$131,260,088
to THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
GAMMA RAY LARGE AREA SPACE TELESCOPE (GLAST). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING NASA REVIEWS&DIRECTED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, OBSERVATION PLANNING, MISSION SCHEDULING, SATELLITE OPERATIONS, SCIENCE DATA PROCESSING SUPPORT, SPACECRAFT HEALTH/SAFETY/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS, INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE SUPPORT ANALYSIS, FLIGHT/GROUND SYSTEM&SOFTWARE, AND ANOMALY RESOLUTION&ANALYSIS.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Stanford provides mission operations, engineering analysis, and science data processing support for NASA's Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST).
GLAST is a flagship NASA astrophysics mission enabling gamma-ray astronomy; Stanford's role ensures continuous mission success and scientific data quality.
Indicates sustained demand for specialized aerospace mission operations expertise and ground-system software development from academic institutions.
U.S. space science leadership depends on maintaining advanced gamma-ray observatories and the technical workforce to operate them.
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- 2026-04-01SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY PROJECT HELIOSEISMIC AND MAGNETIC IMAGER INVESTIGATION (HMI) PHASE B/C/D/E THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR DESIGN, ANALYSIS, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, TESTING, CALIBRATION, QUALIFICATION AND DELIVERY OF A FLIGHT INSTRUMENT FOR SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION. DURING SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION, INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT TESTING AND FLIGHT QUALIFICATION, LAUNCH PROCESSING AND LAUNCH. FOLLOWING LAUNCH, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE RESOURCES TO PERFORM INITIAL ON-ORBIT CHECKOUT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INSTRUMENT AND SHALL CONDUCT SCIENCE OPERATIONS FOR THE REMAINING DURATION OF THE MISSION. THE PRINCIPAL HARDWARE DELIVERABLES OF THIS EFFORT ARE THE FLIGHT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSTITUTING THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT PACKAGE AND THE NECESSARY SCIENCE PROCESSING AND SCIENCE OPERATIONS GROUND SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO ANALYZE, PROCESS, DISTRIBUTE AND ARCHIVE THE SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY THE INSTRUMENT.$181.8M
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