Fri, Sep 01, 2006
Lockheed Martin Wins Orion Contract
It was a classic competition for a government contract.
Archrivals Lockheed Martin and Boeing squared off face-to-face...
bidding for the right to design, build, and test the Orion series
of spaceships.
Both sides had some heavy-hitters... and many believed Boeing
held an edge in the competition, bolstered by a partnership with
original Apollo lunar module contractor Northrop Grumman. But in
the end, the day belonged to Lockheed... and NASA explains why, in
today's special feature.
This feature is in addition to our daily news briefing --
available in either a quick "Touch And Go" format, or an expanded
Aero-Briefing -- where you'll hear these stories:
Fire strikes a US Airways 737 as it lands in
Miami...
Orion has a builder...
And a leading member of Congress says the FAA needs to do a
better job of keeping air passengers safe....
...And more
ANN Daily Touch N Go:
09.01.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing:
09.01.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- Lockheed Martin
Wins Orion Contract: 09.01.06 (ANN Special
Feature, with NASA's press conference announcing Lockheed Martin as
the builder of Orion)
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