$178,975,557

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.

ACTION DATE2026-05-12·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC19C0054_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

Award description

THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC)

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In plain English

Design phase funding for the science operations center supporting NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope mission.

Sub-sectors

space-telescopesscientific-instrumentationmission-operations

Why this matters

WFIRST is a flagship NASA observatory for deep-space infrared astronomy and dark energy research, critical to U.S. scientific leadership.

Supply-chain signal

Signals demand for specialized aerospace systems integration, infrared detector technology, and mission control software from U.S. contractors and subcontractors.

U.S.–China competition angle

WFIRST represents U.S. commitment to advanced space-based astronomy capabilities, competing with international space programs in scientific discovery.

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Period of performance

Start

2019-07-01

End

2027-09-30

Status

activein 503 days

Recipient

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.

UEI W1NBN156CYF9

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Sources

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