Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2024)
Recipient: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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: 2009-12-22 to 2028-04-30
Current total value of award: $63385698
Description: SOLAR ORBITER MEASUREMENT INVESTIGATION "HEAVY ION SENSOR".  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ALL PHASES AND ASPECTS OF THE HEAVY ION SENSOR TIME OF FLIGHT (HIS-TOF) SOLID STATE DETECTOR INCLUDING: 1) LIFE-CYCLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2) DESIGN, TEST, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS AND 3) POST OPERATIONS DATA REDUCTION AND ARCHIVING.