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NASA Awards Contracts For Constellation Program Study
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 27, 2006 NASA has awarded a 90-day study contract to four space-related companies to examine separately long-term ground processing and infrastructure planning for the agency's Constellation program. The contractor teams are expected to provide a wealth of knowledge and experience during the study phase to support ground systems and operations planning through 2030, including missions supporting the International Space Station, lunar exploration and Mars exploration. Contract awardees are: ATK Launch Systems Group in Corrine, Utah; Boeing Space Operations in Titusville, Fla.; Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Littleton, Colo., and United Space Alliance in Houston, Texas. The awards are limited to $150,000 per contract. Study recommendations will be considered in NASA's Kennedy Space Center's planning for the Ares I crew launch vehicle, Ares V cargo launch vehicle operations and crew exploration vehicle processing. The contracts, which should be completed in October, were awarded in response to the Constellation ground operations Broad Agency Announcement Request for Proposal issued in April. "NASA's intent is to include industry in our planning phase to get a broad perspective of ground operations, especially for the long-term," said Pepper Phillips, deputy director of the Constellation Project Office at Kennedy. "These four companies will provide several possible solutions to the same challenges, which we expect to benefit our planning. Selecting ground processing and launch concepts are long-term commitments and we want to consider all options," Phillips added. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Constellation at NASA Satellite Constellation - multiple satellite deployments in LEO and Beyond
UK Maritime And Coastguard Agency Equips With Iridium Satphones
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jul 19, 2006Iridium announced Monday that the United Kingdom's Maritime and Coastguard Agency has equipped its newly formed firefighting teams with the company's satellite phones to provide reliable communications when responding to fires on ships in the country's coastal waters. |
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