April 18, 2011

Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 candrea k thomas@nasa gov

Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael j braukus@nasa gov

RELEASE: 11-102

NASA AWARDS NEXT SET OF COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded four Space Act Agreements in the second round of the agency's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) effort Each company will receive between $22 million and $92 3 million to advance commercial crew space transportation system concepts and mature the design and development of elements of their systems, such as launch vehicles and spacecraft

The selectees for CCDev2 awards are:

Blue Origin, Kent, Wash , $22 million

Sierra Nevada Corporation, Louisville, Colo , $80 million

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), Hawthorne, Calif , $75 million

The Boeing Company, Houston, $92 3 million

"We're committed to safely transporting U S astronauts on American-made spacecraft and ending the outsourcing of this work to foreign governments," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said "These agreements are significant milestones in NASA’s plans to take advantage of American ingenuity to get to low-Earth orbit, so we can concentrate our resources on deep space exploration "

The goal of CCDev2 is to accelerate the availability of U S commercial crew transportation capabilities and reduce the gap in American human spaceflight capability Through this activity, NASA also may be able to spur economic growth as potential new space markets are created Once developed, crew transportation capabilities could become available to commercial and government customers

"The next American-flagged vehicle to carry our astronauts into space is going to be a U S commercial provider," said Ed Mango, NASA's Commercial Crew Program manager "The partnerships NASA is forming with industry will support the development of multiple American systems capable of providing future access to low-Earth orbit "

These awards are a continuation of NASA's CCDev initiatives, which began in 2009 to stimulate efforts within U S industry to develop and demonstrate human spaceflight capabilities For more information about NASA's Commercial Crew Program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration

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