Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
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: 2020-04-15 to 2021-12-31
Current total value of award: $4940712
Description: R&D EFFORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL LYMAN-ALPHA IMAGERS OF THE DYNAMIC EXOSPHERE (GLIDE) INSTRUMENT. GLIDE IS TO REVEAL THE GLOBAL DYNAMICS OF THE TERRESTRIAL EXOSPHERE USING LYMAN-ALPHA IMAGERS ON A SPACECRAFT.