The Space Science Institute (SSI) was awarded a $151,003 Project Grant under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.001 - Science). This grant, awarded on November 4, 2024, supports SSI in executing a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, NASA's exploration priorities, and Congressional direction. Key focus areas include...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) under CFDA 43.001 "Science" provides $201,282 to the Space Science Institute (SSI) to execute a balanced science program. The award will enable SSI, a nonprofit research organization, to serve as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The grant will also...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $171,529 Project Grant under the CFDA 43.001 Science program to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant supports SSI in executing a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as priorities from Congress and NASA's Exploration Initiative. The award...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $120,526 Project Grant under the Science (CFDA 43.001) program to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization in Boulder, Colorado. The grant supports SSI in executing a balanced science program focused on scientific research of the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. Key activities include participating as a partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, advancing discovery in...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $135,000 Project Grant under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a non-profit research organization in Boulder, Colorado. The grant supports research to determine if Coulomb collisions alone can adequately predict observed non-thermal solar wind electrons, including their heat flow. The performance period for this grant is from August 24, 2024 to August 23, 2025. This research...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a three-year, $124,734 Project Grant to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant, funded under the NASA Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001 - Science) program, supports the extension of the Magnetosphere Multiscale (MMS) Mission operations. The award began on January 1, 2025 and is scheduled for completion on December 31, 2025. As a...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $147,920 Project Grant under the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.001) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant, with a performance period from March 6, 2024 to March 5, 2027, supports a research project titled "Using LiDAR and Passive Remote Sensing Measurements to Study the Feedback Between Springtime Arctic Snow Ice...
The federal Project Grant award ID 80NSSC25K7166, totaling $194,011.00, was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.001). The award supports scientific research, data analysis, and educational outreach across multiple disciplines, including astrophysics, planetary science, atmospheric science, solar and space physics, and heliophysics. The primary recipient, Space...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $172,812 Project Grant under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a non-profit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant, titled "CHARACTERIZING REJUVENATED EXOPLANETARY SYSTEMS -- A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF DUSTY WHITE DWARFS USING ARCHIVAL SPITZER DATA", will support SSI's research on studying exoplanet systems and their evolution using archival data from...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $124,704 Project Grant under the Science (CFDA 43.001) program to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a non-profit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant, awarded on October 28, 2024, will fund a 1-year project titled "HIGH-RESOLUTION POSITIONAL MEASUREMENTS OF PHOBOS AND DEIMOS FROM THE MARTIAN SURFACE" to conduct scientific research and data analysis related to the moons of...