Grant For Research NNX15AI89G
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- This is a $534,233.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for a geologic mapping project of the southern Circum-Chryse and Margaritifer Terra regions on Mars. This work supports NASA's planetary science and space exploration goals through data analysis, modeling, and scientific instrument development. The award does not have a set-aside...
- This is a $320,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. The award is for research related to the goals of NASA's Emerging Worlds program, which aims to enhance fundamental understanding of how the solar system formed and evolved. As a non-set-aside award, the contract reflects PSI's competitive capabilities in planetary science research. PSI has a...
- This is a $460,588.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for a research project titled "Seasonal, Annual, and Multidirectional Sand Flux Trends Related to Global or Regional Forcing Factors" that aims to investigate the role of wind in transporting sediment on Mars. The grant does not utilize a set-aside...
- This is a $416,922.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The grant, titled "TOOLS FOR ADVANCED DYNAMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOLAR SYSTEM SMALL BODIES," is for research and development related to advancing the understanding of small bodies in the solar system. The grant does not utilize any set-aside designations,...
- This is a $455,055 grant award to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The grant is for research on products of explosive eruptions and pyroclastic deposits, which provide important information about the thermal history and volatile content of planetary bodies. PSI will perform data analysis, modeling, and other research services to support NASA's planetary...
- The Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $328,593 research grant by a civilian federal agency on November 21, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of November 20, 2027. This non-set-aside grant supports PSI's execution of a balanced science program grounded in discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, while incorporating administration priorities and Congressional...
- This is a $193,305 grant award to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency. The grant is for executing a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and Congressional direction. This includes participating as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research related to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The grant also...
- This is a $463,038 federal grant award from NASA's Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for scientific research related to understanding the geologic role of wind on Mars, particularly the presence and evolution of aeolian bedforms. As a non-profit research organization, PSI specializes in providing a range of technical services to NASA and other federal agencies through both contract and grant...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $101,069.31 grant to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The grant, awarded under contract number 80NSSC19K0781, aims to develop new algorithms and computational methods to enable more accurate thermal modeling of airless planetary bodies, including the Moon, Mars, and asteroids. The work will focus on improving the ability to model the strong horizontal...
- This is a $308,410.43 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The grant, titled "The Stability of Magnetic Flux Ropes: Bridging Observations and Experiments with Simulations," is for research related to planetary science, space physics, and astronomical phenomena. The award does not have a set-aside designation, indicating PSI's...
This is a $386,300.00 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is part of NASA's Defining Rover Science Protocols for Robotic Sample Return program, and aims to develop best practices for selecting and caching samples during Mars exploration missions. The project will test rover-based science methodologies to improve science return on sample return missions, with a focus on Mars 2020 but with broader applicability. The grant does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting PSI's competitive capabilities in planetary science research. PSI frequently collaborates with university partners and other organizations on NASA-funded projects to advance fundamental knowledge in areas like planetary formation, solar system evolution, and exoplanet research.
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| 6 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/7/21 | |
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