Closely Associated Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security-Regolith Explorer (osiris-Rex) Science Processing and Operations Center (spoc) Phase B - C - D Effort. the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security-Regolith Explorer (osiris- REX) Mission S Primary Goal IS an Earth Return of Regolith Sample From a Type-B Near Earth Object (NEO) Asteroid. the Osiris-Rex Mission Will Gather This Sample Through a Flight System Consisting of a Science Instrument Suite, a Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (tagsam), and a Sample Return Capsule (SRC). the Flight System Will Rendezvous With the NEO, Observe, Characterize and MAP the Asteroid, and Finally Approach, Perform a Touch-And-Go Maneuver, Retrieve a Regolith Sample and Depart From the Asteroid. the Osiris-Rex Flight System Will Then Navigate Back to Earth and Jettison the SRC for a Landing AT the Utah Test and Training Range (uttr). the Objectives of the Mission ARE to Return a Pristine Sample of the Asteroid, Understand the Origins of Planetary Materials and the Initial Stages of Planetary Formation; Identify the Sources of Organic Compounds and Other Prebiotic Chemicals That Contributed to the Emergence of Life on Earth; Explore a NEO to Gain a Greater Understanding of Potential Resources; and Enable the Long Term Prediction of the Dynamics of Neos That Pose an Impact Hazard to Earth. the Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center (gsfc) Manages the Osiris-Rex Project for Nasa and for the Principal Investigator, AT the University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) in Tucson, AZ. the University of Arizona Shall Provide the Necessary Personnel, Facilities, Services, and Materials to Design, Code, Integrate and Test the Osiris-Rex Spoc to Support the Osiris-Rex Launch. After Launch, the University of Arizona Shall Provide the Facilities, Ground Support System, and Science Operation for 30 Days. the Scope Covers Phases B/C/D of the Osiris-Rex Life Cycle
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $24,457,730 ($24.5M)
Contractor: University of Arizona
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2012-04-02
End Date: 2016-11-30
Contract Duration: 1,703 days
Daily Burn Rate: $14.4K/day
Official Description: CLOSELY ASSOCIATED ORIGINS SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION SECURITY-REGOLITH EXPLORER (OSIRIS-REX) SCIENCE PROCESSING AND OPERATIONS CENTER (SPOC) PHASE B - C - D EFFORT. THE ORIGINS SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION SECURITY-REGOLITH EXPLORER (OSIRIS- REX) MISSION S PRIMARY GOAL IS AN EARTH RETURN OF REGOLITH SAMPLE FROM A TYPE-B NEAR EARTH OBJECT (NEO) ASTEROID. THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION WILL GATHER THIS SAMPLE THROUGH A FLIGHT SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A SCIENCE INSTRUMENT SUITE, A TOUCH-AND-GO SAMPLE ACQUISITION MECHANISM (TAGSAM), AND A SAMPLE RETURN CAPSULE (SRC). THE FLIGHT SYSTEM WILL RENDEZVOUS WITH THE NEO, OBSERVE, CHARACTERIZE AND MAP THE ASTEROID, AND FINALLY APPROACH, PERFORM A TOUCH-AND-GO MANEUVER, RETRIEVE A REGOLITH SAMPLE AND DEPART FROM THE ASTEROID. THE OSIRIS-REX FLIGHT SYSTEM WILL THEN NAVIGATE BACK TO EARTH AND JETTISON THE SRC FOR A LANDING AT THE UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE (UTTR). THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MISSION ARE TO RETURN A PRISTINE SAMPLE OF THE ASTEROID, UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINS OF PLANETARY MATERIALS AND THE INITIAL STAGES OF PLANETARY FORMATION; IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND OTHER PREBIOTIC CHEMICALS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE EMERGENCE OF LIFE ON EARTH; EXPLORE A NEO TO GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF POTENTIAL RESOURCES; AND ENABLE THE LONG TERM PREDICTION OF THE DYNAMICS OF NEOS THAT POSE AN IMPACT HAZARD TO EARTH. THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) MANAGES THE OSIRIS-REX PROJECT FOR NASA AND FOR THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, LUNAR AND PLANETARY LABORATORY (LPL) IN TUCSON, AZ. THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND MATERIALS TO DESIGN, CODE, INTEGRATE AND TEST THE OSIRIS-REX SPOC TO SUPPORT THE OSIRIS-REX LAUNCH. AFTER LAUNCH, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SHALL PROVIDE THE FACILITIES, GROUND SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND SCIENCE OPERATION FOR 30 DAYS. THE SCOPE COVERS PHASES B/C/D OF THE OSIRIS-REX LIFE CYCLE.
Place of Performance
Location: Arizona, 85721
State: Arizona Government Spending