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Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle First Stage Contract Modification
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 06, 2006 NASA is extending a previous contract action with ATK Thiokol of Brigham City, Utah, to continue design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew launch vehicle. The extension has a maximum value of $35 million. Ares I is the crew launch vehicle that will transport the Orion crew exploration vehicle, its crew or other small cargo payloads to low-Earth orbit. The first stage will consist of a single solid rocket booster similar to those used on the space shuttle, but with a fifth motor segment added. The upper stage will consist of a J-2X liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen engine and the associated propellant tanks and main propulsion system. The contract action maintains the design, development, test and evaluation schedule; expedites the procurement of new nozzle metal hardware and production tooling for propellant casting and nozzle fabrication; and maintains the necessary design and engineering analysis leading to a Systems Requirements Review in December 2006. The action also provides support for an initial test flight in the spring of 2009 known as Ares I-1. The test flight will use a simulated fifth segment on the first stage motor and a simulated upper stage. The contract type is cost-plus-award-fee. This modification will increase the overall value of the existing $28 million contract action to a total of $63 million and provide support through Dec. 31, 2006 Related Links Constellation at NASA Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com
Ansari First Person To Be Granted An Honorary Doctorate While In Space
Strasbourg, France (SPX) Oct 06, 2006The International Space University (ISU) awarded Anousheh Ansari an Honorary Doctor of Space Achievement degree last week as she orbited the Earth over two hundred miles above the Pacific Ocean. ISU develops the future leaders of the world space community by providing interdisciplinary educational programs to students and space professionals in an international, intercultural environment. |
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