$300,982,194
RISK REDUCTION AND PHASE B EFFORT IN SUPPORT OF THE MARS ATMOSPHERIC AND VOLATILE EVOLUATION (MAVEN) PROJECT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE MAVEN PROJECT TO DEFINE AND COMPLETE THE DEFINITION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN, AND THE PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE, TEST, VERIFICATION AND OPERATION OF A FLIGHT SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT AND SCIENCE PAYLOADS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Lockheed Martin conducts risk reduction and preliminary design work for NASA's MAVEN Mars atmospheric science mission.
MAVEN is a flagship NASA mission to understand Mars' atmospheric loss and habitability, advancing U.S. planetary science leadership.
Large aerospace contractor investment signals demand for spacecraft systems integration, avionics, and science instrument suppliers.
U.S. Mars exploration capability demonstrates technological superiority in deep-space missions versus emerging Chinese lunar and Mars programs.
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- —TAS::80 0124::TAS DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST&EVALUATION OF PROJECT ORION$15.5B
- —ORIGINS SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION SECURITY-REGOLITH EXPLORER (OSIRIS-REX) PHASE B EFFORT. UNDER THIS CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE MISSION DESIGN AND REQUIREMENTS FLOW DOWN ACTIVITIES CULMINATING IN AN OSIRIS-REX PROJECT MISSION DESIGN REVIEW (MDR). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE OSIRIS-REX PROJECT TO DEFINE AND COMPLETE THE DEFINITION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN, AND THE PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE, TEST, VERIFICATION AND OPERATION OF A FLIGHT SYSTEM.$441.3M
- —THE LUCY SPACECRAFT AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT EMBODIES THE MISSION'S REQUIREMENT TO DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND OPERATE THE LUCY SPACECRAFT BUS. LUCY WILL EXPLORE SIX JUPITER TROJAN ASTEROIDS TRAPPED BY JUPITERS GRAVITY IN TWO SWARMS THAT SHARE THE PLANETS ORBIT, ONE LEADING AND ONE TRAILING JUPITER IN ITS 12-YEAR CIRCUIT AROUND THE SUN. THE TROJANS ARE THOUGHT TO BE RELICS OF A MUCH EARLIER ERA IN THE HISTORY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM, AND MAY HAVE FORMED FAR BEYOND JUPITERS CURRENT ORBIT.$347.8M
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