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

该合同是美国国家科学基金会（NSF）极地项目办公室（OPP）与美国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）签署的协议备忘录的一部分。该合同的资金将允许NESDIS将太阳风任务研究的广域公告（BAA）扩展到NSF对南极站电信支持的要求。NSF需要南极站的实时数据中继，由于地球静止轨道的限制，商业通信卫星无法提供这种中继。将要进行的研究将探讨利用太阳风技术维持通信卫星的站位，为南极站提供连续的通信覆盖的可行性。计划建议资助金额为50,000美元。

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.