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SPACEHAB Subsidiary Awarded $3 Million Contract
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 09, 2007 SPACEHAB has announced that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has been awarded a one-year contract extension for payload processing services by United Launch Alliance (ULA). The contract is valued at $3.3 million for support of Atlas missions during the one-year period. Through the extension, Astrotech will continue to provide payload processing services and specialized facilities for ULA's Atlas expendable launch vehicle program from Astrotech's bi-coastal locations - Titusville, Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California. The original contract included the period of December 31, 1999 through December 31, 2006 with four one-year option periods for 2007 - 2010. "Astrotech has readily supported the commercial Atlas program since 1989 and is pleased to have the opportunity to continue this long-term relationship," said Don White, Astrotech General Manager. The Company's nine building compound in Titusville includes a Spacecraft Processing Facility designed to accommodate both 4-meter and 5-meter class satellites with weights in excess of 25,000 pounds and payload fairings up to 75 feet long. Construction begins this month at Astrotech's VAFB facilities to expand to 5-meter fairing accommodations. Related Links SPACEHAB All about the technology of space and more Space Technology News - Applications and Research
Northrop Grumman Wins Accolades For Space Deployables
Carpenteria CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2007Northrop Grumman Astro Aerospace business unit has been recognized by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and The Royal Aeronautical Society for its groundbreaking design and on-orbit performance of its deployable systems on two separate space programs. |
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