$147,923,745
to COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
DSN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CDSCC
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What the model surfaced from this award
Operations and maintenance of NASA's Deep Space Network Canberra facility, supporting interplanetary spacecraft communication and tracking.
The DSN is critical infrastructure for all NASA deep-space missions; this 2018–2028 contract ensures continuous ground-station capability for Mars rovers, outer-planet probes, and international space missions.
Sustains Australian-based RF engineering, antenna maintenance, and signal-processing supply chains supporting U.S. space exploration infrastructure.
Deep-space communication is a strategic asset; maintaining allied ground stations (Australia) reduces reliance on single-nation infrastructure and strengthens U.S.-allied space-exploration resilience.
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