This federal contract award, valued at $482,000.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research related to nuclear propulsion fuels and materials, ensuring the safety of astronauts and the public during launch operations, and developing modeling and simulation capabilities for nuclear systems. The grant aims to leverage the capabilities of MIT's research reactor to test and evaluate multiple environmental effects. This contract...
This is a $149,620 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to execute a balanced science program. The contract is focused on participating as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, advancing discovery in emerging fields, and developing a target-user focused approach to applied programs such as Earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space...
The U.S. government agency NASA has awarded a $43,996.00 grant contract to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research on the NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition ExploreR) follow-up of an extreme nuclear transient. The contract, identified as 80NSSC23K1033, has an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2026. MIT, a premier private research university, is known for its cutting-edge research and innovation across multiple scientific and technological domains. The contract...
This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a private research university. The contract, valued at $234,475.00, is a grant for research to support the goals of the Intergalactic Transient Astronomy Observatory (ITAO) mission. The mission aims to detect X-ray counterparts to gravitational-wave signals from neutron star-neutron star and neutron star-black hole...
This is a $123,563.13 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research to develop techniques and technologies to enable effective distributed collaboration and coordination between astronauts and their support systems even when communications are disrupted. The grant, which has no set-aside designation, aims to systematically address uncertain communication challenges for...
This is a $189,151.93 training grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The purpose of the contract is to develop quantitative metrics and methods for evaluating the health and injury risk to astronauts during extravehicular activity (EVA) operations while wearing spacesuits. The research aims to create a standardized approach for assessing spacesuit performance and informing future spacesuit design requirements to mitigate risks to...
This is a $38,496.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The grant aims to have MIT participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. It also requires...
This federal contract award is a grant for research valued at $660,817 awarded by a U.S. civilian agency to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The award is for MIT to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The scope includes participating as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond....
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC19M0224, was issued by the Shared Services Center (SSC) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a world-class private research university. The objective of the $77,944.98 cooperative agreement is to enable two university teams with expertise in laser communications systems and optical time transfer to provide support to NASA's swarm studies on the topic of surface...
This federal contract award, valued at $517,902.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research on "Bridging the Gap Between X-Ray and UV/Optical Disk Reverberation Mapping in Active Galactic Nuclei." The award is a grant for research, with a performance period ending on June 13, 2026. MIT, a premier private research university, has demonstrated extensive...
This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a $300,763.79 training grant to develop a system using particle microbeam technology and neuronal cell culture. The goal is to investigate the molecular and cellular effects of high-energy particle radiation on the central nervous system as an analog to the space radiation environment. The project aims to create the capability to selectively irradiate subcellular structures of individual neurons in order to better understand the connection between radiation-induced neuronal damage and deficits in behavior and cellular function. This work could also impact the treatment of brain tumors with high-energy charged particle radiation. The contract does not have a set-aside designation.