Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY
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: 2014-12-18 to 2016-11-30
Current total value of award: $1905454
Description: NASA WILL BE PROCURING A DEWAR FOR USE IN A CRYOGENIC EXPERIMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.  THE INSTRUMENTED DEWAR WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH A RECEIVER TANK, AND USED IN A DEMONSTRATION OF THE STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF LIQUID METHANE IN ZERO G.  CONSTRAINTS ON THE EXPERIMENT TIMELINE WILL REQUIRE THE TANK TO BE MAINTAINED WITH ZERO BOILOFF FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE.