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1. NASA AWARDS SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION SPACESUIT CONTRACT
2. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS UPDATE SPACE STATION LAUNCH MANIFEST

Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 13:10:30 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA AWARDS SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION SPACESUIT CONTRACT

Sept 30, 2010

Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Stephanie Schierholz
Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #C10-064

NASA AWARDS SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION SPACESUIT CONTRACT

HOUSTON -- NASA has awarded a contract to Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International of Houston for spacesuit support used on the space shuttle and the International Space Station

The cost-plus-award-fee contract, known as the Extravehicular Space Operations Contract, has a maximum value of $728 9 million

Under the contract, Hamilton Sundstrand and its subcontractors perform engineering management for hardware systems used in spacewalks, supporting enhancements, ensuring flight and spacewalk readiness, providing safety and mission assurance, meeting flight milestones and achieving mission goals

This action exercises the base contract, valued at $315 5 million, for work performed Oct 1, 2010, through Sept 30, 2015, and a one-year option of $8 6 million specifically for shuttle mission support beginning Oct 1, 2010

In all, there are two, one-year options for space shuttle extravehicular activity support Oct 1, 2010, through Sept 30, 2012 There are five, one-year options available for space station work Oct 1, 2015, through Sept 30, 2020

This action also includes an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity portion that is not to exceed $90 million and a $140,000 fixed-price, 30-day phase-in period For more information about the space shuttle, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For more information about the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 13:20:27 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS UPDATE SPACE STATION LAUNCH MANIFEST

Oct 1, 2010

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

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Report #H10-242

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS UPDATE SPACE STATION LAUNCH MANIFEST

WASHINGTON -- NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) agreed on Friday to update the International Space Station launch schedule

The target launch dates for the last planned space shuttle flight, STS-134 on Endeavour, will be Feb 27, 2011, and the Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) will be Feb 15 Roscosmos will continue to look at Soyuz launch and landing options to provide manifest robustness

The agencies agreed to the changes during discussions at the International Astronautical Conference in Prague Arianespace, whose Ariane 5 rocket will launch ATV-2 into orbit from French Guiana, has confirmed its commitment to launch on Feb 15

The STS-134 flight will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the station The AMS is a state-of-the-art cosmic ray particle physics detector designed to examine fundamental issues about matter, and the origin and structure of the universe The flight will include three spacewalks and the installation of the AMS to the exterior of the space station using both the shuttle and station arms

ATV-2, dubbed Johannes Kepler, is scheduled to dock on Feb 26 to the station The cargo craft is designed to deliver more than seven tons of experiments, fuel, water, food and other supplies to the space station While docked, ATV-2 will use its thrusters to periodically boost the station's orbit, which decays with time It also can be used for emergency maneuvers, such as those required if a piece of space debris is predicted to hit the station This capability saves critical attitude control propellant for the station

After about 3 5 months, the ATV-2 will undock from the station and burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere over an uninhabited area of the Pacific Ocean The first ATV, Jules Verne, was launched in March 2008 and reentered the atmosphere in September 2008

The space station launch manifest is available at:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_manifest html

For details about upcoming shuttle missions and crews, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For more information about ATV-2, visit ESA at:

http://www esa int/SPECIALS/ATV

For more information about the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, visit:

http://www arianespace com/launch-services/launch-services-overview asp

For more information about the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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