Oct 25, 2010

Michael Braukus/J D Harrington Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979/5241 michael j braukus@nasa gov j d harrington@nasa gov

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh byerly@nasa gov

RELEASE: 10-277

NASA SEEKS MORE PROPOSALS ON COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT

WASHINGTON -- NASA has issued an announcement seeking proposals from U S industry to further advance commercial crew space transportation concepts and mature the design and development of system elements, such as launch vehicles and spacecraft Awards will result in funded Space Act Agreements

Multiple awards are expected to be announced by March 2011 for terms of up to 14 months Approximately $200 million total is expected to be available for awards under this announcement, but funding is dependent on the 2011 fiscal year appropriations from Congress The deadline for submitting proposals is Dec 13

The agreements are expected to generate significant progress toward maturing the design and development of commercial crew systems elements that also ensure crew and passenger safety The overall objective is to accelerate the availability of U S commercial crew transportation capabilities and reduce the gap in U S human spaceflight capability Through this activity, NASA also may be able to spur economic growth as potential new space markets are created Once developed, crew transportation capabilities could become available to commercial and government customers

For more information about the announcement, visit:

http://procurement jsc nasa gov/ccdev2/

For more information about NASA visit:

http://www nasa gov

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