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$139,591,380

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2016 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2016-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-04-20·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_NNX16AO69A_080
Award description

THIS PROPOSAL FOR A TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF A CONSORTIUM OF NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO NASA C

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

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In plain English

Latest obligation on a 2016 NASA translational research institute cooperative agreement with Baylor College of Medicine and academic consortium partners.

Sub-sectors
nasa-researchtranslational-researchspace-medicine
Why this matters

Long-term NASA investment in space-medicine and life-sciences research infrastructure supporting human spaceflight and deep-space exploration missions.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains academic biomedical research capacity and institutional partnerships critical to NASA's human exploration program pipeline.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. investment in space-medicine research capabilities supports competitive advantage in human spaceflight and long-duration mission readiness.

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Period of performance
Start
2016-10-01
End
2028-09-30
Status
activein 823 days
Recipient
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UEI FXKMA43NTV21
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