Date: October 3rd 2006

Oct 2, 2006

Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0669

Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

CONTRACT RELEASE: C06-054

NASA AWARDS SPACE PROGRAM OPERATIONS CONTRACT

NASA has awarded a letter contract valued at $1 1 billion for the first six months to United Space Alliance (USA), LLC, of Houston When definitized, it will result in a four-year contract through Sept 30, 2010, to cover Space Shuttle Program operations

Efforts under the Space Program Operations Contract include work and support for mission design and planning; software development and integration; astronaut and flight controller training; system integration; flight operations; vehicle processing, launch and recovery; vehicle sustaining engineering; flight crew equipment processing; and Space Shuttle and International Space Station-related support to the Constellation Program It is a cost reimbursement contract, with provisions for award and performance fees

Work in support of this contract is performed at USA's facilities in Houston; Huntsville, Ala ; Kennedy Space Center, Fla ; major subcontractor facilities in Huntington Beach, Calif ; Houston; and Cape Canaveral, Fla

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/home

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