The Aerospace Corporation
Lunar obligations
$32Mas prime
Lunar awards
35as prime
Its subcontractors
0none reported
Primes it works for
2$3.1M in subawards
Who it subcontracts to
No subawards reported under its lunar awards.
Who it works for
AEROSPACE TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, QUALIFICATION, TESTING, DELIVERY AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR A LASER SUBSYSTEM.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBCONTRACT AWARD IS FOR THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (UNH) PHASE E EFFORT ON THE COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE FOR THE EFFECT OF RADIATION (CRATER) INSTRUMENT FOR THE LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (LRO) MISSION. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC STUDIES COMBINING CRATER OBSERVATIONS AND NUMERICAL MODELING OF COSMIC RAY INTERACTIONS WITH THE CRATER INSTRUMENT AND MOON, SUPPORT PRESENTATION OF THESE RESULTS AT CRATER AND LRO TEAM MEETINGS, AND PREPARE THEM FOR PUBLICATION IN THE REFEREED LITERATURE.
Lunar awards as prime
| Award | Description | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80HQTR23F0036 | ENGINEERING PROGRAM PLANNING SUPPORT FOR THE ARTEMIS CAMPAIGNS DEVELOPMENT (ACD) OF THE EXPLORATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT MISSION DIRECTORATE (ESDMD) | 2023-01-24 → 2026-04-15 | $4.7M |
| 80MSFC19F0222 | HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) PROGRAM OFFICE SUPPORT | 2019-10-01 → 2027-02-28 | $3.6M |
| NNG12VN14T | TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE SPACE NETWORK GROUND SEGMENT SUSTAINMENT PROJECT - SERVICES: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ON/OFF-SITE PROJECT AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES, INDEPENDENT TESTING, CONTRACTOR-ON-SITE MONITORING, AND INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AND/OR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COST, SCHEDULE, AND AFFORDABILITY ANALYSES, IN ANY PHASE OF THE LIFE-CYCLE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP OR STAFFING FOR FOCUSED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES, ADVANCED SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF ALL ABOVE ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND MATERIALS (UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS. TASKS ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR ANY OF GSFC S OR ARC S ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITIES RELATED TO PARTS, COMPONENTS, SOFTWARE, SUBSYSTEMS, SYSTEMS, AND SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS CIRCUMSCRIBED BY AEROSPACE S CORE FUNCTIONS. TYPES OF NASA ENDEAVORS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SPACECRAFT; INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER PAYLOADS; OBSERVATORIES; LAUNCH VEHICLES (FOR SUB-ORBITAL, ORBITAL, LUNAR, OR INTERPLANETARY MISSIONS); LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEMS; ROVERS, LANDERS, OR IMPACT VEHICLES; GROUND SYSTEMS (INCLUDING MISSION OPERATIONS, DATA PROCESSING AND DISSEMINATION, LAUNCH OPERATIONS, ETC.); FACILITIES (E.G. RESEARCH, TEST, LAUNCH); SPACE AND GROUND NETWORKS; BALLOONS; GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT; SIMULATORS; AND NON-FLIGHT MODELS OR PROTOTYPES. ASSESSMENTS MAY INCLUDE SUPPORT (DIRECT OR INDIRECT) TO ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEMS DEFINITION; STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY ROAD-MAPPING; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OR TRADES STUDIES (INCLUDING TECHNICAL, COST, SCHEDULE, AND/OR RISK); ACQUISITION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; DESIGN ANALYSIS (PRELIMINARY OR DETAILED DESIGN); ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, AND TEST; REQUIREMENTS VERIFICATION; TEST INSTRUMENTATION; DATA SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT; LAUNCH AND POST-LAUNCH OPERATIONS; MISSION ASSURANCE (INCLUDING LAUNCH VERIFICATION); SYSTEMS SAFETY; RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY; DOCUMENTATION; MAINTENANCE; SUSTAINING ENGINEERING; SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT; CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, AND OTHERS. INDEPENDENT INSPECTION, ANALYSIS (INCLUDING MODELING AND SIMULATION), AND/OR TEST SHALL BE USED IN EXECUTION OF THIS SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT SUPPORT IS PROVIDED THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT AND NEAR FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES THAT APPLY TO MODERNIZING THIS GROUND SYSTEM. | 2012-03-01 → 2019-09-30 | $3.0M |
| 80HQTR21F0027 | SUPPORTS THE ADVANCED EXPLORATION SYSTEM (AES) OVERSEEN BY THE HUMAN EXPLORATION AND OPERATIONS MISSION DIRECTORATE (HEOMD). ..IMPLEMENT A CAMPAIGN TO RETURN U.S. ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON AND MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR HUMAN MISSIONS TO MARS | 2020-11-21 → 2023-01-23 | $2.5M |
| 80HQTR19F0291 | ENGINEERING PROGRAM PLANNING SUPPORT FOR THE MOON TO MARS ENTERPRISE ADVANCED EXPLORATION SYSTEMS, HUMAN EXPLORATION AND OPERATIONS MISSION DIRECTORATE | 2019-09-27 → 2020-11-20 | $1.9M |
| 80KSC020F0065 | HUMAN LANDING SYSTEMS GROUND OPERATIONS (HLS GO) | 2020-03-17 → 2022-09-30 | $1.7M |
| 80MSFC22F0060 | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) MISSION ENGINEERING PROTECTION SUPPORT. | 2022-02-08 → 2027-02-28 | $1.6M |
| NNG15VN58T | IGF::OT::IGF "OSIRIS-REX FLIGHT DYNAMICS TEAM NAVIGATION EXPERT SUPPORT": THE ORIGINS SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION SECURITY-REGOLITH EXPLORER (OSIRIS- REX) MISSION S PRIMARY GOAL IS AN EARTH RETURN OF REGOLITH SAMPLE FROM A TYPE-B NEAR EARTH OBJECT (NEO) ASTEROID. THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION WILL GATHER THIS SAMPLE THROUGH A FLIGHT SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A SCIENCE INSTRUMENT SUITE, A TOUCH-AND-GO SAMPLE ACQUISITION MECHANISM (TAGSAM), AND A SAMPLE RETURN CAPSULE (SRC). THE FLIGHT SYSTEM WILL RENDEZVOUS WITH THE NEO, OBSERVE, CHARACTERIZE AND MAP THE ASTEROID, AND FINALLY APPROACH, PERFORM A TOUCH-AND-GO MANEUVER, RETRIEVE A REGOLITH SAMPLE AND DEPART FROM THE ASTEROID. THE OSIRIS-REX FLIGHT SYSTEM WILL THEN NAVIGATE BACK TO EARTH AND JETTISON THE SRC FOR A LANDING AT THE UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE (UTTR). THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION ARE TO RETURN A PRISTINE SAMPLE OF THE ASTEROID, UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINS OF PLANETARY MATERIALS AND THE INITIAL STAGES OF PLANETARY FORMATION. IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND OTHER PREBIOTIC CHEMICALS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE EMERGENCE OF LIFE ON EARTH; EXPLORE A NEO TO GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF POTENTIAL RESOURCES; AND ENABLE THE LONG TERM PREDICTION OF THE DYNAMICS OF NEOS THAT POSE AN IMPACT HAZARD TO EARTH. THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) MANAGES THE OSIRIS-REX PROJECT FOR NASA AND FOR THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, LUNAR AND PLANETARY LABORATORY (LPL) IN TUCSON, AZ. THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER MANAGES THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM. KINETX, INC., IS UNDER CONTRACT TO NASA TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST AND IMPLEMENT THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM FOR OSIRIS-REX. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL LEVERAGE EXPERIENCE WITH DEEP SPACE NAVIGATION ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT DIRECTLY THE GSFC FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM MANAGER IN DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATION OF THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS TEAM. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM OVERALL COORDINATION OF FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM (FDS) ANALYSES ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY GOVERNMENT AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL. EXAMPLES WOULD INCLUDE WORKING WITH THE NAVIGATION CONTRACTOR TO DEFINE AND PERFORM COVARIANCE ANALYSES AND NAVIGATION SIMULATIONS, AND SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTATION OF RESULTS FROM THESE ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES IN THE NAVIGATION PLAN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REVIEW OPERATIONAL INTERFACE AGREEMENTS (OIA) AND SYSTEM INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS (SIS) FOR THE RELEVANT SUBSYSTEMS, SUPPORTING MEETINGS WITH FDS CONTRACTORS AND GROUND SYSTEM ELEMENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF REVIEW MATERIALS FOR THE GROUND MISSION OPERATIONS REVIEW AND MOR EPR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS EXTERNAL ADVISORY PANEL, COORDINATING TOPICS AND MATERIALS FOR REVIEW PANEL MEETINGS, AND CORRESPONDING WITH REVIEW PANEL MEMBERS REGARDING MEETING PREPARATION AND FOLLOW UP. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN MONTHLY STATUS REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE PREVIOUS REPORTING PERIOD, AND A LIST OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES DURING THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD. MONTHLY STATUS INPUTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT AT THE END OF THE GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR SUMMARIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. | 2014-10-23 → 2019-09-30 | $1.6M |
| 80HQTR26F7038 | ENGINEERING PROGRAM PLANNING SUPPORT FOR THE MOON TO MARS PROGRAM OFFICE (M2MPO) OF THE EXPLORATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT MISSION DIRECTORATE (ESDMD) | 2026-04-16 → 2027-03-31 | $1.4M |
| 80KSC023F0092 | NASA-WIDE SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION, AND TEST SERVICES SUPPORT FOR HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM GROUND OPERATIONS. | 2023-10-01 → 2027-09-30 | $1.4M |
| 80MSFC24F0106 | NEW TASK ORDER FOR SUPPORT TO EV70 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION DIVISION MOON TO MARS (M2M) ANALYSIS INTEGRATION | 2024-07-26 → 2026-10-23 | $1.1M |
| 80HQTR26F7101 | NASA MOON TO MARS (M2M) PROGRAM OFFICE ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. | 2026-05-20 → 2026-12-31 | $1.0M |
| 80LARC23F0028 | THE ORION CREW MODULE HEAT SHIELD AVCOAT CHAR TEAM WILL ASSIST WITH THE ARTEMIS 1 ABLATOR CHAR LOSS INVESTIGATION. | 2023-04-20 → 2025-09-30 | $707K |
| 80HQTR25F7118 | NASA MOON TO MARS (M2M) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION (SE&I) SUPPORT | 2025-06-03 → 2026-03-30 | $675K |
| NNG13VN35T | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS. MULTI-LATERAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC COLLABORATION INITIATIVE SUPPORT. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH INVESTMENTS (DDTRI) AT THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) IS TASKING THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION (AEROSPACE) TO ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING A NEW FUNCTION WITHIN THE DDTRI OFFICE IN WHICH THE CONTRACTOR WILL SERVE AS A BROKER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH INVESTMENT COLLABORATION BETWEEN NASA GSFC AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. THIS TASK IS ENVISIONED AS A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO: 1. USING KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM AEROSPACE S AFFILIATION WITH AND SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, ASSIST EACH GSFC LINES OF BUSINESS (LOB) IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOB-SPECIFIC 5-YEAR ROLLING TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP SCHEMA THAT DOCUMENTS, AS A MINIMUM, THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AGAINST THE AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS DEFINES TACTICAL ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO EXPLOIT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: DEFINITION OF AN INTEGRATED AND TIME PHASED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT EFFORT. 2. USING THE COMPLETED ROAD MAPS, SUPPORT THE GSFC DDTRI TO IDENTIFY AND MAINTAIN A LIST OF HIGH PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS FOR ENABLING FUTURE MISSIONS, THUS CREATING NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CENTER. 3. CREATE, POPULATE, AND MAINTAIN A DATASET OF EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES WITH ACTIVE R&D AND S&T PROGRAMS WHOSE ACTIVITIES REPRESENT HIGH POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND THEN WORK WITH GSFC SENIOR MANAGEMENT TO ENGAGE THESE COUNTERPARTS IN CONVERSATIONS INTENDED TO DETERMINE IF A COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITY EXISTS. 4. WORK WITH THE GSFC INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP OFFICE (IPO) TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE POTENTIAL GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATIONS RELATIVE TO GSFC S TECHNOLOGY NEEDS, AND IDENTIFY COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN NASA GSFC AND OTHER GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. 5. DEVELOP METRICS, REPORTING FRAMEWORKS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES FOR THIS TASK AND IMPLEMENT ONCE APPROVED BY THE DDTRI. THE GSFC LINES OF BUSINESS THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED INCLUDE: .ASTROPHYSICS .COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION .EARTH SCIENCE .HELIOPHYSICS .PLANETARY AND LUNAR SCIENCE .SUBORBITAL PLATFORMS AND RANGE SERVICES .CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES .HUMAN EXPLORATION AND OPERATIONS | 2012-11-14 → 2016-12-30 | $648K |
| 80KSC022F0081 | NASA SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION, AND TEST SERVICES SUPPORT FOR HUMAN LANDING SYSTEMS GROUND OPERATIONS. | 2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30 | $550K |
| 80NSSC25K7760 | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS | 2025-02-21 → 2028-02-20 | $467K |
| 80MSFC20F0170 | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF GOVERNMENT LED STUDIES RELATED TO HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) SPACE VEHICLE SYSTEMS (SVS)CONCEPTS AND DESIGNS. | 2020-07-10 → 2021-12-31 | $412K |
| 80MSFC26F7032 | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) | 2026-07-28 → 2027-07-27 | $391K |
| 80NSSC25K7899 | THE ROSES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS ARE: EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. | 2025-06-18 → 2028-06-17 | $313K |
| 80MSFC25F7037 | SUPPORT FOR HUMAN LANDING SYSTEMS (HLS) PROGRAM SPACE VEHICLE SYSTEMS (SVS) ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT | 2025-08-27 → 2026-10-23 | $300K |
| 80GRC026F7018 | GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) LUNAR SURFACE POWER MODELING (SPM) PMAD MODELING ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION | 2026-04-15 → 2027-02-26 | $246K |
| 80MSFC20F0158 | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) PROGRAM MISSION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (MSM) OFFICE IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING PROJECT, CONTRACT, AND CONTRACT CHANGE DOCUMENTATION FOR SEVERAL PRIME CONTRACTS. | 2020-06-16 → 2022-06-30 | $246K |
| 80HQTR19F0045 | IGF::OT::IGF OFFICE OF STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT NATIONAL EXPLORATION CAMPAIGN CISLUNAR STUDY: PROJECT ORBITAL RESONANCE. | 2019-01-03 → 2019-08-15 | $198K |
| NNH17CN03D | IGF::OT::IGF CISLUNAR STUDY - THE CISLUNAR STUDY PROJECT WILL PROVIDE AN INITIAL SURVEY OF STRATEGIC/OPERATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS FOR THE U.S. IN THE REGION FROM GEO TO THE MOON'S ORBIT. THIS WILL FOCUS ON THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF THIS REGION. THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE SPECIFIC CONTRACTOR CAPABILITIES INCLUDING SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AND SPACE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT. | 2016-10-19 → 2017-03-28 | $184K |
| 80MSFC19F0181 | NEW TASK ORDER FOR "HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) SUPPORT" | 2019-09-10 → 2020-05-31 | $125K |
| NNX17AF10G | THERE IS A PAUCITY OF RADIATION BELT PROTON MEASUREMENTS IN THE ENERGY RANGE OF ~1-20 MEV ESPECIALLY IN THE NEAR-EQUATORIAL REGION. THE PROPOSED EFFORT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THIS GAP BY CALIBRATING 1-20 MEV PROTON MEASUREMENTS OBTAINED BY THE ECT/MAGEIS INSTRUMENT ON VAN ALLEN PROBES. THE VERY FACT THAT SUCH DATA ARE SPARSE INHERENTLY LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT GOVERN THE DYNAMICS OF THESE PARTICLES. THEORIES CANNOT BE TESTED NOR CAN MODELS BE VALIDATED WITHOUT THE OBSERVATIONAL GROUND TRUTH. THUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH MEASUREMENTS TO HAVE A WIDE-RANGING APPLICATION ACROSS NASA HELIOPHYSICS PROGRAMS IS HIGH. FOR EXAMPLE A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SOLAR VARIABILITY INFLUENCES THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF THESE PROTONS PARTICULARLY AT THE OUTER EDGE OF THE INNER PROTON BELT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE GOALS OF THE LIVING WITH A STAR PROGRAM. SPECIFICALLY WE WILL OBTAIN SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE RELEVANT TO MITIGATION OR ACCOMMODATION OF UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON HUMANS AND HUMAN TECHNOLOGY ON THE GROUND AND IN SPACE SINCE THESE PARTICLES CAN DAMAGE SATELLITE SOLAR CELLS OR OTHER LIGHTLY SHIELDED COMPONENTS. MOREOVER FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS THAT WOULD BE ENABLED BY THESE DATA INCLUDE FOR EXAMPLE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PROTON ACCESS TO THE INNER MAGNETOSPHERE DURING SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE EVENTS (E.G. GEOMAGNETIC CUTOFFS) AND OF THE DYNAMICS OF THE HIGH-ENERGY TAIL OF THE RING CURRENT. THUS THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION WOULD ALSO SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THE GUEST INVESTIGATOR (GI) AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH PROGRAMS. INDEED THE MAGEIS TEAM WAS CONTACTED BY TWO INDEPENDENT RESEARCH GROUPS ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF USING THE 1-20 MEV PROTON MEASUREMENTS IN THEIR 2016 GI PROPOSALS. UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE DATA FOR THEIR PROPOSED INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE THE DATA HAVE NOT BEEN CALIBRATED AND VALIDATED AS THEY ARE NOT SUPPORTED UNDER THE VAN ALLEN PROBES MISSION CONTRACT. WE EMPHASIZE THAT DUE TO THE PAUCITY OF SUCH MEASUREMENTS THE ROLE THAT 1-20 MEV PROTONS PLAY IN THE COUPLED SOLAR/MAGNETOSPHERE/IONOSPHERE SYSTEM AND THEIR ROLE IN SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IS LARGELY UNKNOWN. THE PROPOSED METHODOLOGY HAS THREE COMPONENTS: (1) DATA CALIBRATION; (2) DATA VALIDATION; AND (3) CODE DEVELOPMENT DATA FORMATTING AND DATA RELEASE. FOR THE FIRST TASK THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE MODELED USING GEANT4 TO CHARACTERIZE ITS BASIC RESPONSE OBTAINING THE CALIBRATION FACTORS NECESSARY TO CONVERT THE EXISTING RAW COUNT RATES INTO DIFFERENTIAL FLUXES. IN ADDITION WE WILL CHARACTERIZE THE INSTRUMENT RESPONSE TO PENETRATING BACKGROUNDS SUCH AS RELATIVISTIC INNER BELT PROTONS AND OUTER BELT ELECTRONS. THE SECOND TASK WILL BE FOCUSED ON VALIDATING THE CALIBRATED DATA. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH COMPARISONS WITH THE FEW AVAILABLE MEASUREMENTS IN THE SAME ENERGY AND SPATIAL RANGE COMPARING WITH EMPIRICAL MODELS OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT (E.G. AP9) AND USING SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE EVENTS (SEPS; E.G. 2013 MAY 23) AS A STANDARD CANDLE. SEPS ARE A PARTICULARLY USEFUL WAY TO INTERCALIBRATE AND VALIDATE SUCH DATA AS THESE EVENTS BATHE THE ENTIRETY OF GEOSPACE INCLUDING SENSORS IN THE SOLAR WIND AND AT LUNAR DISTANCES WITH ESSENTIALLY THE SAME PARTICLE POPULATION. THIS ALLOWS MANY DIFFERENT DATA SOURCES TO BE COMPARED AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. THE THIRD AND FINAL TASK WILL BE TO DEVELOP CODE TO PROCESS THE DATA INTO ISTP-COMPLIANT CDF FILES AND TO COORDINATE THE PUBLIC DATA RELEASE. THE CODE DEVELOPMENT DATA PROCESSING AND DATA RELEASE WILL ALL BENEFIT FROM SEVERAL ECONOMIES OF SCALE DUE TO THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE VAN ALLEN PROBES MISSION. IN PARTICULAR MINIMAL CODE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE REQUIRED AS THE BASIC CODE STRUCTURE TO READ IN AND PROCESS THESE DATA ALREADY EXISTS. THE DATA PROCESSING AND DATA RELEASE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALREADY EXISTS VIA THE ECT LANL SOC WILL BE SIMILARLY LEVERAGED. | 2017-03-01 → ? | $77K |
| 80HQTR25F7116 | NASA HQ MOON TO MARS PROGRAM OFFICE ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 2025-05-29 → 2026-08-28 | $75K |
| 80LARC26F7003 | PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE STRATEGIC AND ARCHITECTURE OFFICE (SAO) IN THE MOON TO MARS (M2M) PROGRAM OFFICE THROUGH DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT MISSION DECISION MD06--CREW COMPLEMENT TO THE VICINITY OF MARS. | 2025-12-09 → 2026-09-30 | $65K |
| 80LARC25F7030 | THE STRATEGIC AND ARCHITECTURE OFFICE (SAO) IN THE MOON TO MARS (M2M) PROGRAM OFFICE REQUESTS DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT MISSION DECISION MD05--CREW COMPLEMENT TO THE SURFACE OF MARS. | 2025-05-14 → 2026-03-31 | $64K |
| NNG14VN47T | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ON/OFF-SITE PROJECT AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES, INDEPENDENT TESTING, CONTRACTOR-ON-SITE MONITORING, AND INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AND/OR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COST, SCHEDULE, AND AFFORDABILITY ANALYSES, IN ANY PHASE OF THE LIFE-CYCLE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP OR STAFFING FOR FOCUSED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES, ADVANCED SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF ALL ABOVE ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. THESE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND MATERIALS (UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS. TASKS ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR ANY OF GSFC S OR ARC S ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITIES RELATED TO PARTS, COMPONENTS, SOFTWARE, SUBSYSTEMS, SYSTEMS, AND SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS CIRCUMSCRIBED BY AEROSPACE S CORE FUNCTIONS. TYPES OF NASA ENDEAVORS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SPACECRAFT; INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER PAYLOADS; OBSERVATORIES; LAUNCH VEHICLES (FOR SUB-ORBITAL, ORBITAL, LUNAR, OR INTERPLANETARY MISSIONS); LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEMS; ROVERS, LANDERS, OR IMPACT VEHICLES; GROUND SYSTEMS (INCLUDING MISSION OPERATIONS, DATA PROCESSING AND DISSEMINATION, LAUNCH OPERATIONS, ETC.); FACILITIES (E.G. RESEARCH, TEST, LAUNCH); SPACE AND GROUND NETWORKS; BALLOONS; GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT; SIMULATORS; AND NON-FLIGHT MODELS OR PROTOTYPES. ASSESSMENTS MAY INCLUDE SUPPORT (DIRECT OR INDIRECT) TO ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEMS DEFINITION; STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY ROAD-MAPPING; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OR TRADES STUDIES (INCLUDING TECHNICAL, COST, SCHEDULE, AND/OR RISK); ACQUISITION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; DESIGN ANALYSIS (PRELIMINARY OR DETAILED DESIGN); ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, AND TEST; REQUIREMENTS VERIFICATION; TEST INSTRUMENTATION; DATA SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT; LAUNCH AND POST-LAUNCH OPERATIONS; MISSION ASSURANCE (INCLUDING LAUNCH VERIFICATION); SYSTEMS SAFETY; RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY; DOCUMENTATION; MAINTENANCE; SUSTAINING ENGINEERING; SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT; CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, AND OTHERS. INDEPENDENT INSPECTION, ANALYSIS (INCLUDING MODELING AND SIMULATION), AND/OR TEST SHALL BE USED IN EXECUTION OF THIS SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR S RESPONSIBILITIES SHALL INCLUDE THE MANAGEMENT OF PERSONNEL, TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF TASK ORDERS, CONTROL AND MONITORING OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE, MANAGEMENT OF SCHEDULED DELIVERIES, AND TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE REPORTING TO THE GOVERNMENT. THESE RESPONSIBILITIES SHALL ALSO INCLUDE EFFICIENT COST MANAGEMENT METHODS AS WELL AS PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF TASK ASSIGNMENT STATUS AND PROGRESS ACHIEVED. | 2013-11-13 → 2018-09-30 | $48K |
| 80GRC019F0197 | NDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT REVIEW OF ZERO FAULT TOLERANT (0FT) AND FRACTURE CRITICAL HARDWARE (ARTEMIS-2 ONLY) | 2019-09-20 → 2019-12-06 | $44K |
| 80LARC24F0009 | NASA'S ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER'S ORION FRANGIBLE JOINT THRESHOLD AND MARGIN ANALYSIS TEAM WILL CONDUCT RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF THE ARTEMIS-II ORION SERVICE MODULE FAIRING FRANGIBLE JOINTS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY FOR HUMAN RATED APPLICATIONS. | 2023-12-29 → 2024-07-31 | $26K |
| 80ARC020F0024 | THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING/SCIENTIFIC SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF CISLUNAR AUTONOMOUS POSITIONING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND NAVIGATION EXPERIMENT (CAPSTONE) TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION MISSION (TDM) REVIEWS. | 2020-01-23 → 2021-05-31 | $20K |
| 80HQTR20F0231 | THIS TASK SUPPORTS A STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CISLUNAR/LUNAR SPACE, ITS ALIGNMENT TO NATIONAL PRIORITIES, INTERAGENCY ACTIVITIES AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE EXPLORATION CAMPAIGN. | 2020-09-28 → 2020-11-03 | $13K |