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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-07-21·LATEST ACTION2026-03-30·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80MSFC21F0224_8000_80MSFC20D0004_8000
Award description

INTERSTELLAR MAPPING AND ACCELERATION PROBE (IMAP) PHASE CD

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

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the IMAP mission (begun 2021) to map solar wind and cosmic rays using Johns Hopkins APL spacecraft operations.

Sub-sectors
nasa-space-scienceheliophysicsmission-operations
Why this matters

IMAP is a flagship NASA heliophysics mission providing real-time space weather data critical for protecting satellites, power grids, and communications infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains Johns Hopkins APL's role as a prime integrator for NASA science missions; supports subcontractors in spacecraft operations, data processing, and ground systems.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. space weather monitoring capability; China is developing parallel heliophysics missions and seeks dominance in space situational awareness.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-18. Cost: $0.003009.

Period of performance
Start
2021-07-21
End
2028-01-31
Status
activein 580 days
Sources

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