THE James Webb Space Telescope (jwst) Phase 2 Observatory Contractor Shall BE Responsible for Providing the Spacecraft, the Optical Telescope Element (OTE), Portions of the Integrated Science Instrument Module (isim), Observatory and System Integration and Test (I&T), Observatory Verification, Observatory Commissioning, Associated Systems Engineering, and the Ground and Launch Support Equipment Necessary to Develop and Launch the Jwst Observatory
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $4,345,585,999 ($4.3B)
Contractor: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2003-10-01
End Date: 2022-12-25
Official Description: THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE (JWST) PHASE 2 OBSERVATORY CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE SPACECRAFT, THE OPTICAL TELESCOPE ELEMENT (OTE), PORTIONS OF THE INTEGRATED SCIENCE INSTRUMENT MODULE (ISIM), OBSERVATORY AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND TEST (I&T), OBSERVATORY VERIFICATION, OBSERVATORY COMMISSIONING, ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AND THE GROUND AND LAUNCH SUPPORT EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO DEVELOP AND LAUNCH THE JWST OBSERVATORY.