Sigma Space Awarded $120 Million Contract from NASA for Delivery of Biospheric and Hydrospheric Science Support

On Wednesday June 17, 2009, 10:00 am EDT
LANHAM, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NASA announced yesterday the award of the Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences support contract to Sigma Space Corp. The contract requires Sigma to deliver design services, science data analysis, validation and calibration products, instrumentation, and computational and data processing to several Laboratories within NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Wallops Flight Facility, the main customer being the Laboratory for Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences (HBSL) at GSFC.
According to the selection statement, Sigma Space Corp. demonstrated superior understanding of the broad range of scientific activities carried out by the HBSL Laboratory and proven knowledge and experience in space instrument development and delivery.
“This award is a significant milestone for our company,” said Dr. Marcos Sirota, President and CEO of Sigma Space. “The core scientific disciplines of the Laboratory are the ones best served by our company, and the breadth of space instrumentation deployed to date by HBS, as well as in the upcoming missions, will present unique challenges and opportunities for our staff,” he added. “It is a privilege to be a participant in the unprecedented scientific quest that Climate Change research presents.”
Sigma Space is one of the fastest growing providers of optoelectronic aerospace instrumentation for NASA, DOD, and commercial customers. It produces pioneering instrumentation in lidar, laser ranging, attitude determination, spectroscopy, and radiometry for remote sensing and defense applications. It also supplies optical and electronic subsystems, as well as design and consulting services to its government customers. Sigma received the NASA GSFC Contractor of the Year award for Products in 2007.
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