NASA Funding Extension for NuSTAR Space Mission

• •NASA awarded $139.39 million to the California Institute of Technology for the NuSTAR mission.
• •The contract extension covers the period from March 1, 2008, to June 30, 2008.
• •The contractor must manage NuSTAR tasks and provide cost and schedule reporting to NASA.
• •The contractor is required to work with JPL to finalize project requirements for the System Requirements Review (SSR).
• •The contractor must design the focal plane assembly, instrument enclosures, shield, and aperture.
• •The contractor is authorized to identify and initiate procurement of long-lead parts and items.
• •The contractor must complete the glass production facility and verify production capability for NuSTAR glasses.
• •The contractor must develop prototypes and designs for the optics assembly.
• •The contractor must complete the preliminary design of the mast, canister, and instrument structure.
• •The contractor must complete spacecraft requirements and continue baseline spacecraft design.
• •The contractor must complete the Mission Operations System (MOS) requirements and preliminary plan.

This contract provides $139.39 million in federal funding to the California Institute of Technology to advance the design and development of the NuSTAR space telescope mission through June 2008.

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