Dec 22, 2011

David E Steitz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730 david e steitz@nasa gov

Mike Finneran Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va 757-344-4611 michael p finneran@nasa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-054

NASA SELECTS FIRMS FOR ADVANCED ENTRY SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Airborne Systems North America of Santa Anna, Calif , ILC Dover LP of Frederica, Del , and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Littleton, Colo , to support agency inflatable aerodynamic decelerator research and development, including work on the Space Technology Program's Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) project

Inflatable aerodynamic decelerators are lightweight outer shells that slow and protect spacecraft as they enter planetary atmospheres This technology allows increased payload mass, makes it possible to reach higher surface elevations for robotic and human exploration of solar system destinations, and improves cargo return capabilities from the International Space Station

Contractors will provide NASA with services for the design, analysis, fabrication and testing of project systems, including the thermal protection system and inflatable structures for aerocapture and direct entry applications

The cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity task order contracts have a maximum cumulative agency value of $47 million over a five-year performance period NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va , will administer the contracts for the agency

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