Grant For Research NNX15AR70G
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- This is a $78,096 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant's objective is to determine the effects of mineral particle clustering on Mars spacecraft spectral signatures and to refine the production of refractive indices corresponding to Mars dust laboratory analog spectra. The work aims to improve the understanding of Mars surface...
- This is a $82,827.46 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization in Boulder, Colorado. The grant will fund a continuation of spectroscopic investigations by Dr. Osterloo, a research scientist at SSI, to further understand the composition and formation of chloride salt deposits on the surface of Mars. The work will build on previous efforts, utilizing the same spectral library and methods to...
- This is a $409,924 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian government agency to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a non-profit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for a research project titled "Examining Alteration Environments of Granular Basaltic Materials Using Combined Results from APXS, ChemCam, and Mastcam Compared Against Terrestrial Analog Datasets." The project aims to conduct scientific research and analysis related to planetary...
- This is a $96,651 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for a research project to investigate the composition and formation of domes and hills in the Arcadia Planitia region of Mars. The project aims to use data from various Mars orbital instruments, including the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) and the Thermal...
- This is a $498,136 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for SSI to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The grant focuses on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, as part of NASA's...
- This is a $515,116.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for a research project to obtain quantitative information about the lunar regolith, or surface material, using remote-sensing techniques. The goal is to better understand how the irregularly shaped lunar regolith particles scatter light, which is necessary for interpreting remote...
- The Space Science Institute, a Boulder, Colorado-based nonprofit research organization, has been awarded a $194,011 grant by NASA's Shared Services Center to conduct research on the three-dimensional structure of carbon dioxide-rich exoplanetary atmospheres around M-dwarf star types. The grant, issued on December 1, 2024, with a completion date of November 30, 2026, represents a non-set-aside competitive award based on scientific merit. This research aligns with broader ROSES (Research...
- This is a $823,136 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for SSI to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. SSI will participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific...
- This is a $441,125 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a non-profit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant supports a research project to use the InSight lander's cameras to monitor atmospheric opacity, characterize atmospheric dust, study boundary-layer meteorology, identify and characterize ice clouds and hazes, and measure night opacity and micrometeorite impacts on Mars. The proposed work leverages experience gained from...
- The Space Science Institute (SSI), a Boulder, Colorado-based nonprofit research organization, received a $274,967 research grant from NASA's Shared Services Center, with performance concluding on February 7, 2025. Under this award, SSI will lead SuperCam observations to measure atmospheric column abundances of molecular oxygen, water vapor, and carbon monoxide on Mars, while also characterizing atmospheric aerosol composition and properties. These measurements address surprising oxygen...
This is a $125,678 research grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The goal of the project is to derive optical constants (refractive indices) from laboratory reflectance spectra for a set of geologically relevant carbonate minerals that have been observed on Mars. This data is needed to better identify the specific chemical compositions and quantify the abundances of known carbonates on the Martian surface, which provides insights into the planet's environmental conditions and aqueous chemistry. SSI has extensive experience supporting NASA, NSF, and DOE in areas such as planetary science, astrophysics, and Earth sciences through both prime and subcontract awards. This grant does not have a set-aside designation, as SSI competes for awards based on scientific and technical merit.
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| 2 | Funding Only Action | $0 | 6/20/16 | |
| Not listed | $90.0k | 8/31/15 | ||
| 1 | Funding Only Action | $90.0k | 8/31/15 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $35.6k | 8/21/15 |