The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $199,902.00 grant to Cornell University for the Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP). The grant supports research to analyze data from the Cassini mission to Saturn. Cornell University, a private research university located in Ithaca, New York, is the prime recipient of this grant. No set-aside designations were indicated for this award. Through past federal contracts and grants, Cornell has provided a variety of research,...
This federal contract award is for a research grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University to conduct a "Numerical Study of the Dynamical History of the Saturnian Satellite System." The grant has a ceiling value of $171,368.81 and an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2026. Cornell University, a private research university located in Ithaca, New York, is the prime awardee on this contract. The contract does not have a set-aside designation....
This $342,213 federal grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University will fund research to better understand the internal structure and differential rotation of the planet Saturn. The work will analyze data from the Cassini mission's Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) to identify and characterize density and bending waves within Saturn's rings. These waves are believed to be generated by persistent asymmetries in Saturn's gravitational...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC24K0426, is for a $597,858.00 grant to Cornell University to support research on exploring the surface of Titan using the Cassini Radar System's bistatic radar experiments. The award is from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the research will take place in Ithaca, New York. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a leading research institution, Cornell University has extensive experience executing federal...
This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University, a private research university located in Ithaca, New York. The contract, valued at $417,895.00, is a grant for research to support the analysis of data from the Cassini spacecraft's radar altimeter and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instruments to investigate the hydrocarbon-based hydrologic system on Titan, one of Saturn's moons. The research aims to determine the bathymetry...
This $135,000 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Cornell University will utilize data from the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft to investigate the correlation between geomorphologic and compositional signatures on Saturn's moon, Titan. The research will combine spatial information from the spacecraft's radar with spectral and temporal data from its Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) to determine the degree of...
This $72,750.92 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University will support "THE PANDORA SMALLSAT: MULTIWAVELENGTH CHARACTERIZATION OF EXOPLANETS AND THEIR HOST STARS" research project. The award does not have a set-aside designation. Cornell is the prime contractor and will lead the effort to characterize exoplanets and their host stars using a small satellite platform. This research aligns with NASA's mission to explore the solar...
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC20K0068, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University, a private research university located in Ithaca, New York. The $576,458.00 grant is for a research project titled "SUB-PIXEL INTER-SATELLITE IMAGERY CROSS-CALIBRATION VIA IMAGE DECOMPOSITION AND DYNAMIC FILTERING", with a completion date of October 14, 2023. This contract does not have a set-aside designation. Cornell University, as...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $322,978.00 grant to Cornell University to conduct research on advanced backscatter modeling of Titan's surface using integrated synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and altimetry data. This research grant, contract number 80NSSC23K0216, has a performance period ending on December 31, 2025. No set-aside designation was indicated. Cornell University, a private research university located in Ithaca, New York, is the prime recipient of...
This federal contract award, with a ceiling value of $309,642.00, was granted to Cornell University by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research on "A NOVEL APPROACH TO MAXIMIZE THE ASTROPHYSICAL AND COSMOLOGICAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THERMAL SUNYAEV-ZELDOVICH MAPS." The contract is a grant for research and does not have a set-aside designation. Cornell University, a private research university and 1862 Land Grant College located in Ithaca, New York,...