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$93,418,756

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-07-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-05·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_80NSSC21M0180_080
Award description

WE PROPOSE TO SUPPORT THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROGRAM OF NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER S HELIOPHYSICS SCIENCE DIVISION (HSD) THROUGH A SIX-MEMBER PARTNERSHIP THAT BUILDS ON CURRENT COLLABORATIONS AND EXTENSIVE LOCAL EXPERIENCE IN ALL THE CORE

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Support NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's heliophysics research division through a six-member partnership with Catholic University of America.

Sub-sectors
nasa-space-researchheliophysics-sciencecooperative-agreement
Why this matters

Heliophysics research advances understanding of solar physics and space weather, critical for protecting satellites, power grids, and communications infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

Signals sustained demand for space science instrumentation, data analysis capabilities, and academic research partnerships in solar physics.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. heliophysics leadership maintains competitive advantage in space science and early warning systems for space weather events affecting national infrastructure.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002325.

Period of performance
Start
2021-07-01
End
2027-03-31
Status
activein 318 days
Sources

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