Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 58-12

NASA COMMERCIAL PARTNERS ENSURING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN SPACE AND NEW JOBS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango
Thursday offered the following statement upon news United Launch
Alliance has selected Hensel Phelps Construction Co. of Orlando,
Fla., to provide program management contractor support to ULA's
efforts on NASA's Commercial Crew Program. According to ULA, the
project, part of the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap)
initiative, could eventually create up to 250-300 skilled aerospace
and construction jobs at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station in Florida. Mango's statement is as follows:

"One year after the Space Shuttle Program, American companies are
making critical progress on modern spacecraft and rockets that will
enable the next generation of human spaceflight," Mango said. "NASA's
Commercial Crew Program is fostering new national capabilities for
spacecraft, launch vehicles, flight operations and ground operations
to achieve safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the
International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. These advances will
enable a launch of astronauts from U.S. soil in the next five years.
Companies like ULA and their subcontractors in the Space Coast and
around the nation are creating the high-skill, good-paying jobs that
will ensure continued American leadership in space and the growth of
the greatest aerospace industry in the world."

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