June 08, 2010

George H Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 george h diller@nasa gov

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie schierholz@nasa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-033

CORRECTION: NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES CONTRACT FOR IRIS MISSION

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- NASA has selected Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va , to launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph spacecraft known as IRIS The spacecraft will fly in December 2012 aboard a Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

The total cost of the IRIS launch services is approximately $40 million This estimated cost includes the task ordered launch service for a Pegasus XL, plus additional services for launch site support, integrated services, and support unique to the mission

IRIS will make detailed measurements of the flow of energy and plasma through the sun's atmosphere and heliosphere The IRIS mission will open a window of discovery into a crucial gap in current solar observational capabilities

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md , manages the IRIS project NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center is responsible for program management of the launch services

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