July 30, 2010

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 michael curie@nasa gov

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly o humphries@nasa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-044

NASA AWARDS NEUTRAL BUOYANCY LABORATORY, SPACE VEHICLE MOCKUP FACILITY SUPPORT CONTRACT

WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a contract to Raytheon Technical Services Co of Webster, Texas, to operate, maintain and provide sustaining engineering at the Johnson Space Center's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston The contract has a maximum value of $119 9 million

The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, or NBL, includes a large pool where astronauts use pressurized spacesuits to train for spacewalks The NBL, which has underwater mockups of the space shuttle and International Space Station modules, simulates the weightless environment of space The Space Vehicle Mockup Facility also is used to train astronauts for their missions It includes full-scale simulators of the shuttle, station and Soyuz spacecraft Both facilities are managed by Johnson's Mission Operations Directorate

The contract's three-year base period is valued at $67 6 million with two one-year options totaling $52 3 million The base period extends from Oct 1, 2010, through Sept 30, 2013 If both options are exercised the contract will extend through Sept 30, 2015

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