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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2003 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2003-08-31·LATEST ACTION2026-05-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_MSFC0200308DNAS803060_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO

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In plain English

Operations and science support for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, a flagship space telescope launched in 1999.

Sub-sectors
nasa-operationschandra-x-ray-observatorym&o-contract
Why this matters

Chandra remains critical for astrophysics research; this 2003-origin contract ensures continuous mission operations through 2027.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains Smithsonian's aerospace operations workforce and vendor ecosystem supporting satellite command, data processing, and scientific analysis.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. space science leadership depends on sustained funding for flagship observatories; China is advancing its own X-ray astronomy capabilities.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-21. Cost: $0.002932.

Period of performance
Start
2003-08-31
End
2027-09-30
Status
activein 497 days
Sources

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