The Wave

1. YesterdayThe Planetary Society AdvocacyNancy Grace Roman Space TelescopeRoman Space Telescope obligations were $115.8M in FY2025, down $5.7M from $121.5M in FY2024, while outlays fell to $79.0M from $169.0M.1 outletSpace12 linked
2. 5d agoThe Planetary Society AdvocacySave NASA Science Action HubThe Planetary Society launches a campaign urging citizens to contact Congress and attend a January 2027 Day of Action to block a proposed 46% cut to NASA science in the FY2027 budget request.1 outletSpaceNASA science cuts and authorization bill await incoming Democratic Congress7 linked

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1. AwardHeliophysics DivisionApr 20NASA awarded Southwest Research Institute contract NNG04EB99C to lead the MMS Instrument Suite Science Team and deliver four flight instrument suites plus the SOC.$391M obligatedSouthwest Research InstituteSpaceLifecycle4 linked
2. AwardNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNov 12NASA awarded Southwest Research Institute contract NNM16AA08C for the Lucy Jupiter Trojan mission at about $82.2 million.$82.2M obligatedNNM16AA08CSouthwest Research InstituteSpaceLifecycle4 linked
3. AwardNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNov 30NASA awarded McCallie Associates, Inc. contract 80GSFC23CA048 for mission systems, payload and instrument, and GN&C systems engineering services.$72.3M obligated80GSFC23CA048McCallie Associates, Inc.Lifecycle2 linked
4. AwardNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAug 29NASA awarded Southwest Research Institute a contract (80GSFC24CA041) for Phase A work on the JEDI coronal instrument, covering requirements definition, management, systems engineering, safety and mission assurance, and integration planning.$24.5M obligated80GSFC24CA041Southwest Research InstituteSpaceLifecycle7 linked
5. AwardNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationFeb 12NASA awarded L3Harris Technologies a $16.9M contract to build and deliver the LISA Engineering Test Unit telescope.$16.9M obligated80GSFC26C0003L3HarrisSpaceLifecycle4 linked
6. AwardNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationOct 31NASA awards Southwest Research Institute $11.3M for HelioSwarm mission phase support under contract 80ARC027C0002.$11.3M obligated80ARC027C0002Southwest Research InstituteSpaceLifecycle6 linked
7. AwardNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationJan 29NASA awarded Caltech $2.28M under award 80NM0025F7021 for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission.$2.3M obligatedCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSpaceLifecycle8 linked