Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2010-08-11 to 2015-08-10
Current total value of award: $6611220.1
Description: THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES SHALL CONDUCT TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING STUDIES ON QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE RELATING TO SPACE TECHNOLOGY, HUMAN AND ROBOTIC SPACE EXPLORATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, EXPLORATION OPERATIONAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS, AND SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.  THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL, FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES OF STUDIES CONDUCTED FOR THE EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MISSION DIRECTORATE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ENGINEERING BOARD (ASEB).