Sep 16, 2010

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

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

CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-053

NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES CONTRACTS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- NASA has announced the awards for the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II Contract The award will provide a broad range of launch services for NASA's planetary, Earth-observing, exploration and scientific satellites

NASA has the ability to order a maximum of 70 launch services missions with a maximum cumulative potential contract value of $15 billion The NLS II contracts are multiple award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, spanning a 10-year period

NASA selected four companies for awards: Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Denver; Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va ; Space Exploration Technologies of Hawthorne, Calif ; and United Launch Services, LLC of Littleton, Colo

The NLS contracts provide for a minimum capability of delivering agency payloads weighing approximately 550 pounds or more to a minimum 124-mile-high circular orbit with a launch inclination of 28 5 degrees The launch service provider also may offer a range of vehicles to NASA to meet higher payload weight and orbit requirements In addition, there is an annual opportunity for additional providers and incumbents to submit proposals introducing launch services not available at the time of award, if they meet the minimum contract requirements

The NLS II contracts support the goals and objectives of the agency's Science Mission Directorate, Space Operations Mission Directorate and Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Under the contract, NASA also will provide launch services to other government agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NASA's Launch Services Program Office at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is responsible for program management

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