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NASA Awards Contract To Support Astrobiology And Space Research
Moffett Field - Jul 22, 2002 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has awarded a new contract valued at more than $310 million to Lockheed Martin Space Operations, Houston, to provide supplies and services for Ames' Astrobiology and Space Research Directorate. Under the terms of the contract, Lockheed Martin will support numerous activities involved in the Space Station Biological Research Project, Flight Payload Integration, and Fundamental Biology Programs Office. The contract will also support Space Station Payload Projects, Discovery Missions and Shuttle Space Flight missions and payloads, in addition to maintaining project and mission schedules and supporting coordination of science planning between Ames and NASA Headquarters in Washington, other NASA centers, science working groups and other entities. Lockheed Martin will provide support for planning and analysis options for potential space flight opportunities and support experimenters during development of flight experiments and hardware, including flight hardware and support equipment; orbital and ground support equipment; and associated software. The cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at $310.0 million and has a period of performance of eight years, consisting of a three-year base period, one two-year priced option and one three-year priced option. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Astrobiology at NASA SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Life Beyond Earth Lands Beyond Beyond - extra solar planets - news and science
SETI Sets Its Sights On M Dwarfs
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2005Scientists have been searching actively for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial civilizations for nearly half a century. Their main approach has been to point radio telescopes toward target stars and to "listen" for electronic transmissions from other worlds. |
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