Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
michael.curie@nasa.gov
Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov
CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-042
NASA MODIFIES CONTRACT TO CONTINUE GROUND OPERATIONS WORK
HOUSTON -- NASA signed a $49.4 million contract modification for
United Space Alliance (USA) of Houston to continue maintaining and
sustaining the ground operations capabilities at the Kennedy Space
Center launch facilities in Florida through Sept. 30, 2012.
As a result, these critical systems can be used by future space
programs. The programs include potential commercial launch vehicle
customers, the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion
Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle that will take astronauts farther into
space than ever before, create high-quality jobs here at home and
provide the cornerstone for America's future human space exploration
efforts.
USA has provided this support under the Space Program Operations
Contract since 2006. The contract outlines the flight and ground
processing and operations requirements. The modification also
includes requirements for NASA 21st Century Ground Systems
modifications to the Crawler Transporter Number 2, Launch Pad 39B
life extension and Vehicle Assembly Building life extension.
Work in support of this contract modification is performed at Kennedy
and USA's facilities in Cape Canaveral.
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