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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.

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ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNM15AA18C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

IGF::CL::IGF IMAGING X-RAY POLARIMETRY EXPLORER (IXPE) PHASE A

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In plain English

Develops imaging and polarimetry technology for NASA's IXPE space telescope to observe X-ray emissions from celestial objects.

Sub-sectors
space-explorationscientific-instrumentsx-ray-astronomy
Why this matters

IXPE advances U.S. capabilities in X-ray astronomy and space-based scientific instrumentation, strengthening leadership in space exploration.

Supply-chain signal

BAE Systems will source specialized X-ray optics, detectors, and spacecraft components from aerospace supply chain partners.

U.S.–China competition angle

Demonstrates U.S. investment in advanced space science capabilities; X-ray astronomy technology has dual-use implications for space domain awareness.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001434.

Period of performance
Start
2015-10-01
End
2027-01-31
Status
activein 262 days
Sources

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