ONE OF THE CENTRAL ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT IS THE SIMULTANEOUS USE OF INCOHERENT SCATTER RADARS TOGETHER W…
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Award details
- Award ID
- 80GSFC19C0030
- Contractor
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $24,917
- Period of performance
- Feb 13, 2019 – Jun 30, 2019
- NAICS
- 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- PSC AR22
- Place of performance
- CA
Public award description
ONE OF THE CENTRAL ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT IS THE SIMULTANEOUS USE OF INCOHERENT SCATTER RADARS TOGETHER WITH TWO SPACECRAFT, AT DIFFERENT ALTITUDES, TO MEASURE THE EVOLUTION OF OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN HEATING AND ACCELERATION WITH ALTITUDE AND TIME. THE COMBINED APPLICATION OF GROUND-BASED FACILITIES AND SPACECRAFT IS AN UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE BEST ASSETS AVAILABLE TO THE SPACE PHYSICS COMMUNITY TO ANSWER ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS IN M-I COUPLING AND MAGNETOSPHERE RESEARCH, NAMELY HOW ION OUTFLOW IS PRODUCED. THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION HAS FAR REACHING IMPLICATIONS BEYOND MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS. THE RESULTS FROM THIS INVESTIGATION WILL ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO UNDERSTANDING THE OUTGASSING OF OTHER PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES. THE MEME-X MISSION PROPOSAL WAS SELECTED FOR A PHASE-A STUDY IN 2017. AS PART OF PHASE-A, A NASA-APPOINTED REVIEW TEAM WILL CONDUCT A SITE VISIT IN JANUARY 2019 TO DISCUSS WITH THE MEME-X TEAM THEIR EVALUATION OF THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT.
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