NASA Extends Roman Space Telescope Science Operations – Exploration of Dark Energy, Dark Matter and Exoplanets — NASA has awarded a contrac |
Formerly known as WFIRST, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to perform wide-field imaging and surveys of the near-infrared sky. Credit: NASAhas awarded a contract extension, raising the total value to $200.84M, to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Space Telescope Science Institute for support services for the Nancy GraceScience Operations.
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee extension and will increase the contract value by an additional $166,248,618 for a total contract value of $200,840,220. The period of performance is extended through September 30, 2027.
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