$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
Latest obligation on the 2009 MAVEN Mars mission contract supporting preliminary design and development planning for the spacecraft and science instruments.
MAVEN is NASA's flagship Mars atmospheric research mission; this 17-year contract sustains critical U.S. planetary science capability and Mars exploration leadership.
Lockheed Martin's ongoing role as prime contractor anchors a supply chain of aerospace subcontractors and specialized component manufacturers supporting deep-space missions.
U.S. Mars exploration demonstrates sustained technological advantage in planetary science; China is accelerating its own Mars program, making sustained U.S. investment strategically important.
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