Sept 23, 2010

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

Daniel Kanigan Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala 256-544-0034 daniel n kanigan@nasa gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-204

NASA TO BRIEF INDUSTRY ON SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM PROCUREMENT

WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, agency procurement officials, and Space Launch System Program managers will meet with contractors and small-business entrepreneurs Sept 29 for the Space Launch System Industry Day at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, Ala

NASA will brief industry representatives on the agency's acquisition strategy for the Space Launch System program and provide an overview of the program, its organization and specific vehicle requirements The event takes place from 7:55 a m to 12:15 p m CDT during the Marshall Space Flight Center's quarterly Small Business Alliance Meeting It will provide small business leaders a forum to discuss opportunities with representatives of NASA and large prime contractors

Media representatives interested in attending Industry Day should contact Dan Kanigan at 256-544-0034 no later than 4 p m CDT, Wednesday, Sept 28 The Davidson Center is located at One Tranquility Base in Huntsville

Marshall is leading design and development of the Space Launch System for NASA The new heavy-lift launch vehicle will take astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit and enable new exploration missions across the solar system The first full-scale SLS test flight is targeted for 2017

NASA Industry Day speakers will include Garver; Marshall Center Director Robert Lightfoot; Glenn Delgado, associate administrator of NASA's Office of Small Business Programs in Washington; Todd May, director of NASA's Space Launch System Program Office; Kim Whitson, deputy director of Marshall's Office of Procurement; and Earl Pendley, manager of the Space Transportation Support Office in Marshall's Office of Procurement

To view Industry Day live on NASA TV's education channel visit:

http://www nasa gov/multimedia/nasatv/index html

For information about NASA's Space Launch System development effort, visit:

http://www nasa gov/sls

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