Aug 23, 2007

Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha thompson-1@nasa gov

Cynthia M O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md 301-286-4647 cynthia m ocarroll@nasa gov

John Leslie National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, Md 301-713-9210, ext 174 john leslie@noaa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-38

NASA AWARDS NOAA GOES-R INSTRUMENT CONTRACT

WASHINGTON - NASA, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R) Program, has awarded a contract to the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder The total estimated value is $92 million, including options

The laboratory will build the Extreme Ultra Violet and X-Ray Irradiance Sensors that will fly on the next series of GOES-R These instruments will help forecast solar disturbances that can affect communications and navigational operations This satellite series will upgrade existing weather and environmental monitoring capabilities The first launch of the series is scheduled for December 2014

The design and development of the instruments will be performed at the contractor's facility in Boulder, Colo The contractor also will provide post-delivery support for GOES-R

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funds, operates and manages the GOES program NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md , manages the acquisition of GOES-R instruments for NOAA For more information about the GOES-R program, visit:

http://osd goes noaa gov

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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