The U.S. government has awarded a $727,026.00 grant for research to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a division of the Smithsonian Institution, for the development of "POWERFUL X-RAY DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE NEXT GREAT OBSERVATORY." The grant, awarded by the Shared Services Center (a civilian agency), has an ultimate completion date of October 6, 2027. The Smithsonian Institution, a non-profit organization, frequently collaborates with universities and other institutions...
The Smithsonian Institution, through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) division, has been awarded a $48,500.00 grant from the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to execute a balanced science program. The grant supports SAO's participation as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The award also requires SAO to advance discovery in...
The Smithsonian Institution, through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) division, has been awarded a $174,617.41 grant (Contract #80NSSC22K0838) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on the "ION STRAHL AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SOLAR WIND ENERGIZATION IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOLAR WIND NEAR THE SUN". This grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, will support SAO's scientific research and development activities in areas...
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a division of the Smithsonian Institution, was awarded a $511,968.00 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support research on the transport and processing of dust in the local interstellar medium. This grant, awarded on January 7, 2020, has a performance period through January 6, 2024. The Smithsonian Institution is a non-profit organization that frequently collaborates with universities and other institutions on...
This federal contract award to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a division of the Smithsonian Institution, is aimed at advancing the capability of diffraction gratings for high-resolution imaging spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray wavelength range of 0.1-20 nanometers. The $94,488.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will support research and development to address key science goals related to understanding the...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K0729, was granted to the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) division. The $1,171,584.00 grant is for research on X-ray optics, a critical component for future X-ray astronomy missions. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Smithsonian Institution frequently collaborates with universities and other institutions as a prime...
This $655,489.00 grant was awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a division of the Smithsonian Institution. The grant is for the project "ACCURATE DIAGNOSTICS FOR X-RAY OBSERVATIONS: HIGH-RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS OF INNER-SHELL TRANSITIONS" and does not have a set-aside designation. The Smithsonian Institution, through its SAO division, is a leading provider of scientific...
This is a $100,777 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for "MULTI CHANNEL, HIGH RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS OF X RAY EMISSION FOLLOWING DIELECTRONIC RECOMBINATION IN SUPPORT OF HIGH ENERGY X RAY ASTROPHYSICS". The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, a division of the Smithsonian Institution, is a non-profit organization that conducts scientific research and development for NASA...
The U.S. government has awarded a $1,812,255 grant contract to the Smithsonian Institution's Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) division for the development of the SWIFT Solar Activity X-Ray Imager (SSAXI) instrument. This grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is in support of the HI-C Flare Campaign and will have an ultimate completion date of April 27, 2026. The Smithsonian Institution, a non-profit research and educational organization, has extensive...
The Smithsonian Institution, operating through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) division, has been awarded a $746,808.00 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a project titled "Characterization of Near-Earth Objects Using Spitzer NEO Program Data". The grant, which has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025, is for research and does not have a set-aside designation. The Smithsonian Institution is a non-profit organization and a...