MECHANICAL-COMPRESSION AEROBOT FOR EXTENDED RANGE VENUS.EXPLORATION (MARVEL)

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT won by PARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION · work in TUCSON, AZ

$759,983

Recipient	PARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION UEI RMK3ANU9RLC7
Award ID	80NSSC21C0480
Award amount	$759,983
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	AJ14
Start date	Jul 16, 2021
End date	Jul 15, 2023
Place of performance	TUCSON, AZ
Record updated	Mar 24, 2023

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