MOA Between NSF, NOAA, and NESDIS for solar wind mission studies

这项奖励是国家科学基金会极地计划办公室(OPP)和国家海洋和大气管理局(NOAA)的国家环境卫星、数据和信息服务(NESDIS)之间协议备忘录的一部分。这项奖励的资金将使NESDIS能够将太阳风任务研究的大范围公告(BAA)扩展到NSF对南极站的电信支持要求。由于地球静止轨道的限制，国家科学基金会要求从南极站进行实时数据中继，而商业通信卫星无法提供这一要求。将进行的研究将探索利用太阳风技术为通信卫星保持站位的可行性，为南极站提供持续的通信覆盖。该计划建议提供5万美元的资金。

This award is part of a Memorandum of Agreement between the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP) and the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).The funding in this award will allow NESDIS to expand a broad area announcement (BAA) for solar wind mission studies to NSF requirements for telecommunications support of South Pole Station. The NSF has a requirement for real-time data relay from South Pole Station that is not served by commercial communications satellites due to the limitations of geostationary orbits. The studies to be conducted will explore the feasibility of using solar wind technologies for station-keeping of a communications satellite to provide continuous communications coverage for South Pole Station.Program recommends funding in the amount of $50,000.