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1. NASA TV Coverage of Russian Spacewalk at Space Station on Dec 27
2. NASA Awards Information Technology and Multimedia Contract

Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 08:50:09 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA TV Coverage of Russian Spacewalk at Space Station on Dec 27

December 24, 2013

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

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M13-195

NASA TV Coverage of Russian Spacewalk at Space Station on Dec 27

NASA Television will air live coverage of a seven-hour spacewalk by two Russian members of the International Space Station crew beginning at 7:30 a m EST Friday, Dec 27

Expedition 38 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency, will install photographic and scientific equipment on the hull of the space station Their work is not related to a series of U S spacewalks to replace a faulty ammonia coolant pump on the orbiting laboratory

Kotov and Ryazanskiy will exit the Pirs airlock at 8 a m to install a pair of cameras on the Zvezda Service Module as part of a Canadian commercial endeavor designed to downlink Earth observation imagery and to refresh experiments

The spacewalk will be the fifth in Kotov�s career and the second for Ryazanskiy Kotov will be designated as extravehicular (EV) crew member 1 and Ryazanskiy will be designated as EV2 They both will wear Russian Orlan spacesuits bearing blue stripe markings

For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/nasatv

For video b-roll and other media resources for the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/stationnews

For more information about the International Space Station and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 10:23:32 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA Awards Information Technology and Multimedia Contract

December 26, 2013

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #C13-054

NASA Awards Information Technology and Multimedia Contract

NASA is exercising an option to extend its contract with DB Consulting Group, Inc , in Silver Spring, Md , to provide information technology, multimedia, information management and external relations support services at the agency�s Johnson Space Center in Houston

The extension to the Information Technology and Multimedia Services contract is valued at $50 5 million The total value of the contract increases to $201 4 million from its base value of $150 9 million

The services provided are primarily under the management of Johnson's Information Resources Directorate, with participation by the Office of External Relations The services include: operation and maintenance of primary information technology services; graphics; library management; imagery acquisition, processing and cataloguing; television systems support for human spaceflight missions; public affairs services; and education program support

The one-year extension covers work between Jan 18, 2014, and Jan 18, 2015 One additional $50 5 million option is available under the original terms of the cost-plus-incentive, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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