Helium
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NASA
NASA Selects Contractors to Supply Centers with Helium
NASA has chosen a group of contractors to supply multiple agency facilities with liquid and gaseous helium for at least the next two years. The NASA Agency-wide Supply of Liquid and Gaseous Helium contract is a fixed-price indefinite-delivery requirements contract with firm-fixed-price delivery orders. The awards have a total estimated value of approximately $105.1 million. The performance period begins Wednesday,…
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Where Does Gold Come From? NASA Data Has Clues
Since the big bang, the early universe had hydrogen, helium, and a scant amount of lithium. Later, some heavier elements, including iron, were forged in stars. But one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics is: How did the first elements heavier than iron, such as gold, get created and distributed throughout the universe? “It’s a pretty fundamental question in terms…
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Helium Mobile Introduces the Nation’s First Free Phone Plan
–Helium Mobile,a cell phone service built on the world’s first community-powered network and the nation’s largest 5G network, today launched the Zero Plan, a truly free phone plan designed to make connectivity more accessible than ever. Offering 3GB of data, 300 texts, and 100 minutes, the Zero Plan is completely free with no contracts, hidden fees, or gimmicks. “Connectivity is an…
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Helium Conservation by Diffusion Limited Purging of Liquid Hydrogen Tanks
This article is from the 2024 Technical Update. The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) has developed an analytical model that predicts diffusion between two gases during piston purging of liquid hydrogen (LH2) tanks. This model helps explain dramatic helium savings seen in a recent Kennedy Space Center (KSC) purge, shows that undesired turbulent mixing occurred in Space Shuttle External…
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NASA Awards Contract for Acquisition of Gaseous, Liquid Helium
NASA has selected three companies to supply 1.4 million liters of liquid helium and 87.7 million standard cubic feet of gaseous helium for use at facilities across the agency. The indefinite delivery requirements contract includes multiple firm-fixed price delivery orders. Awardees include: Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, PennsylvaniaMesser LLC of Bridgewater, New JerseyLinde Inc. of Danbury, Connecticut NASA…
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NASA Awards Two Contracts for Supply of Gaseous, Liquid Helium
NASA has awarded contracts to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Messer LLC of Bridgewater, New Jersey, to supply gaseous and liquid helium. Each contract is a fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirement contract that begins Oct. 1 with a two-year base period, followed by three one-year options that, if exercised, extend the contract to Sept. 30, 2024. The total…
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