Southwest Research Institute lands $75M National Aeronautics and Space Administration contract in Texas

Southwest Research Institute has been awarded a contract worth $75M by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with work to be performed in Texas.

According to the award record, the contract covers: “Igf::cl,ct::igf lucy is a planned nasa space probe that will tour five jupiter trojans, asteroids which share jupiter's orbit around the sun, orbiting either ahead of or behind the planet and one main belt asteroid. all target encounters will be fly-by encounters.”

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Period of performance begins 2015-11-13 and runs through 2034-02-28. Award ID: NNM16AA08C. Source: USAspending.gov.