Total And Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor 2

Nasa awards total and spectral solar irradiance sensor 2 contract.

Total and spectral solar irradiance sensor 2.

Washington nasa pr nasa has awarded the total and spectral solar irradiance sensor 2 tsis 2 spacecraft contract to general atomics electromagnetic systems group of san diego california. For now the team is proud to be a part of that legacy of eyes on the sun. Nasa awards total and spectral solar irradiance sensor 2 contract news provided by. The base contract is for spacecraft.

Nasa s total and spectral solar irradiance sensor 2 or tsis 2 will measure the sun s energy input to earth. This is a hybrid firm fixed price time and materials contract in the amount of approximately 32 9 million. This is a hybrid firm fixed price time and materials contract in the amount of approximately 32 9 million. Nasa gsfc anticipates using a firm fixed price ffp type contract.

Nasa awarded a contract to the laboratory for atmospheric and space physics for tsis 2. Nasa has awarded a sole source contract to the. Goddard space flight center posted. General atomics electromagnetic systems conceptual design of the total and spectral solar irradiance sensor 2 tsis 2 spacecraft.

The tentative request for proposal rfp release date is november 15. Nasa has awarded the total and spectral solar irradiance sensor 2 tsis 2 spacecraft contract to general atomics electromagnetic systems group of san diego california. San diego ca july 22 2020 general atomics electromagnetic systems ga ems has been awarded a contract by nasa s goddard space flight center gsfc to build the total and spectral solar irradiance sensor 2 tsis 2 spacecraft which will provide. Since 1978 various satellites have measured the sun s brightness above earth s atmosphere.

Lasp will receive 18 million to build the new sensors dubbed the total irradiance monitor tim and spectral irradiance monitor sim. Nasa apr 20 2020 15 49 et. Richard and his colleagues will also operate those instruments from the cu boulder campus when tsis 2 launches in 2023. Tsis 2 will add solar irradiance measurements to four decades of continuous data records.