This federal contract award was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a non-profit research and development organization. The $490,980.73 grant is for research to study the formation and early dynamical evolution of the Kuiper Belt and the potential "Planet Nine" hypothesis. The research aims to better understand the formation and early evolution of the solar system, which aligns with NASA's strategic goals and...
This is a $416,214 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research organization, for the project "REALISTIC BOND ALBEDO MAPS FOR PLUTO." The grant, with a period of performance through June 30, 2025, is part of NASA's Science Mission Directorate and Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate programs. SwRI has extensive experience supporting NASA and other federal agencies with planetary...
This is a $493,292 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research organization located in San Antonio, Texas. The grant, which is not set aside, will fund a study on the "Timescales of Volatile Transport and Subsurface Properties on Pluto from Regional Geology and Composition." The award is part of NASA's Science Mission Directorate and will run through April 30, 2026. SwRI is a...
This $514,495.00 federal grant award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research organization based in San Antonio, Texas. The grant, which is not set aside, is for a project titled "WAVE-MEAN INTERACTION IN PLUTO'S ATMOSPHERE" and has a period of performance ending on January 31, 2026. SwRI is a prominent federal contractor, providing a wide range of scientific and engineering services to various...
This is a $435,254 federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a prominent nonprofit research organization based in San Antonio, Texas. The grant, titled "EO14042 ERIS: THE BRIGHTEST (AND MOST ACTIVE?) KBO", supports scientific research related to planetary science and solar physics. SwRI specializes in delivering advanced technical services and scientific research to federal agencies through both contracts...
This federal contract award is a $396,477.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research and development organization in San Antonio, Texas. The grant is for a research project to analyze spectral data from NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto, as well as decades of ground-based observations, using a radiative transfer model to quantify the spatial distribution and long-term evolution of Pluto's volatile...
This is a $130,212 grant awarded to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research on infrared spectroscopy of the inner asteroid belt. The award is not designated as a set-aside contract. SwRI is a non-profit research and development organization that frequently supports NASA's Science Mission Directorate through complex grant awards, often collaborating with universities and other research institutions. This grant-funded project...
This is a $495,831 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research and development organization based in San Antonio, Texas. The purpose of the grant is to fund research on "Modeling the Exospheres of the Five Major Uranian Moons", which aligns with NASA's space science mission. The grant does not have a set-aside designation, indicating SwRI competed for this award on an open and full and open...
This federal contract award to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit R&D organization, aims to predict, observe, and analyze occultations by objects in the outer solar system. The $504,616 grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate will leverage data from the Gaia space observatory and potentially the New Horizons spacecraft to conduct occultation studies. These observations can provide detailed information on the size, shape, albedo, atmospheres, and rings of Kuiper Belt...
This is a $551,235 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The grant is for research related to studying the subsurface liquid water oceans believed to exist on several moons in the outer solar system, which are considered prime targets for assessing planetary habitability. The grant does not have a set-aside designation, indicating it was a full...
This is a $336,474.87 grant awarded to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a project titled "Near Infrared Spectra of Sizable Objects in the Kuiper Belt." The grant will fund a study to investigate the surface composition of dozens of large objects in the Kuiper Belt, including dwarf planets and moons, to better understand their origin and evolution. The proposed work involves obtaining near-infrared spectra of these objects using ground-based telescopes, which will complement data from the New Horizons spacecraft mission. This grant does not have a set-aside designation and is part of NASA's Solar System Observation (SSO) research program, which aligns with the Decadal Survey themes of "Building New Worlds," "Workings of Solar Systems," and "Planetary Habitats." SwRI, an independent nonprofit research institute, has a strong track record of securing contracts and grants from various federal agencies, including NASA, the Department of Defense, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.