Jan 28, 2009

Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey hautaluoma-1@nasa gov ashley edwards-1@nasa gov

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh byerly@nasa gov

RELEASE: 09-018

NASA SEEKS CONCEPT PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE MOON LANDER

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, NASA issued a request for proposals for concept definition and requirements analysis support for the Altair lunar lander Proposals are due to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston by 2 p m CST on Feb 27

NASA's Constellation Program will use Altair to land four astronauts on the moon following launch aboard an Ares V rocket and rendezvous in low Earth orbit with the Orion crew vehicle The lunar lander will provide the astronauts with life support and a base for weeklong initial surface exploration missions of the moon Altair also will return the crew to the Orion spacecraft that will return them home to Earth

This contract will provide resources to conduct NASA-directed engineering tasks in support of evaluating vehicle conceptual designs, maturing the vehicle design and reviewing the products for system requirements reviews and system definition reviews It is anticipated that multiple awards will be made as a result of this solicitation

Johnson will manage the contracts, which will be awarded through a full and open competition The selections will be made in the spring of 2009

For more information about the request for proposal, visit:

http://procurement jsc nasa gov/Altair

For more information about NASA's Constellation Program and the Altair lunar lander, visit:

http://www nasa gov/constellation

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