This $90,000.00 grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization, to provide support for students to attend the 86th through 88th Annual Meetings (2023-2025) of the Meteoritical Society. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. USRA has extensive experience supporting NASA's science missions and programs, including in planetary science, Earth observation, and aerospace...
This is a $424,939 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to conduct petrologic, isotopic, and geochronologic studies of minor clast populations in polymict ureilite meteorites. The overall objective is to use these unique samples to address major unresolved questions about the igneous evolution and formation environment of the ureilite parent body. The proposed work focuses on key...
This is a $395,394 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant is for a research project titled "Hydrothermal and Periglacial Processes Following Large Impact Events May Be of Fundamental Importance in the Creation of Environments Conducive to Organic Chemistry". The research is focused on studying volatile-rich impact melt and...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $64,999 grant to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization, to execute a balanced science program. The grant supports USRA's participation 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. USRA will also advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting...
This is a $155,646.44 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant is for a 3-year research program to advance the understanding of the number, distribution, composition, and eruption characteristics of pyroclastic deposits on the Moon. The research aims to provide insight into early-stage lunar volcanism and identify potential resources, such as iron-rich volcanic...
This is a $1,040,202 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for a research program called ROSES (Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences) with the following key goals: executing a balanced science program, participating as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives,...
This is a $114,096.48 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization, for research related to time-domain multiwavelength/multimessenger astronomy. The grant supports accessing and analyzing data from current and past astronomical instruments, which is important in this era of advanced astronomy. USRA has extensive experience supporting NASA's science missions and programs, as well as projects for other...
This is a $859,305.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) for a project titled "RYUGU AND THE QUEST FOR UNALTERED CI-LIKE MATERIALS FROM THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM". The project will run until April 14, 2026. USRA is a nonprofit research organization that partners with universities, companies, and government agencies to advance space science and exploration. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. As...
This is a $287,521.00 grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a non-profit research organization. The grant supports two interdependent tasks: 1) characterizing the geochemical, petrological, and geophysical records of lunar mare provinces that lack clear associations with large impact basins, and 2) using numerical modeling to constrain the volcanic and tectonic structure of these regions....
This is a $520,958 federal grant contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The contract is for USRA to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and Congressional direction. USRA will participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from...
This is a $171,350.56 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) for research on the differentiation and early thermal evolution of meteorite parent bodies. The research aims to model the thermal evolution and core formation of various types of meteorite parent bodies, using methods like finite difference modeling and Stokes flow. Key objectives include quantifying the fractions of metal and silicate melting, assessing the ability of the core to generate a magnetic dynamo, and improving the relationship between core cooling rate and object size. The grant does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting USRA's status as a large nonprofit research organization that partners with federal agencies on diverse scientific initiatives. USRA has extensive experience supporting NASA's science missions and programs, as well as projects for other agencies like the Department of Defense and Department of Interior.