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NASA Selects Two Teams to Advance Life Sciences Research in Space
NASA Space Technology NASA announced two awards Thursday to establish scientific consortia – multi-institutional coalitions to conduct ground-based studies that help address the agency’s goals of maintaining a sustained human presence in space. These consortia will focus on biological systems research in the areas of animal and human models, plants, and microbiology. When fully implemented, the awards for these consortia will total about $5 million.Space biology efforts at NASA use the unique environment of space to conduct experiments impossible to do on Earth. Such research not only supports the health and welfare of astronauts, but results in breakthroughs on diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders to help protect humanity down on the ground.The awards for the two consortia are for the following areas:Studying space biosphere. The Biology in Space: Establishing Networks for DUrable &...
NASA selects Intuitive Machines for south pole lunar lander mission
NASA Space Technology Intuitive Machines will use its Nova-C lander for the CLPS task order awarded by NASA Aug. 29. Credit: Intuitive MachinesWASHINGTON — NASA has selected Intuitive Machines to deliver a set of payloads to the south polar region of the moon in 2027, the first award under a commercial lunar lander program in nearly a year and a half.NASA announced Aug. 29 that it awarded a task order valued at $116.9 million through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to Intuitive Machines. That company’s Nova-C lander will deliver six payloads, with a combined mass of 79 kilograms, to the south polar region of the moon in 2027.The six payloads — four from NASA centers, one from the European Space Agency and one from the University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric...
NASA Selects Three New Venture-Class Launch Service Providers
NASA Space Technology NASA has selected three additional companies to provide launch services for future agency missions through its VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract.The companies awarded are:Arrow Science and Technology LLC of Webster, TexasImpulse Space Inc. of Redondo Beach, CaliforniaMomentus Space LLC of San Jose, CaliforniaThe VADR contract is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity instrument with an ordering period through Feb. 3, 2027 and a maximum total value of $300 million across all VADR contracts. NASA selected the new launch providers in accordance with VADR’s on-ramp provision, allowing the agency to add new capabilities not available or identified at the time of the initial award. NASA will issue firm-fixed-price task orders for launch services as needed for future agency and agency-sponsored missions.The VADR contract builds on NASA’s previous procurement efforts, such as the VCLS...
NASA Selects 5 New Roman Technology Fellows in Astrophysics
Technology tamfitronics NASA has awarded Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships (RTF) to five early-career researchers in astrophysics for the class of 2023. The program will support the advancement of their ideas for new technologies to further the exploration of the universe.This annual fellowship gives researchers the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to become principal investigators of future astrophysics missions, and fosters new talent by putting early-career instrument builders on track towards long-term positions. Specifically, the fellowship facilitates the development of skills necessary to lead astrophysics flight instrumentation development projects, as well as the development of innovative technologies that have the potential to enable major scientific breakthroughs.“We saw higher numbers of strong applications for this class than in recent years, so we are especially honored to welcome this new group of five fellows,” says Mario...
