Thu, Feb 19, 2009
Includes Bids For Payload Shroud, Departure Stage, And
Avionics
Boeing announced this week its Space Exploration division
recently submitted a slew of proposals to NASA for the Ares V Phase
1 Design Support Contracts.
Boeing submitted proposals for design support of the Ares V
cargo launch vehicle's payload shroud, which will protect the
Altair lunar lander during launch; the Earth-departure stage; the
core stage, a liquid-fueled central booster element; and avionics
and software. The work includes assessing requirements, risks and
opportunities; performing trade studies and analysis; and producing
final reports.
The company proposes to use the experience of its
Huntsville-based team, supplemented by expertise from across
Boeing, to develop products that will enable NASA to verify the
Ares V design concept and demonstrate that the launch vehicle can
meet its mission objectives.
"Boeing has designed and produced shrouds for Delta, Sea Launch
and Titan rockets, and we've defined avionics and subsystem
architectures across a wide range of aerospace products, including
Delta, the space shuttle, the International Space Station and Ares
I," said Jim Chilton, Boeing vice president of Exploration Launch
Systems. "We're pleased to have the chance to bring this experience
to NASA and Ares V."
The two-stage, vertically stacked Ares V will serve as NASA's
primary rocket for delivery of large-scale hardware to space --
from the lunar landing craft and materials for establishing a moon
base to food, water and other staples needed to extend a human
presence beyond Earth's orbit.
The Ares V Phase 1 contracts will be managed out of NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.
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