Jacques van Oene
July 12th 05, 08:58 PM
Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington July 12, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1979/5241)
CONTRACT RELEASE: C05-q
NASA AWARDS CREW EXPLORATION VEHICLE CONTRACTS
NASA today authorized two eight-month contracts, each worth
approximately $28 million, one to Lockheed Martin Corp. and the other to the
team of Northrop Grumman Corp. and The Boeing Co. to support a July 2006
review of the engineering systems for the agency's new Crew Exploration
Vehicle (CEV).
During this contract period, in addition to performing sustained engineering
in support of the CEV review, the contractors will continue to develop
designs for NASA's next-generation vehicle for human space flight and
demonstrate ability to manage cost, schedule and risk.
Results of NASA's Exploration Systems Architectural Study, which defines
parameters for the new vehicle to replace the Space Shuttle, will be
incorporated into a "call for improvements" to be released later this year,
inviting proposals from the selected contractors. These proposals will be
evaluated for the final selection of a single CEV contractor.
Originally, the selection of a single industry team was planned for 2008,
but to reduce or eliminate the time between the Shuttle's retirement in 2010
and the first CEV flight, the selection is planned for early 2006.
The CEV is expected to carry up to six astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit
soon after the Space Shuttle is retired in 2010, and then on to the moon as
early as 2015. The CEV is a key element of the nation's Vision for Space
Exploration, which returns human explorers to the moon, Mars, and beyond.
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Headquarters, Washington July 12, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1979/5241)
CONTRACT RELEASE: C05-q
NASA AWARDS CREW EXPLORATION VEHICLE CONTRACTS
NASA today authorized two eight-month contracts, each worth
approximately $28 million, one to Lockheed Martin Corp. and the other to the
team of Northrop Grumman Corp. and The Boeing Co. to support a July 2006
review of the engineering systems for the agency's new Crew Exploration
Vehicle (CEV).
During this contract period, in addition to performing sustained engineering
in support of the CEV review, the contractors will continue to develop
designs for NASA's next-generation vehicle for human space flight and
demonstrate ability to manage cost, schedule and risk.
Results of NASA's Exploration Systems Architectural Study, which defines
parameters for the new vehicle to replace the Space Shuttle, will be
incorporated into a "call for improvements" to be released later this year,
inviting proposals from the selected contractors. These proposals will be
evaluated for the final selection of a single CEV contractor.
Originally, the selection of a single industry team was planned for 2008,
but to reduce or eliminate the time between the Shuttle's retirement in 2010
and the first CEV flight, the selection is planned for early 2006.
The CEV is expected to carry up to six astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit
soon after the Space Shuttle is retired in 2010, and then on to the moon as
early as 2015. The CEV is a key element of the nation's Vision for Space
Exploration, which returns human explorers to the moon, Mars, and beyond.
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info