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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC

aerospaceexpired
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_GSFC0199706DNAS597179_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

TIMED PHASE C/D/E LETTER CONTRACT

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Funds Phase C/D/E development of the TIMED satellite mission for upper atmosphere and ionosphere research.

Sub-sectors
space-sciencesatellite-missionsscientific-instruments
Why this matters

TIMED provides critical data on solar-terrestrial interactions essential for space weather prediction and communications infrastructure protection.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains specialized aerospace contractors and scientific instrument manufacturers supporting long-duration space missions.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. maintains independent space science capabilities and atmospheric monitoring critical to national security and technological leadership.

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Period of performance
Start
1997-06-15
End
2013-06-12
Status
expired4720 days ago
Sources

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