focused on coordinated aerial and ground robot missions for...
This is a federal contract award to Herndon Solutions Group, LLC (Hsg, LLC), a woman-owned small business, for the Mars Sample Return Campaign. The $1,555,632.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded by the Headquarters of a civilian federal agency. The award has no set-aside designation and is a delivery order with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2024. Hsg, LLC is a trusted contractor that provides environmental, occupational health, and technical services to various federal...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX16AM35G, is for the "Innovative Mars Exploration Education and Technology (IMEET)" project led by the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex (KSCVC). The $380,936.10 grant will fund the development and implementation of IMEET summer camps for high school students and professional development workshops for STEM educators at various locations, including the South Florida Science Center & Aquarium, Coca Cola Space Science Center, and the Museum...