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1. NASA, SPACEX DISCUSS DRAGON MISSION TO SPACE STATION
2. NASA AWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONS CONTRACT

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:22:41 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA, SPACEX DISCUSS DRAGON MISSION TO SPACE STATION

March 27, 2013

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Trent J Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M13-053

NASA, SPACEX DISCUSS DRAGON MISSION TO SPACE STATION

WASHINGTON -- NASA and SpaceX will host a teleconference for news media at 1 p m EDT, Thursday, March 28, to discuss the Tuesday return of the company's Dragon spacecraft from a cargo mission to the International Space Station

A trove of scientific research was among more than 2 tons of cargo Dragon brought back to Earth Included are investigations that could aid in food production during future long-duration space missions and enhance crop production on Earth Others could help in the development of more efficient solar cells, detergents and semiconductor-based electronics Dragon also brought back several research samples that will help scientists continue to examine how the human body reacts to long-term spaceflight The results will have implications for future space exploration as well as benefits here on Earth

The teleconference participants are:

-- Charles Bolden, NASA administrator -- Julie Robinson, International Space Station Program scientist -- Elon Musk, chief designer and CEO, SpaceX -- Gwynne Shotwell, president and COO, SpaceX

For dial-in information, journalists must contact Trent Perrotto at trent j perrotto@nasa gov or 202-358-1100 by noon EDT, Thursday, March 28

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's website at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

For more information about NASA's International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For more information about SpaceX, visit:

http://www spacex com

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Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:20:03 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA AWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONS CONTRACT

March 26, 2013

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #C13-018

NASA AWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONS CONTRACT

HOUSTON -- NASA has selected Navarro Research and Engineering Inc of Oak Ridge, Tenn , to provide environmental compliance and restoration services at the agency's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N M

The White Sands Test Facility Environmental Compliance and Operations (ECO) contract calls for a two-year base period beginning June 1 and extending through May 31, 2015 One-year options are available during the following three years The ECO contract is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee and fixed-price task orders Based on variable funding and work requirements, the entire maximum potential value of the contract including all options is $80 million

The ECO contract is essential to continue remediation activities associated with a large contaminated groundwater plume and multiple hazardous and solid waste management units

Navarro's work includes hazardous waste management and operating permit compliance; groundwater treatment projects, sampling and analyses; wastewater discharge plan oversight; air permit and emission inventory requirements; drinking water system compliance; petroleum tank system management; National Environmental Policy Act project evaluations; and recycling, waste minimization and pollution prevention

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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