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NASA Awards $265.11M to Eight Research Partners on Sept 9

Federal awards data shows cooperative agreements and project grants recorded for National Institute of Aerospace Associates, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Blue Marble Space, Universities Space Research Association, University of Arizona, and University of Florida.

By Samuel Reyes · 8w
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Federal awards data shows the National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $127M to National Institute of Aerospace Associates under award NNL09AA00A on Sept 9 for a cooperative agreement to facilitate the establishment and operation of a science and research institute.

The same federal awards data shows NASA awarded $45M to National Institute of Aerospace Associates under award NCC102043 on Sept 9 for a cooperative agreement to facilitate the establishment and operation of a science and research institute.

Federal awards data shows NASA awarded $31.4M to The University of Alabama in Huntsville under award 80NSSC25M0084 on Sept 9 for a proposal for a 10-year renewal cooperative agreement, with outlays to date at $4.92M.

Federal awards data shows NASA awarded $6.29M to Blue Marble Space under award 80NSSC24M0123 on Sept 9 for an unsolicited comprehensive exploration of human physiological responses to prolonged spaceflight using model organisms, with outlays to date at $4.69M.

Federal awards data shows NASA awarded $20.1M to Universities Space Research Association under award 80NSSC24M0035 on Sept 9 for a 5-year renewal cooperative agreement, with outlays to date at $14.3M.

Federal awards data shows NASA awarded $13.4M to Universities Space Research Association under award 80NSSC24M0008 on Sept 9 for expanding NASA's community for planetary sample science, with outlays to date at $9.31M.

Federal awards data shows NASA awarded $7.92M to University of Arizona under award 80NSSC24K1458 on Sept 9 for a project grant for the ODIN optomechanical-distributed instrument for inertial sensing and navigation, with outlays to date at $4.57M.

Federal awards data shows NASA awarded $14M to University of Florida under award 80NSSC24K1408 on Sept 9 for a project grant for the gravitational reference advanced technology test in space, with outlays to date at $10.3M.

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