DEVELOP AND ANALYZE A FLIGHT-LIKE DESIGN FOR A CARBOTHERMAL REACTOR SIZED TO PRODUCE 3.5 MT OF OXYGEN PER YEAR.

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT won by SIERRA NEVADA CORP · work in MADISON, WI

$3,027,537

Recipient	SIERRA NEVADA CORP UEI JN9MPSKD6NG1
Award ID	80NSSC19C0047
Award amount	$3,027,537
Award type	DEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Awarding agency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAICS	541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
PSC	AR11
Start date	Jun 4, 2019
End date	Nov 1, 2022
Place of performance	MADISON, WI
Record updated	Apr 19, 2022

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