Wed, Jul 20, 2005
That's One Small Step For Lockheed...
NASA has authorized two eight-month contracts, each worth
approximately $28 million, one to Lockheed Martin Corp. and the
other to the team of Northrop Grumman Corp. and The Boeing Co. to
support a July 2006 review of the engineering systems for the
agency's new Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV).
During this contract period, in addition to performing sustained
engineering in support of the CEV review, the contractors will
continue to develop designs for NASA's next-generation vehicle for
human space flight and demonstrate ability to manage cost, schedule
and risk.
Results of NASA's Exploration Systems Architectural Study, which
defines parameters for the new vehicle to replace the Space
Shuttle, will be incorporated into a "call for improvements" to be
released later this year, inviting proposals from the selected
contractors. These proposals will be evaluated for the final
selection of a single CEV contractor.
Originally, the selection of a single industry team was planned
for 2008, but to reduce or eliminate the time between the Shuttle's
retirement in 2010 and the first CEV flight, the selection is
planned for early 2006.
The CEV is expected to carry up to six astronauts beyond
low-Earth orbit soon after the Space Shuttle is retired in 2010,
and then on to the moon as early as 2015. The CEV is a key element
of the nation's Vision for Space Exploration, which returns human
explorers to the moon, Mars, and beyond.
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