Boeing Signed On the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Rocket Program

ROCKET SCIENCE

View from the ground: Delta IV rocket.

by Staff Writers
Huntington Beach CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2006
Boeing is being awarded a $674,116,428 cost-plus-award fee contract. This action provides for Delta IV Launch Capability for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) rocket program. This effort includes launch and Range Operations for Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.; Mission Integration Mission Unique Development and Integration; System Engineering and program management; subcontractor support; factory support engineering; and special studies.

At this time, $405,188,331 have been obligated. Solicitations began April 2005 and negotiations were complete June 2006. This work will be complete September 2007. PA POC for this contract is Space and Missile Systems Center Media Division, (310) 653-2368. Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8816-06-C-0001).

ROCKET SCIENCE

Air Force Advances Space Vehicle Development

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2006
The U.S. Air Force is developing an Orbital Test Vehicle, based on the design of a NASA X-37 technology demonstrator, to continue full-scale development and on-orbit testing of an unmanned long-duration, reusable space vehicle. The new OTV effort takes advantage of industry and government investments by Air Force, NASA, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

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